ABSTRACT
A refrigeration compressor is the heart of a vapor compression system. It raises the pressure of refrigerant so that it can be condensed into liquid, throttled, and evaporated into vapor to produce the refrigeration effect. A scroll compressor consists of two identical spiral scrolls assembled opposite to each other. One of the scrolls is fixed, and the other moves in an orbit around the motor shaft whose amplitude equals the radius of the orbit. Small rotary compressors for room air conditioners and refrigerators have a capacity up to 4 tons. There are two types of rotary compressors: rolling piston and rotating vane. Screw compressors can be classified into single-screw compressors, in which there is a single helical rotor and two star wheels, and twin-screw compressors. Twin-screw compressors are widely used. A centrifugal compressor is a turbomachine and is similar to a centrifugal fan.
