從氣閥工作原理來看，氣閥工作性能將直接影響壓縮機氣缸的工作，因此，對氣閥有如下要求：阻力損失小。氣閥阻力損失大小與氣流的閥隙速度及彈簧力大小有關。氣速越高，能量損失越大；彈簧力過大，阻力損失也大，其大小按氣閥運動規律的合理性準則設計確定。氣閥關閉及時、迅速，關閉時不漏氣，以提高機器的效率，延長使用期。壽命長、工作可靠。限制氣閥壽命的主要因素是閥片及彈簧質量，一般對長期連續運轉的壓縮機，希望壽命達8000小時以上；對移動式、短氣閥是往復活塞式壓縮機中的重要部件，也是易損壞的部件之一。它的好壞直接影響壓縮機的排氣量、功率消耗及運轉的可靠性，目前壓縮機正向高速方向發展，而限制轉速提高的關鍵問題之一就是氣閥。活塞式壓縮機一般都采用“自動閥”，就是氣閥的開啟與關閉是依靠閥片兩邊的壓力差實現的，沒有其它的驅動機構。期或間歇運轉的壓縮機，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.