HVAC System-Cooling

By
Arshad Mohammed
AC system
 Components

• Expansion valve : This device creates a restriction in the liquid line of a system, which in turn creates
a pressure drop.
• Evaporator : This device is what removes heat from the space by exchanging it for a boiling
refrigerant.
• Compressor : Think of this component as the system’s heartbeat - it creates the energy and thrust to
move refrigerant around the system.
• Condenser : This is the device that pushes the heat that has built up inside the refrigerant into the
outside air.
• Receiver drier : In order to preserve the air quality, this storage area for excess refrigerant contains a
drying agent and a filter that removes contaminants from the system.
 PACKAGED HVAC
• Packaged air conditioners look a little like the rooftop units, but are
designed for smaller domestic use. Where window and mini split air
conditioners are good for small room cooling of up to around five tonnes,
central air conditioning systems are designed for loads in excess of 20
tonnes. For that reason, the packaged air conditioner has been designed to
accommodate the needs of anyone who fits between those two frames.
 Types of Packaged air conditioners
• Packaged air conditioners with water cooled condensers are, as the name suggests,
air conditioners in which the condenser is cooled by water. Water needs to be
supplied constantly so as to keep these air conditioners in working order. These air
conditioners are generally installed inside buildings.
• Packaged air conditioners with air cooled condensers, meanwhile, are cooled by the
atmospheric air and are therefore outdoor units. These devices have a fan that sucks
in air before blowing it onto the condenser coil, much like in the larger rooftop units.
These are the more popular of the two types of packaged air conditioners, as they
don’t need constant maintenance to ensure a smooth flow of water.
 Water Cooled
Packaged AC system

Disadvantage :cooling towers use

large quantities of water (and saving
water is green), that water-cooled
systems require much more
maintenance than air-cooled, and
that water treatment is difficult and
environmentally unsound.
Window AC system
Split AC system