Refrigerant is superheated when leaving the evaporator so that the compressor is not getting liquid along with the gas, becauseÊliquid can cause damage the compressor.
Refrigerant enters a direct expansion evaporator as a saturated liquid vapor mix and leaves as a superheated vapor.
In dray expansion evaporator, the liquid refrigerant is generally fed by an expansion valve. the expansion valve controls the rate of flow of refrigerant to the evaporator. In the evaporator the liquid refrigerant is vaporized and superheated by the time it reaches to the end of evaporator. At inlet of the evaporator, the refrigerant is predominantly in the liquid form with a small amount of vapor formed as a result of flashing at the expansion valve. the liquid refrigerant passes through the evaporator, more and more refrigerant is vaporized by the load. according to the load, the liquid will come into evaporator and vaporize and reaches to superheat at the end of the evaporator. The inside of the evaporator is far from dry but wetted with liquid so named as dry expansion evaporator.
No, suction pressure refers to the pressure of refrigerant gas leaving the evaporator and entering the compressor, while evaporator saturation pressure refers to the pressure at which a refrigerant changes from a liquid to a vapor in the evaporator coil. They are related but not the same.
The evaporator
Well, the air conditioning system draws the heat out of the passenger cabin, transfers the heat to the refrigerant, superheats the refrigerant, then rapidly transfers the heat from the superheated refrigerant to the ambient air which flows through the condenser fins. This removes heat from the refrigerant, causing it to cool rapidly and drastically, and that cool refrigerant returns to the evaporator, where the blower fan blows over the evaporator, blowing the cooled air into the passenger compartment.
The state of the refrigerant entering the condenser is a high-pressure, high-temperature, superheated vapor. It has absorbed heat from the evaporator coils and is now ready to release that heat to the surrounding environment as it goes through the condensing process.
Evaporator Approach is the difference between the evaporating refrigerant temperature - measured at the well in the evaporator -and leaving chilled water temperature.Take all readings with the water cooled chiller at full load.Condenser Approach is the difference between the liquid refrigerant temperature - as measured on the liquid line - and leaving condenser water temperature.
Evaporator Approach is the difference between the evaporating refrigerant temperature - measured at the well in the evaporator -and leaving chilled water temperature.Take all readings with the water cooled chiller at full load.Condenser Approach is the difference between the liquid refrigerant temperature - as measured on the liquid line - and leaving condenser water temperature.
Insulating the bulb helps ensure an accurate measurement of the refrigerant's temperature at the evaporator outlet by preventing unwanted heat transfer from affecting the reading. This is important for calculating the superheat, which is the difference between the refrigerant's actual temperature leaving the evaporator and its saturation temperature at the corresponding pressure. Insulating the bulb helps isolate the refrigerant's temperature from external influences, leading to a more precise superheat measurement.
the point where refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator. Generally the center of the evaporator.
superheated vapor
Thermostatic expansion valve consists of a thermal sensing element that regulates the flow of liquid refrigerant into an evaporator based on the temperature of the refrigerant returning from the evaporator.