More efficient scroll compressors may be about to break into food processing, medical systems, and other ultra-clean applications, thanks to the development of new ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A compressor design from Purdue University innovators proposes a new drive mechanism for compressors used for cooling in homes, buildings, airplanes and cars. The Purdue team ...

The SRL oil-free scroll air compressor products have 100% oilless design to conserve natural resources and conserve emissions. The products incorporate a patented scroll wrap with alumite surface ...

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 ...

Engineers at Air Squared Inc., Broomfield, Colo. (www.airsquared.com), have developed the world’s smallest continuous-duty, oil-free scroll compressor, according to the company. It delivers 48% ...

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 ...

[Editor’s note: This is the second of three columns covering the scroll compressor. The first article, “The Scroll Compressor - A History,” Sept. 1, covered the history of the scroll compressor along ...

Conventional compressor bearings - for example, leaded-bronze, rolling element or bi-metal bushings - will be significantly affected by wear in marginally lubricated environments at bearing locations ...