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Open Compressors
Open reciprocating compressors with a shaft seal and an external drive motor suitable for a range

of prime movers are also available up to about 2MW duty (e.g., compressor in the condensing

unit given in Figure 3.6b). In these compressors, the crankshafts, which are externally coupled with

electric motors, extend through the compressor housings. Appropriate seals must be used where

the shafts come through the compressor housings to prevent refrigerant gas from leaking out or

air from leaking in (when the crankcase pressure is lower than atmospheric pressure). In order to

prevent leakage at the seal, the motor and compressor are rarely enclosed in the same housing.

Figure 3.6a shows an open-type reciprocating compressor which is suitable for all kinds of

refrigerants, including NH3, and Figure 3.6b shows a compact air-cooled condensing unit with an

open reciprocating compressor.

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