Whenever you place a hot cup of tea on the table and leave it for sometime, the heat in the tea gets transferred to the materials in contact with the tea, i.e. the table, cup and outside air. As the heat gets transferred, the tea starts cooling. Refrigeration works in the same principle-removing heat from an item and transferring the heat to the surrounding air. There are 5 basic Refrigeration Components by Spinco Metal Products. These are:
Evaporator
The role of the evaporator is to get rid of unwanted heat from a product through the liquid refrigerant. The evaporator’s liquid refrigerant boils at low pressure depending on 2 factors: The rate at which the heat gets absorbed from the item to the liquid refrigerant and the rate at which the compressor removes the low pressure vapor from the evaporator. In order for the heat to get transferred, the liquid refrigerant’s temperature should be lower than that of the item to be cooled. After the transfer, the compressor draws the liquid refrigerant from the evaporator through the suction line. The liquid refrigerant leaves the evaporator coil while in vapor form.
Compressor
The compressor draws the low pressure, low temperature vapor from the evaporator through the suction line. After it has been drawn, the vapor gets compressed and this causes it to rise in temperature. The compressor transform vapor from low temperature to high temperature thus increasing the pressure. Finally the vapor is released to the discharge line.
Condenser
The condenser gets rid of heat from the refrigerant to the surrounding air. It is usually placed on the top of a building to enable heat transfer. Fans are placed on top of the condenser to draw air through the coils of the condenser.
Expansion valve
After coming out of the condenser the high pressure liquid gets to the expansion valve. This causes a decrease in the refrigerant’s temperature to a level that is lower than the surrounding area.
Conclusion
All these components need to be present in order for the refrigerant to conduct heat from an item. The components must also be in good working conditions. For them to operate efficiently, regular maintenance is required. You can get the best refrigeration components from Spinco Metal Products, Inc.
