REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS

DE GUZMAN, ARIANE S.

BSME IV-2

TYPES OF COMPRESSOR

RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR

A reciprocating compressor is a positive-displacement machine that uses a piston to

compress a gas and deliver it at high pressure.
ROTARY COMPRESSOR

Rotary compressors are another type of famous compressors. It uses two

Asymmetrical rotors that are also called helical screws to compress the air. The rotors have a
very special shape and they turn in opposite directions with very little clearance between
them. The rotors are covered by cooling jackets. Two shafts on the rotors are placed that
transfer their motion with the help of timing gears that are attached at the starting point of the
shafts/compressor.
CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR

A centrifugal compressor is a device that has impeller blades set into it. This
compressor is used to transfer energy using the impeller blades that rotate to create a
centrifugal force. A centrifugal compressor is capable of delivering high flow capacity of gas
per unit of the space and the weight.