WHY ACSYSTEM?

Stopped in traffic on a mayafternoon?

Sweat drips all over yourbody?
Hands feel like they are about to slipaway from the
steering wheel due to sweat?
Need a luxurious and a comfortable ride?
Why don’t you attach an automotive air conditioning
system to your ride, which 99% of all new carsproduced
since 2010 are equipped with?
HOW DOESIT WORK?
Main function- to cool and remove humidity from air
inside the car.
Parts of a typical car AC system are:
(i)Compressor (ii)Condenser (iii)Receiver or Dryer
(iv)Expansion valve (v)Evaporator
COMPRESSOR

It is a pump driven by a belt attached to theengine’s

crankshaft.
Puts the refrigerant gas under pressure and forces it tothe
condenser.
It cant compress liquids, only gases.
By increasing the pressure the refrigerant gas leaving the
compressor becomes hot.
Also called as heart of the air conditioning system.
Earlier freons(R-12) were used as refrigerants. Nowadays
they are replaced by environment friendly HFC(R-134a).
CONDENSER
Identified as second radiator of the car that shares airflow
with main radiator.
Has its own cooling fans that become active when ACis
on.
Takes up the heat from the high pressure refrigerantgas
and cools it.
Condensing of the refrigerant gas causes it to loose heat
and form into a liquid.
Heat is expelled into the atmosphere by the airflowing
from the cooling fans.
RECEIVERORDRYER
Small reservoir installed in the line of the condenser.
Main function is to remove moisture and other
contaminants from the cool refrigerant liquid.
Contains small granules called desiccants that attract
water.
If water is not removed, it can form ice crystals, thereby
damaging the whole system.
EXPANSIONVALVE
Here the pressure of refrigerant is reduced causing
expansion of the liquid, resulting in further cooling.
Slowly the liquid reverts back into a gaseous form.
Also the valve reduces pressure on the refrigerant so it can
easily move into the evaporator.
The valve senses pressure and
regulates the flow of refrigerant,
which allows the system to
operate steadily.
EVAPORATOR
Radiator like device buried deep under thedashboard.
Refrigerant gas enters the evaporator coils and absorbsthe
heat inside the car’s cabin and moves out of thecoils.
A fan blowing over the outside of the evaporator coil
blows cool air into the passengercompartment.
Thus the evaporator takes humidity out of the air inthe
car, which helps you feel cool.
SCHEMATICDIAGRAM FOREASY
UNDERSTANDING
CONCLUSION
An AC system not only cools the cabin, it removes dust
and dirt, leaving only with fresh air.
One has to remember to use only environment friendly
refrigerants and avoid CFCs as much as possible.
The AC system can be recharged by adding fresh
refrigerant and removing the remaining one.
Care must be taken in the disposal of refrigerants as they
may affect the soil, rivers,etc.,
Its also necessary to check the AC system for leaksas it
may lead to the loss of refrigerant as well as
environmental hazards.
Thank you…
Anyways, let us minimize the usage of ACs and gogreen!