This is the first in a series of three articles covering the scroll compressor. This first article will cover the history of the scroll compressor along with the scroll compressor operation. The ...

Scroll compressors continue to gain applications in air conditioning and refrigeration systems. To better understand these new uses, this article will briefly review the scroll’s history, then offer a ...

Engineers at Air Squared Inc., Broomfield, Colo. (www.airsquared.com), have developed the world’s smallest continuous-duty, oil-free scroll compressor, according to the company. It delivers 48% ...

The design of an acid-gas injection system requires numerous design considerations, as shown in this second of two articles on the Lisbon gas plant, Moab, Utah. This part covers the design and ...

Implementing cyclic gas-injection enhanced oil recovery (CGEOR) throughout Eagle Ford shale’s volatile oil window can increase estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) by 30-90% depending on compressor ...