`REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS

REVIEW MATERIALS

1. Refrigeration - cooling of a space, substance or system to lower and/or maintain its

temperature below the ambient one.
2. Cooling – the process of removing the heat of a substance or system in to a much lower
temperature.
3. Air Conditioning – is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more
comfortable interior environment (sometimes referred to as "comfort cooling") and in some
cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air.
4. Freezing – is a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered
below its freezing point.
5. Evaporation – the process by which a liquid turns into a gas.
6. Condensation – is the process where water vapor becomes liquid.
7. Evaporator – is a vessel or stage which turns a liquid into vapor. Where the isothermal heat
addition takes place in a vapor compression cycle.
8. Condenser – is a vessel or stage which turns a vapor into liquid. Where the isothermal heat
rejection takes place in a vapor compression cycle.
9. Expansion Valve – removes pressure from the liquid refrigerant to allow expansion or change of
state from a liquid to a vapor in the evaporator.
10. Compressor – a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume.
11. Coefficient of Performance – the COP of heat pump, refrigerator or air conditioning system is a
ratio of useful heating or cooling provided to work (energy) required.