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CG-PRC011-EN6
Trane Scroll Compressor
— Maximum Efficiency with Enhanced Reliability
General
The scroll compressor has two scrolls.
The top scroll is fixed and the bottom
scroll orbits. Each scroll has walls in a
spiral shape that intermesh.
Inlet-First Orbit
As the bottom scroll orbits, two
refrigerant gas pockets are formed and
enclosed.
Compression-Second Orbit
The refrigerant gas is compressed as the
volume is reduced closer to the center of
the scroll.
Discharge-Third Orbit
The gas is compressed further and
discharged through a small port in the
center of the fixed scroll.
Scroll Principal Components
This is a cutaway view of a hermetic,
scroll compressor, showing the relative
positions of the principal components.
Shown is a Trane 10-ton, 3600 rpm, 60 Hz
[3000 rpm, 50 Hz] scroll compressor as
an example.
The principle of operation of this
example compressor is as follows: The
suction gas is drawn into the compressor
at A. The gas then passes through the
gap between the rotor and stator, B,
cooling the motor, before it enters the
compressor housing, C. Here, the
velocity of the gas is reduced, causing a
separation of the entrained oil from the
gas stream. The gas then enters the
intake chamber, D, that encircles the
scrolls.
Finally, the suction gas is drawn into the
scroll assembly where it is compressed
and discharged into the dome of the
compressor. The dome of this example
compressor acts as a hot gas muffler
which dampens the pulsations before the
gas enters the discharge line, E.
Features and
Benefits