HOMEWORK #1
HVACR 103 AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE
BASICS OF THE REFRIGERATION CYCLE PG 1-10
1. HOW MANY COMPONENTS DOES A COMFORT COOLING SYSTEM
CONSIST OF AND WHAT ARE THEY?
A typical comfort cooling system consists of 7 components.
1 – metering device
2 – condenser
3 – evaporator coil
4 – suction line
5 – hot gas line
6 – liquid line
7 - compressor
2. HEAT ALWAYS TRAVEL FROM WARMER OBJECTS TO COOLER
OBJECTS? T OR F
True
3. WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF MOVING HEAT FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
TO AN AREA WERE WE DO NOT CARE?
To cool the area inside the house.
4. WHAT COMPONENTS ARE ON THE HIGH SIDE OF THE SYSTEM?
The high side of the system consists of the compressor, discharge line, condenser coil,
and liquid line.
5. WHAT COMPONENTS ARE ON THE LOW SIDE OF THE SYSTEM?
The low side of the system consists of the suction line and evaporator coil.
6. WHICH SIDE OF THE SYSTEM REJECTS HEAT AND WHICH SIDE OF
THE SYSTEM ABSORBS HEAT?
The High Side rejects heat and the low side absorbs heat.
7. CAN THE EVAPORATOR ABSORB MORE HEAT WHEN THERE IS MORE
LIQUID OR VAPOR?
The evaporator can absorb more heat when there is more liquid.
8. EXPLAIN SUPER HEAT AS STATED IN THE BOOK?
Raising the temperature of vapor above the saturation temperature.
9. WHAT SHOULD THE MECHANICAL SYSTEM DO TO REJECT THE HEAT
TO THE OUTSIDE AIR?
The system must raise the pressure so that the saturation temperature is above the
outdoor temperature.
10. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE IS
WHAT MAKES THE REFRIGERATION CYCLE WORK? T OR F
True, the saturation temperature is lower at lower pressures and higher at higher
temperatures.
11. DOES R-22 AND R-410 OPERATE AT THE SAME SATURATION
TEMPERATURES?
Yes. For example, R-22 @ 55 Farenheit would be 85 PSIG, and R-410A would be 146
PSIG.
12. CAN YOU READ THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COPPER LINE AND GET
THE PRESSURE INSIDE THE LINE? IF NOT HOW WOULD YOU GET THE
PRESSURE INSIDE THE LINE? EXPLAIN IN DETAIL?
No, the temperature of the refrigerant might be colder or warmer than the saturation
temperature.
13. WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF METERING DEVICES AND EXPLAIN
HOW EACH WORKS?
Fixed metering device is a small hole through a brass fixture that drops the pressure in
similar fashion to a capillary tube.
A TXV, thermal expansion valve, is a modulating metering device that keeps as much
as possible the evaporator filled with liquid refrigerant.
14. DEFINE REFRIGERATING EFFECT?
Refrigerating effect is the amount of heat that each pound of refrigerant absorbs from
the refrigerated space to produce useful cooling.
15. WHERE IS THE EVAPORATOR COIL PLACED AT IN THE AIR STREAM?
The evaporator coil is above the return air stream location.
16. EXPLAIN SATURATION TEMPERATURE?
Saturation temperature is the temperature at which a fluid flashes from liquid to vapor
and vice versa.
17. WHAT COOLS THE COMPRESSOR MOTOR WINDINGS?
Cold refrigerant vapor from the suction line on the low side.
18. WHAT KIND OF HEATS ARE ADDED WHEN ENTERING THE
CONDENSER COIL TO RAISE ITS PRESSURE?
Heat is added from the compressor and the evaporator coil before it is rejected in the
condenser coil.
19. EXPLAIN PRESSURE LOSS IN SUCTION LINE AND DIFFERENCES
DEBETWEEN R-22 AND R-410?
The pressure loss from the exit of the evaporator to the inlet of the compressor is due
to viscous forces acting on the refrigerant. The max allowable pressure drop for R-22 is
3PSIG and for R-410 is 5 PSIG.
20. DEFINE AND EXPLAIN SUB-COOLING AND WHAT ITS PURPOSE IS?
Subcooling is the process of removing heat from the refrigerant so the temperature is
well below saturation temperature. This ensures ONLY liquid enters the metering
device.
