The compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of the refrigerant gas by reducing its size to create a cooling circuit in the air conditioner.
The type and classification of residential air conditioning housings are: hermetic compressors, which are closed-circuit compressors where the structure and engine is completely closed and can not be opened
The features of hermetic compressors are:
First: high efficiency and high performance
Second: Its sizes and types are multiple
Thirdly, the possibility of gas leakage is almost non-existent
Fourth, its prices are lower compared to other categories
The first type is: reciprocating compressor or piston compressor
Is the most popular type, actually considered one of the oldest compressors ever and is a very effective compressor
The principle of this compressor is to use a piston head where the piston presses the gas by moving up and down inside the linear cylinder, where the piston acts as a "factor" to compress the gas by reducing the size of the cylinder in which the gas is present continuously, with suction and discharge valves during the compression process And drag, while moving the piston up and down leads to the rise of Freon temperature and degree of pressure where the compressor compressor gas and transferred to the condenser or condenser
Second: Scroll compressor
Scroll compressor is widely used by many international companies such as Trane, Hitachi, Copeland and others.
The Scroll Compressor is capable of achieving a flow rate and compression almost equivalent to a piston compressor
The advantages and advantages of Scroll Compressor are:
First: its external size is less than it is ideal in the applications of industrial and commercial air conditioners in our time.
Second: high efficiency and quieter voice and lower vibrations
Most modern air conditioning applications require a scroll compressor because of its advantages and low mechanical failure
The system operates on the principle of spiral rotation, where there is a spiral column fixed and the other moving at a very high speed to catch gas and pressure and directed towards the center of the process to be discharged through the discharge valve and thus transferred to the condenser
Third: Rotary Compressor
Or a circular pressure compressor, which uses rotary motion when compressing the refrigerant
It is a small and quiet compressor where its composition and parts are simpler than a piston compressor or a scroll compressor,
Today, this kind of compressor is used very much in the home air conditioners for its low cost, its quiet voice and its vibrations are less comparable to the rest of the compressors
The inner part of this type contains a rotary column with several rollers attached to it outside the center. The shaft rotates inside the cylinders and the pulleys at high pressure of the gas pressure, thus entering the gas from the low pressure point and exiting at the high pressure point and then pushing the cooling gas to the condenser
Tropical a new type of compressors; it is a technique and design to make compressors more efficient and capable, where the design of the three types of piston - Scroll - Rotary so that
(piston Tropical-Scroll Tropical - Tropical Rotary)
features of this type are:
First: Provide high performance and high in the outside of extreme heat to a temperature of up to 55 degrees Celsius in some species
Second: Higher cooling rates in BTU (British Thermal Unit) or British thermal unit
Third, a solid design for the exterior to be well insulated
Sources:
http://www.air-conditioner-selection.com/air-conditioner-compressors.htmlhttps://www.tesisat.org/en/air-conditioning-compressor-types-and-structures.htmlhttps://airsquared.com/scroll-technology/history/