AIR CONDITIONING

SYSTEMS

By Matthew Allen

WHY WE USE THEM

Personnel Comfort

To preserve perishable items

To keep equipment operating

To manufacture products

DIFFERENT TYPES OF AIR CONDITIONERS

Industrial

Residential

Personnel

KEY COMPONENTS

Refrigerant CompressorCondenser

Coils

KEY COMPONENTS CONT.

Expansion Valve Evaporator Coils

HOW IT FUNCTIONS

Operates on the concept heat flows

from hot to cold

Refrigerant transports the heat

Compressor moves the refrigerant

Expansion valve drops pressure in system to allow

safor better performance

Coils either get rid of heat from refrigerant or absorb

dfheat from air

FLOW DIAGRAM

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