Silinda shine babban ɓangaren ƙarar matsawa. Bukatun don silinda: isasshen ƙarfi, taurin kai da juriya; Kyakkyawan yanayin sanyaya; Ƙananan juriya na gudana (babban isasshen tashar tashar iska mai gudana da yankin shigar da bawul ɗin iska); Rage girman ƙin yarda; Da kyau ƙara ƙarar ɗakin bawul ɗin kuma rage bugun bugun iska. Janar kayan: jefa baƙin ƙarfe.    

Silinda ya ƙunshi ɗakin bawul ɗin iska, tashar ruwa, toshe silinda, kan silinda, da dai sauransu galibi babu layin silinda. Dangane da yanayin aikin, akwai nau'ikan tsari guda uku: nau'in aiki guda, nau'in aiki sau biyu da nau'in bambanci; Dangane da yanayin sanyaya, akwai sanyaya iska da sanyaya ruwa.  

Ka'idar shimfidawa ta bawul ɗin iska akan silinda: yankin shigarwa na bawul ɗin iska yana da girma, wato, yankin tashar iska mai girma tana da yawa, asarar juriya ƙarama ce, shigarwa da kiyayewa sun dace, kuma ƙimar yarda kaɗan ce.  

(Matakan kwampreso galibi an ƙaddara su gwargwadon gwargwadon matsawa, wato, rabo na matsin lamba zuwa matsin lamba na compressor. Manufar matsawa mataki-mataki shine don rage zafin zazzabi, adana wutar lantarki, rage gas. tilasta yin aiki akan piston da haɓaka ingantaccen ƙarfin silinda. Tattalin arziƙin manyan da matsakaitan kwampreso da ke aiki na dogon lokaci yana da matukar mahimmanci, don haka ana zaɓar matakan gwargwadon mafi girman ƙarfin aiki, da daidaiton matsawa daidai. a kowane matakan yana tsakanin 2-4. Silinda da taron piston daidai da kowane sandar haɗin kai ana kiranta shafi. Yin amfani da matsi mai yawa zai iya daidaita ƙarfin inertia mai jujjuyawa na compressor gaba ɗaya ko mafi yawa, sauƙaƙe tsarin kowane shafi da rage matsakaicin ƙarfin iskar gas na shafi.Duk da haka, karuwar adadin ginshiƙai zai wahalar da tsarin komfutar da ƙara yawan sassa da aka gyara.