Scroll Air Motor from Scroll Compressor

Trying Scroll Compressors as Air Motors wit their discharge valves removed

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Science & Technology

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• HVAC
• Air
• Compressor
• Scroll
• Bristol
• Copland
• Infinity
• technologies
• Compliant
• Emerson
• Climate
• Motor
• Danfoss
• Performer
• Salvage
• Scrap
• Recycle
• Power
• Rotor
• Engine

[Johnnie619]

They should start making car motors with scroll engines

[Aussie50]

@Johnnie619 if they could fine tune the design and supply enough air , I see no reason why it could not exceed the power of a reciprocating engine, albeit a steam engine.

thing is people want the most power these days, but if they are willing to forgo that, it could work ( as long as its not dangerously slow and becomes a traffic hazzard )

a thorium reactor system that drives a stainless steel scroll engine with steam would be great. reactor fueled and sealed for life, just add water :D

[alfadog777]

Very impressive work. I am trying to do the same with a Mitsubishi FX80 scroll compressor, but it won't turn at all when I supply air in the outlet. Do you thing there is a one way valve or something else stopping it rotating? The funny thing is it works fine when I supply air in the compressor inlet, rotating and all... Really strange. Keep up the videos, they' re really nice!

[Aussie50]

@alfadog777 G'day!, I'd say your compressor has a reed valve on the discharge thats stopping air going back through the system from the discharge.

only way to overcome that is to cut the top off and physically remove it.

[vaticinus]

does it always turn in the same direction or can you switch it from counter clock wise to clockwise??

[Aussie50]

@vaticinus It can change direction but only when air is forced into the exhaust side. since there are large gaps all round that wasn't possible without making a tubular manifold that sealed up the outside of the compressor.

[NOBOX7]

dont you have air motor vids on rotory vain compressors, like the kind in dehumidifiers

[NOBOX7]

these air motors have such a high rpm rating because they r ultra torque air compressors, so they work in revers by trading torque for rpm, thats what i was tryn to say

[NOBOX7]

to date my favorate all time movie of yours is the high voltage mots connected to induction motors from house hold apliances creating the highest rpm motors

[NOBOX7]

hope you can read that , i type to fast and dont bother corecting, i figure your samrt man and no what i mean

[NOBOX7]

i figured something out about scroll motors , they r very low torq and high rpm, very high rpm, hey ed , i gota cool vid idea for you if you run outa ideas, your stress testing vids r by far the most exsiting and valuble to me, knowing waht you cant do is very important, you should stress test a scroll compressore air motor, run the hell outa it and do an autopsy, sry for my spelling , im totaly iliterate

[Sevillian273]

The small one sounds absolutely hilarious!

[DawwwidW]

The sound is awesome!

[zaprodk]

Great sounds. The big scroll is one helluva mother*ucker!