Compressor

Jaico Marc Sabas

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Definition Function
Types
 Compressors

Air Conditioner Refrigerator

Compressor Compressor
 Compressor

• It is the component at the heart of a refrigerant

circuit based on the so called “vapour
compression cycle”.
• The compressor is then used to compress the
refrigerant to a pressure that’s higher than in the
evaporator (up to 8-10 times!) so that the
condensation process can take place at a
temperature that’s compatible with a readily
available “cold” source, typically the outside air.
FUNCTION
Refrigeration cycle
Compressor in Air
Conditioner
TYPES OF
COMPRESSOR
Reciprocating
Compressor
Reciprocating Compressor These types of
compressors adopt a volumetric compression
system using pistons and work much like an internal
combustion engine. The pistons run up and down
inside cylinders, producing suction and compression
of the refrigerant gas. Each cylinder has a suction
valve for the gas refrigerant and a discharge valve
to deliver the gas to the condenser after having
been compressed.
Rotary Vane
Compressor
Rotary Vane Compressor Consist of a
cylindrical casing, two openings - one suction and
one discharge - and a rotor positioned
eccentrically with respect to the casing.
Compression occurs by refrigerant flowing into the
chamber where, due to eccentric rotation, there is
a reduction in the desired volume.
Scroll
Compressor
Scroll Compressor are widely used in home and
commercial air-conditioning systems, in heat pumps and
in air-conditioning systems for telephone applications
and data centers. Capacity ranges are from 2 to more
than 100 KW, and consequently their use is not spread
in applications with low cooling capacity, where rotary
and hermetic reciprocating compressors are preferred,
and with very high cooling capacity, where screw and
centrifugal compressors are preferred.
Screw
Compressor
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Screw Compressor are based on a

mechanism made up of two intermeshing
screws, called rotors. As the rotors revolve,
the fluid is drawn in through the inlet port,
filling the volume between two lobes.
Centrifugal
Compressor
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Centrifugal Compressor The fluid is drawn

in by the impeller near its axis and due to
centrifugal force is pushed to the edge of the
compressor casing. The fluid leaves the
impeller with significant kinetic energy, which
is then converted into pressure energy in the
diffuser.
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Why compressor is used in refrigeration

system?
The purpose of the compressor is to circulate the
refrigerant in the system under pressure, this
concentrates the heat it contains. At the compressor,
the low pressure gas is changed to high pressure gas
That’s all thank you
 Sources

https://www.carel.com/types-of-compressor

Air Conditioning – Compressor https://www.swtc.edu

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-compressor-used-for-the
-refrigeration-cycle