Scroll compressors continue to gain applications in air conditioning and refrigeration systems. To better understand these new uses, this article will briefly review the scroll’s history, then offer a ...

This is the first in a series of three articles covering the scroll compressor. This first article will cover the history of the scroll compressor along with the scroll compressor operation. The ...

Approach provides way for designers to assess losses in the driving bearing in compressors and optimize their efficiency ...

Vacuum pumps and compressors from Air Squared Mfg., Broomfield, Colo. (airsquared.com), handle almost any gas, including oxygen, natural gas, helium, nitrogen, and radioactive materials, but not air.

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11879464B1) discloses a scroll-type electric compressor designed to compress refrigerant efficiently. The compressor comprises a housing with intake ...

Polymer bearings incorporating a PTFE-based running surface were viewed as a step forward in scroll compressor performance when they were initially introduced around three decades ago. These polymer ...