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Types of Compressor 1. Reciprocating Compressors

The document describes 5 types of compressors used in refrigeration: 1) Reciprocating compressors which use pistons in cylinders like engines. 2) Screw compressors which compress refrigerant between meshing screws. 3) Rotary compressors which use rotating elements like gears. 4) Centrifugal compressors which use an impeller to handle large gas volumes at lower pressures. 5) Scroll compressors which use two interleaved scrolls, one fixed and one orbiting, to compress refrigerant in gaps between the scrolls.

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Types of Compressor 1. Reciprocating Compressors

The document describes 5 types of compressors used in refrigeration: 1) Reciprocating compressors which use pistons in cylinders like engines. 2) Screw compressors which compress refrigerant between meshing screws. 3) Rotary compressors which use rotating elements like gears. 4) Centrifugal compressors which use an impeller to handle large gas volumes at lower pressures. 5) Scroll compressors which use two interleaved scrolls, one fixed and one orbiting, to compress refrigerant in gaps between the scrolls.

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TYPES OF COMPRESSOR

1. Reciprocating Compressors:
The reciprocating compressors are one of the most
widely used types of the refrigerating compressors.
They have piston and cylinder arrangement like the
automotive engine. The reciprocating motion of the
piston due to external power compresses the refrigerant
inside the cylinder. There are three types of
reciprocating compressors: hermetically sealed, semi-
hermetically sealed and open type. The open of
reciprocating compressors can be of single cylinder
type or multi-cylinder type.

2. Screw Compressors:
The screw compressors comprise of the pair of meshing screws between which the
refrigerant gets compressed. They can produce high pressure for small quantity of gas.
They consume less power than the reciprocating compressors and are being used
widely. It can be used with refrigerants like R12, R22, and others.
3. Rotary Compressors:
The rotary compressors have two rotating elements, like gears, between which the
refrigerant is compressed. These compressors can pump the refrigerant to lower or
moderate condensing pressures. Since they can handle small volume of the gas and
produce lesser pressure, they are used in fewer applications.
4. Centrifugal Compressor:
The centrifugal compressors comprise of the impeller or the blower that can handle
large quantities of gas but at relatively lower condensing pressure. It is suitable for
working with refrigerants like R-11, R-113 etc.

5. Scroll Compressors:
The scroll compressor comprises of two
interleaved scrolls of which one is fixed and the
other orbits eccentrically without rotating. During
its motion small gaps are created between the
scrolls where the refrigerant gets compressed.
The scrolls can have different shapes like
involute, Archimedean spiral or hybrid curve. In
another arrangement both the scrolls may be
rotating eccentrically to produce the
compression.

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