Abstract
Two-cylinder rotary compressor is dynamically balanced well because two rollers in each cylinder chamber are located in opposite sides. Thus, it helps to reduce the circumferential vibration based on the tracking torque ripple for gas compression. This concept has been recently applied to room airconditioners (RACs) for the purpose of reducing vibration and noise of the unit. However, it consequently requires the compressor, which is one of the main noise factors, extremely low noise to reduce RAC noise.
This paper describes generating mechanisms of the compressor noise established by analysis using signal processing and computer aided engineering. In addition, concrete countermeasures are presented for the noise reduction of the two-cylinder rotary compressor. In conclusion, Countermeasures for resonance in cavities were achieved by reducing 630Hz∼1KHz levels and the effect of muffler in the chamber contributed to the reduction of 3KHz∼6KHz levels.
