Components in AC unit

What are the components used in an AC unit?

 Evaporator Compressor Condenser Expansion Valve Strainer Accumulator

 Evaporator: What is the function of Evaporator? Different types of Evaporators you know?

 Compressor: What is the function of a Compressor? What are the different types of

Compressors?

 Condenser: What is the function of condenser? What are the different types of Condensers?

 Expansion Valve: What is the function of Expansion Valve? What are the types of Expansion valve?

Evaporator
An evaporator is a heat exchanger where

transfer of heat takes place between the substance/area to be cooled and the refrigerant.

 Types

Natural Convection Evaporators. Flooded Evaporators Dry Expansion Type Evaporator Liquid Chillers
Shell and Tube type chiller Shell and coil type chillers Double pipe Evaporator Plate-surface Evaporator Finned Evaporators Baudelet cooler

Compressor
Its the heart of any refrigeration system Its aim is to increase the refrigerant vapour

pressure so that its corresponding condensation temperature is higher than the cooling medium temperature of the condenser.

Types
Reciprocating Rotary Centrifugal Screw type Scroll

Scroll Compressor

Condenser
Condenser is a heat exchanger where heat

transfer takes place between the super heated refrigerant received from the compressor and the cooling medium of the condenser. The refrigerant is first cooled to saturation and then condensed to liquid state.

Types
Air Cooled Condensers Water Cooled Condensers Shell and Tube condensers Shell and Coil Condensers Double pipe Condensers Evaporative Condensers

Expansion Valve
The expansion valve reduces the pressure of

the liquid refrigerant received from the condenser. Another equally important function of the expansion valve is to regulate the flow of the refrigerant to the evaporator and to avoid flooding of evaporator with refrigerant.

Types
Capillary Tube Thermostatic Expansion Valve Electronic Expansion Valve Automatic Expansion Valve Hand Operated Expansion Valve

Home Work
Line diagrams of the above equipments. Merits and Demerits

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