The air flow from a compressor is determined by the capacity of the pumping system
with a piston type compressor it is the bore by the stroke
in a diaphragm type is it is the diaphragm dia by the stroke
that is the maximum cubic feet of air a minute produced
pressure is the resistance to flow so regardless of the pressure or restriction it will only produce that set air flow at that rpms
do not confuse the flow with pressure as it works like this the greater the restriction the greater the pressure in reserve but the less flow in cubic ft per minute through the restriction
for example a compressor producing 10 cubic feet per minute does that with not restriction but with no pressure
at 25% restriction to air flow the pressure in the tank will now rise to say 25 psi and the flow from the restriction will drop to 8 cubic feet per minute
at 50% restriction the compressor is still putting out 10 cubic feet of air per minute but the tank pressure has risen to 50 psi and the flow from the restriction has dropped to 4 cubic ft per minute
go to the extreme end and the compressor is still producing 10 cubic ft of air per minute , the restriction now allows 100 psi in the tank but the low from the restriction has been reduced to 2 cubic ft per minute
the simple equation is pressure = flow X resistance
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