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Handbook of air conditioning and refrigeration / Shan K

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9.52 CHAPTER NINE<br />

FIGURE 9.14 Hermetic <strong>and</strong> open-type compressors:<br />

(a) hermetic; (b) semihermetic; <strong>and</strong> (c) open.<br />

compressors. A positive displacement compressor increases the pressure <strong>of</strong> the vapor refrigerant by<br />

reducing the internal volume <strong>of</strong> the compression chamber through mechanical force applied to the<br />

compressor. This type <strong>of</strong> <strong>refrigeration</strong> compressor mainly includes reciprocating, scroll, screw, <strong>and</strong><br />

rotary compressors.

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