What is the purpose of a compressor?

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Compressor is the power core of an air conditioning refrigeration system. It can compress the inhaled low-temperature, low-pressure refrigerant vapor to increase its temperature and pressure, making the refrigerant circulate inside, and achieving cooling effect through thermodynamic conversion. If we compare the refrigeration system to the human body system, the refrigeration compressor is one of the most important components in the refrigeration system, serving as the core and heart of vapor-compression refrigeration systems. Below is an introduction to compressors: 1. It extracts refrigerant vapor from the evaporator to maintain a certain evaporation pressure inside the evaporator; increases pressure by compressing low-pressure, low-temperature refrigerant vapor into high-pressure, high-temperature superheated vapor, creating conditions for condensation at higher temperatures; transports and propels the refrigerant to flow within the system, completing the refrigeration cycle. Thus, the process of raising refrigerant vapor from low pressure to high pressure and the continuous flow and transportation of gas are all accomplished through the operation of the refrigeration compressor. 2. Based on different principles of increasing gas pressure, refrigeration compressors are classified into positive displacement refrigeration compressors and dynamic refrigeration compressors. Positive displacement refrigeration compressors directly compress refrigerant vapor in a variable enclosed volume to reduce its volume and thereby increase pressure. Types of positive displacement refrigeration compressors mainly include reciprocating (also known as piston type), screw type, scroll type, rolling rotor type, vane type, and rotary vane type.