%0 Journal Article %T Design and Construction of a Scroll Compressor of an Automobile Air Conditioning System %A JA Akpobi %A OI Ajayi %J Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management %D 2007 %I University of Port Harcourt %X This work focuses on the design and manufacture of a scroll compressor used in an automobile air conditioning system. A scroll compressor is a positive-displacement machine that compresses air with two interfitting spiral shaped scroll members. This compressor is of semi-hermetic design, and is quiet, reliable and efficient in performance %U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/54982