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Refrigerant system

The diagram above shows elements of a refrigeration system: a compressor, a


condenser, a capillary tube, an evaporator and refrigerant. The refrigeration process
starts in the compressor. Firstly, the gaseous refrigerant is compressed to reach
high temperature and high pressure by the compressor. Then, the high-pressure and
high-temperature gas moves to the zigzag-shaped condenser where it releases heat
to the air and condenses into a liquid. After that, the high-pressure liquid leaves the
condenser for the capillary tube or expansion valve. This tube has tiny holes to
spray the liquid into a larger space. Due to a sudden change in volume, a sudden
fall in pressure occurs. Additionally, pressure is proportional to temperature. That
means the surrounding temperature rapidly drops. The atomized liquid goes to the
evaporator where it is heated to become gas. The gas, then, is sucked to in the
compressor owing to the pressure difference. And the refrigeration process starts
3again.

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