Kreiskolbenverdichter

English translation: rotary displacement compressor

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German term or phrase:Kreiskolbenverdichter
English translation:rotary displacement compressor
Entered by: Dierk Seeburg

11:50 Mar 15, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Kreiskolbenverdichter
again: automotive air conditioning systems
"Verwendet werden vorzugsweise Hubkolbenverdichter mit Taumelscheibe, deren Kolben axial angeordnet sind, wodurch sich die Trgheitskrfte infolge der Kolbenanordnung aufheben und die Momentenungleichfrmigkeit sehr gering wird.
Inzwischen wurden aber auch verschiedene Rotationskolbenmodelle, wie z.B. Flgelzellen-, Spiral-, Rollkolben- und Kreiskolbenverdichter fr den Betrieb im Kfz entwickelt und eingesetzt."

According to Ernst, Rollkolbenverdichter is a "rotating piston compressor," and Kreiskolbenverdichter is a "rotary piston or rotary displacement compressor." Help! Are these just slight variations on the same development type, or is there a difference?
Many thanks in advance.
Beth Kantus
United States
Local time: 22:10
rotary displacement compressor
Explanation:
I'd stick with that one, here's why:
Kreiskolbenverdichter seems to refer directly to the part of the air conditioning that compresses the air for cooling while rotary piston refers more to the car engine's piston. All these are, as you concluded, variations on a theme, with the theme being the Wankel engine engineered by the ingenious Felix Wankel (the resource at the URL is fabulous).

Cheerio,
Dierk
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Dierk Seeburg
Local time: 20:10
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Summary of answers provided
narotary piston compressor
Gunther Wolf
narotary screw compressor
Davorka Grgic
narotary piston compressor, rotary compressor , rotary supercharger
Tom Funke
narotary displacement compressor
Dierk Seeburg


  

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19 mins
rotary piston compressor


Explanation:

According to Routledge Tech. Dic.

the above term is used for heating &

refrigeration systems.



Hope this helps.


    Routledge Tech. Dic.
Gunther Wolf
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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24 mins
rotary screw compressor


Explanation:
Collection Cold (=DIF79)
German Term: 1)Hubkolbenverdichter;
2)Kolbenverdichter
Definition eine Maschine,bei welcher das verdichtende Element sich innerhalb eines Bestimmten Raums hin und herbewegt durch Scheibenkolben oder eine Membran-Pumpe,aber nicht durch eine Kreisel-,Dre h-oder Verdraenger-Pumpe
English Term: reciprocating compressor
Definition a positive displacement compressor with a piston or pistons moving linearly and alternately in opposite directions in the cylinder(s)
Spanish Term: compresor alternativo
Definition compresor de desplazamiento positivo que consta de uno o varios cilindros en serie,según sea de una o varias etapas,en los que el gas es aspirado,comprimido y descargado mediante émbolos

Collection Pumps (=PUM83)
German Term Kreiskolben/pumpe;
Waelzkolben/pumpe;
Roots/pumpe
English Term: rotary piston lobe type pump;
lobular pump
Spanish Term: bomba lobular

I would say it is rotary screw compressor.

See:

Operation
A rotary screw uses two rotors to push air through the compressor, which creates pressure. Compression is accomplished by the main and secondary rotors synchronously meshing in a one-piece, dual-bore housing. The main rotor has helical lobes and the secondary rotor has helical grooves (Fig. 2). The air inlet port is located on top of the housing near the drive shaft end. The discharge port is near the bottom at the opposite end of the housing. Figure 2 is inverted to show both ports.
www.energyideas.org/energy_solutions/res_details.cfm?resour...

Good luck.

Davorka





    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/
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Davorka Grgic
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27 mins
rotary piston compressor, rotary compressor , rotary supercharger


Explanation:
Wyhlidal: Kreiskolbenkompressor: rotary piston compressor, rotary compressor (aufgeladener Motor - supercharged engine) rotary supercharger (Wyhlidal, Kraftfahrzeugtechnisches W. ISBN 3 923195 01 X).

THe second paragraph in your query text leaves little doubt that the terms you are pondering (Rollkolben - vs. Kreiskolben) are variants of the same basic rotary principle. An animated graph in the following URL suggest what the Rollkolben version might look like. A Kreiskolben probably differs in the form of, particularly, the rotating member.
http://quasiturbine.promci.qc.ca/QTIndex.html
http://quasiturbine.promci.qc.ca/FQTAnimText2D.html

All the best, Tom




    See above
Tom Funke
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32 mins
rotary displacement compressor


Explanation:
I'd stick with that one, here's why:
Kreiskolbenverdichter seems to refer directly to the part of the air conditioning that compresses the air for cooling while rotary piston refers more to the car engine's piston. All these are, as you concluded, variations on a theme, with the theme being the Wankel engine engineered by the ingenious Felix Wankel (the resource at the URL is fabulous).

Cheerio,
Dierk


    Reference: http://www.der-wankelmotor.de/Wankelmotor/wankelmotor.html
Dierk Seeburg
Local time: 20:10
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 404
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Thanks to you all for your help. This project got put on the back burner, so I haven't had more time to research it.
Sorry for the delay in grading!
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