从气阀工作原理来看，气阀工作性能将直接影响压缩机气缸的工作，因此，对气阀有如下要求：阻力损失小。气阀阻力损失大小与气流的阀隙速度及弹簧力大小有关。气速越高，能量损失越大；弹簧力过大，阻力损失也大，其大小按气阀运动规律的合理性准则设计确定。气阀关闭及时、迅速，关闭时不漏气，以提高机器的效率，延长使用期。寿命长、工作可靠。限制气阀寿命的主要因素是阀片及弹簧质量，一般对长期连续运转的压缩机，希望寿命达8000小时以上；对移动式、短气阀是往复活塞式压缩机中的重要部件，也是易损坏的部件之一。它的好坏直接影响压缩机的排气量、功率消耗及运转的可靠性，目前压缩机正向高速方向发展，而限制转速提高的关键问题之一就是气阀。活塞式压缩机一般都采用“自动阀”，就是气阀的开启与关闭是依靠阀片两边的压力差实现的，没有其它的驱动机构。期或间歇运转的压缩机，要求可稍低些。Fromtheairvalveoperatingprinciplesofview,airvalveperformancewilldirectlyaffecttheworkofcompressortanks,airvalveforthefollowingrequirements:resistancelossessmall.Airvalvesizeandairflowresistancelossesofvalvesalwaysspeedandthesizeofthespring-loadededge.Gashigherspeed,thegreatertheenergylosses;Spring-loadededgetoolarge,thelossisgreatresistance,thesizeoftheairvalvemovementdesignguidelinestodeterminethereasonablenessofthelaw.Airvalveclosedtimely,rapid,notleakclosedtoimprovetheefficiencyofmachinesandextendeduseperiod.Longlife,workreliable.Lifeisthemainfactorrestrictingairvalveandspring-loadedvalvesquality,thegenerallong-termcontinuousoperationofthecompressorstolife80hours;Formobile,short-termorintermittentoperationofcompressors,mayrequireslightlymore.Airvalveandpiston-typecompressorsaretotheimportantcomponentsisoneofthecomponentseasilydamaged.Itwillhaveadirectimpactonthedisplacementcompressors,powerconsumptionandreliabilityofoperation,thecurrentcompressorisfastdirection,androtationalspeedlimitisoneofthekeyissuesinimprovingairvalve.Piston-typecompressorstypicallyusethe"automaticvalve"thattheairvalveisopenedandclosedvalvesonthepressureonbothsidestoachievepoor,andthereisnootherdrive.