Exam 23: Compressors

Pistons are connected to the crankshaft using connecting rods and ____________________.

The temperature of the compressed gas leaving the compressor can best be described as ____.

A bolted together motor-compressor assembly is sometimes referred to as a semihermetic type .

The scroll compressor is one type of reciprocating compressor.

Because a scroll compressor's has fewer moving parts, it operates much quieter than other compressor designs and technologies.

The shell of a hermetic type reciprocating compressor is generally considered to be on the low pressure side of the system.

SEER is calculated based on the total amount of cooling (in BTU) the system will provide over the entire season, divided by the total number Watt-Hours it will consume .

What causes may lead to liquid slugging a compressor with liquid refrigerant ?

Explain what happens to refrigerant that does not exit when the piston reaches top dead-center.

Rotary compressors are used primarily in ____.

A compressor that has the motor and compressor in one housing that is welded together is called a(n) ____________________ type.

Mufflers are used in many fully hermetic compressors to muffle compressor pulsation noise.

The type of compressor that is driven by a belt is the ____________________ compressor.

Liquid entering the compression chamber of a reciprocating compressor can lead to ____.

The hermetic reciprocating compressor motor is essentially made of the same materials as an open type compressor motor.