Re: [T3] Modern a/c - compressor nomenclature

["Karl-Olov Sandin" <kallegubben@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed iso-8859-1>Hi All!
Very interesting thread about modern A/C equipment.
Does anybody know in which rpm ranges those Sanden compressors are designed 
to work?
Wouldn't it be possible to attach the compressor directly to the crankshaft 
pulley with some kind of flexplate or any other flexible coupling? Will the 
rpm be sufficient for "enough pumping"?

I imagine the compressor mounted on some rigid support INSIDE the air duct 
opening, before where the air bellow is mounted, and connected to the crank 
with some kind of flexible joint, so that the air flow isn't much restricted 
and the balance of the crank isn't affected.
Then the pipes/hoses to and from the compressor could be routed up through 
the air plenum and perfectly sealed, so that hot air from the engine 
compartment never will leak through.

A wild idea, perhaps, but is it a good or bad one? Any thoughts?

K-O Sandin
73 square (under rust-o-ration)
Domsjoe, Sweden

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