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 oil-free, "floating scroll" ...

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 ...

[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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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% ...