Air Conditioning Systems

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Figure 4-7. Cooling tower. TR is tower range (95°F - 85°F), CR is condenser rise (85°F to 95°F).
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Figure 4-8. Forced Air Cooling Tower

Metering Devices (flow control)

Thermal Expansion Valve (TXV) (TEV)
Automatic Expansion Valve (AXV) (AEV)
Float Valve
(High Side or Low Side, Flooded Systems)
Capillary Tube
Hand Valve

EVAPORATORS

HVAC evaporator temperatures are usually between 34 and

45 degrees Fahrenheit. This is true whether the air conditioning
unit’s cooling coil is a direct expansion refrigerant coil supplying
cold air to the conditioned space or a water cooler supplying
chilled water to the cooling coils. Operating at less than 34°F in-
creases the likelihood of frosting up the direct expansion refriger-
ant coil or freezing the water in the water cooler and water coil.
However, operating at higher evaporator temperatures reduces
the horsepower-per-ton ratio of the compressor (Table 4-1).