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A reciprocating compressor is basically a piston pump, much like if you'd take an average internal combustion engine and force it to run. A scrolling compressor uses two plates with a spiral-wound raised ledge on them. The ledges overlap and as they move in relation to each other air gets squeezed further and further into the labyrinth until it reaches the outlet port.

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Yes They will perform in very similar fashion, each having its own slight advantage, but overall, negligible differences wil be observed if at all.

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