Condensers & Evaporators topics include: Condensers, cooling towers, evaporators types, factors and defrosting methods. Condenser and evaporator are both heat exchanger devices. They have different functions, but both are important parts of air conditioning systems: Condenser: Releases heat, cools refrigerant, and changes gases into liquids. Condenser coils are usually located outside the house, in the large unit area. Evaporator: Absorbs heat, collects liquids, and changes them into vapors. Evaporator coils are located inside the indoor air handler. In a refrigerator, the condenser is... Show more Condensers & Evaporators topics include: Condensers, cooling towers, evaporators types, factors and defrosting methods. Condenser and evaporator are both heat exchanger devices. They have different functions, but both are important parts of air conditioning systems: Condenser: Releases heat, cools refrigerant, and changes gases into liquids. Condenser coils are usually located outside the house, in the large unit area. Evaporator: Absorbs heat, collects liquids, and changes them into vapors. Evaporator coils are located inside the indoor air handler. In a refrigerator, the condenser is located on the back and cools refrigerant from the compressor. The evaporator is located inside the refrigerator and makes the items cold. Here are some other types of condensers and evaporators: Evaporative condenser: A device that removes excess heat from a cooling system by evaporating water. It's used in large cooling systems or systems where the outdoor temperature is high. Finned evaporator: A tube type evaporator covered with fins. When a fluid flows over the bare tube evaporator, it wastes cooling effect from the refrigerant. Air cooled condenser: Uses a fin coil to cool the refrigerant. The fin coil is usually made of copper tube and fin, which increases the surface area to allow heat away from the refrigerant. Related Tests: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Practice Test: Refrigerants Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Practice Test: Refrigerant Compressors Show less
Condensers & Evaporators topics include: Condensers, cooling towers, evaporators types, factors and defrosting methods.
Condenser and evaporator are both heat exchanger devices. They have different functions, but both are important parts of air conditioning systems: Condenser: Releases heat, cools refrigerant, and changes gases into liquids. Condenser coils are usually located outside the house, in the large unit area. Evaporator: Absorbs heat, collects liquids, and changes them into vapors. Evaporator coils are located inside the indoor air handler.
In a refrigerator, the condenser is located on the back and cools refrigerant from the compressor. The evaporator is located inside the refrigerator and makes the items cold.
Here are some other types of condensers and evaporators: Evaporative condenser: A device that removes excess heat from a cooling system by evaporating water. It's used in large cooling systems or systems where the outdoor temperature is high. Finned evaporator: A tube type evaporator covered with fins. When a fluid flows over the bare tube evaporator, it wastes cooling effect from the refrigerant. Air cooled condenser: Uses a fin coil to cool the refrigerant. The fin coil is usually made of copper tube and fin, which increases the surface area to allow heat away from the refrigerant.
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