Compressor
8.3 The U.S. Compressor Market Trends
Almost all scroll compressors used in the about 5.6 million-unit market for residential unitary air conditioners are produced domestically in the United States. As for the chiller application, the top U.S. chiller manufacturers mostly buy their scroll compressors from external sources. For many years, Copeland had a near monopoly on the U.S. scroll compressor market. Starting about 10...
8.2 China Compressor Market 2013
Rotary Compressor With an 87% market share in the world market, China still leads both the production and sales of rotary compressor over the world in 2013. The sales in the domestic market were 100 &...
8. World Situations: 8.1 India Compressor Situation
Reported by Hiru M. Jhangiani, HVAC&R Advisor The Economic Scene There was no respite from the slowdown in the economy which has remained under stress, hit by stubborn inflation, high inter...
7. Technological Trends and Perspective of Rotating Compress
This article briefly describes recent trends of rotating compressor technologies with reference to the ‘Technological Trends and Future Perspective of Compressors Supporting Refrigeration and Air Cond...
6. Centrifugal Compressors
Most centrifugal compressors are made for chiller applications and are used by the manufacturers themselves in their own chillers. Centrifugal compressors come in single-stage and multi-stage designs....
5. Reciprocating Compressors
Reciprocating compressors can be divided into hermetic, semi-hermetic, and open types. Hermetic types dominate the entire reciprocating compressor market. Most hermetic reciprocating compressor...
4. Screw Compressors
Screw compressors are known for their high reliability and ease of maintenance. They are available in the market in the capacity range of 40-500 hp, with products around 100 hp the most common. ...
3. Scroll Compressors
Scroll compressors were first commercialized in Japan in 1983 for PAC applications. Currently, scroll compressors are sold in capacities as small as less than 1 hp and as large as 60 hp. They c...
2. Rotary Compressors
Growth in the rotary compressor market has been fostered by rising demand in the ductless mini-split air conditioner market. Rotary compressors have strengthened their cost competitiveness through mas...
1. Compressor Market Overview
In 2013, the world air conditioner market pulled out of a lingering spell of slow growth and expanded 7.2% over the previous year. The Chinese air conditioner market increased 8.8% year on year, and t...
