50th Anniversary Feature: System Design for Compressor Reliability

Compressors, which are vapor pumps, are essential to refrigeration systems. This article explains how compressor damage commonly occurs through poor design, maintenance and operation. It shows the need for defrosting and a correctly designed evaporation system that can handle a variety of loads, along with compressors relationship with chillers, hydraulics such as refrigerants and oil, evaporators, and pumps.

Units: I-P

Citation: ASHRAE Journal, vol. 51, no. 7, July 2009



Product Code(s): D-AJ09Jul05