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Chapter 6
Refrigeration Systems
Refrigeration Mechanical
Compression Refrigeration
Absorption Systems
Troubleshooting and Maintaining
Refrigeration Systems Refrigerant
Regulations Refrigerant Handling
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A refrigeration system
controls the absorption
and rejection of heat by
refrigerant to move heat
from inside a cooled
space to outside the
cooled space.
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Refrigerant vapor
pressure charts list the
saturation temperature
and pressure of
refrigerants.
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Refrigeration
compressors include
reciprocating, vane,
centrifugal, and screw
compressors.
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Refrigerant compressors
are available in hermetic
and semi-hermetic
configurations.
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An air-cooled condenser
removes heat from highpressure refrigerant
vapor by air blown across
the condenser coils.
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Water-cooled condensers
transfer heat from
refrigerant vapor to
water.
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Evaporative condensers
reject heat through the
evaporation of water.
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A thermostatic expansion
valve uses temperature
readings at the
evaporator outlet to
control the rate of
refrigerant flow into the
evaporator.
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An automatic expansion
valve controls the
temperature of the
refrigerant by controlling
the pressure in the
evaporator.
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As refrigerant is forced
through the capillary
tube, it loses pressure
until it is at the desired
evaporator pressure.
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An evaporator vaporizes
low-pressure refrigerant
liquid into a low-pressure
vapor.
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Pressure switches
control refrigeration
system temperature
through changes in
system pressure.
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Absorption systems
use a generator and
absorber in place of
the compressor to
raise system
pressure.
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A head pressure
controller prevents the
condenser pressure from
falling too low and
starving the evaporator
for refrigerant.
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A leak detector is a
device used to detect
refrigerant leaks in air
conditioning or
refrigeration systems.
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A vacuum pump
removes all air from a
refrigeration system.
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