| Abstract: | Theoretical and experimental studies of small hermetic rotary compressors for room air conditioners are reported. Comparing rotary and reciprocating compressors from the viewpoint of efficiency, the rotary compressor has a disadvantage of higher friction loss because the sliding surfaces in the compression chamber increase in number, however it has the following three significant features: volumetric efficiency is high; valve loss is low; since suction, compression and discharge are performed simultaneously, suction velocity and discharge velocity become approximately one half. Therefore the efficiency of the rotary compressor is higher than that of the reciprocating compressor. |
