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Exercise Number 4
Compressors
IV. Recommendations
I would recommend that more intensive studies and samples of other various types
of compressors also be done. More than illustrations, it would be helpful to provide even
actual devices or facilities that use other types of compressors and observe or view their
operation principles.
V. References
• Stoecker, W. F. & Jones, J. W. (2004). Chapter 11. Compressors. REFRIGERATION
AND AIR CONDITIONING, 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc.
• Wang, S. K. (2001). Chapter 11. REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS: RECIPROCATING,
ROTARY, SCROLL, AND SCREW. HANDBOOK OF AIR CONDITIONING AND
REFRIGERATION, 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
• Photos of lecture and slides given by presiding laboratory instructor in laboratory
class at meeting held on 10 September 2018, Monday. (Results and Dicussion
part)
• Lecture notes from discussion about compressors given by the Lecturer, Dr.
Elepaño.
VI. Appendices
Table 1. Data and measurements for the different types of compressors studied in the
exercise. Values are the average computed out of at least two trials.
Diameter Volume
No. Of Height
Type Inner Outer
Cylinders mm3
mm mm mm
Single 15071.459
Vane 1 28.14 46.9 53.68
Rotary
Double 12531.656
Vane 1 30 42.95 48.75
Aircon 29094.2896
1 21 42 42
Car 62093.3825
Reciprocating
Aircon 3 19.25 37 37
Refrigerator 3589.3949
1 13.95 18.1 -