Journal article
The Geometry of the Scroll Compressor
The scroll compressor is an ingenious machine used for compressing air or refrigerant; it was originally invented in 1905 by Léon Creux. The classical design consists of two nested identical scrolls given by circle involutes, one of which is rotated through $\text{180}^{\circ}$ with respect to the other.
By specifying not a parametrization of the curve, but instead the radius of curvature as a function of tangent direction and using the intrinsic equation of a planar curve, the design can be changed in a way that allows all relevant geometrical quantities to be calculated in closed analytical form.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2001 |
Pages: | 113-126 |
ISSN: | 10957200 and 00361445 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1137/S0036144599362121 |
ORCIDs: | Gravesen, Jens and Henriksen, Christian |