Subject : Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Topic : Vapour Compression Refrigeration System

Difficulty : Medium

Based on the external fluid, condensers can be classified as:

a) Air cooled condensers

b) Water cooled condensers, and

c) Evaporative condensers

1. Air-cooled condensers:

As the name implies, in air-cooled condensers air is the external fluid, i.e., the refrigerant rejects heat to air flowing over the condenser. Air-cooled condensers can …