A compressor design from Purdue University innovators proposes a new drive mechanism for compressors used for cooling in homes, buildings, airplanes, and cars.
The Purdue team created a new design to create the orbiting motion for scroll compressors, which are commonly used in cooling systems of different sizes. The new design relies on a gear mechanism to create the orbiting motion of a scroll wrap within another stationary scroll wrap to compress a refrigerant.