Scroll compressor
![Mechanism of a scroll pump; here two archimedean spirals](/Images/godic/202502/09/Two_moving_spirals_scroll_pump5729.gif")
![Operation of a scroll compressor](/Images/godic/202502/09/Scroll_compressor5729.png")
![Scroll compressor](/Images/godic/202502/09/Scroll_compressor5729.jpg")
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A scroll compressor (also called spiral compressor, scroll pump and scroll vacuum pump) is a device for compressing air or refrigerant. It is used in air conditioning equipment, as an automobile supercharger (where it is known as a scroll-type supercharger) and as a vacuum pump.