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Scroll compressor

Mechanism of a scroll pump; here two archimedean spirals
Operation of a scroll compressor

A scroll compressor (also called spiral compressor, scroll pump and scroll vacuum pump) is a device for compressing air or refrigerant.[1] It is used in air conditioning equipment, as an automobile supercharger (where it is known as a scroll-type supercharger) and as a vacuum pump. Many residential central heat pump and air conditioning systems and a few automotive air conditioning systems employ a scroll compressor instead of the more traditional rotary, reciprocating, and wobble-plate compressors.

A scroll compressor operating in reverse is a scroll expander, and can generate mechanical work.

  1. ^ McCullough, John E. (1990). "Japanese and American Competition in the Development of Scroll Compressors and its impact on the American Air Conditioning Industry". U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). U.S. Department of Energy. doi:10.2172/6952508. S2CID 107387933. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2019.