Trane TRG-TRC011-EN manual Condenser

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period one

Absorption Refrigeration Cycle

notes

refrigerant vapor

condenser

cooling water

liquid refrigerant

Figure 13

Inside the condenser, cooling water flows through tubes and the hot refrigerant vapor fills the surrounding space. As heat transfers from the refrigerant vapor to the water, refrigerant condenses on the tube surfaces. The condensed liquid refrigerant collects in the bottom of the condenser before traveling to the expansion device.

In absorption water chillers, the cooling water system is typically connected to a cooling tower.

liquid

evaporatorrefrigerant

expansion device

Figure 14

From the condenser, the liquid refrigerant flows through an expansion device into the evaporator. The expansion device is used to maintain the pressure difference between the high-pressure (condenser) and low-pressure (evaporator) sides of the refrigeration system. In this example, the expansion device is a throttling pipe, which is a long section of pipe with an orifice restriction in it. It creates a liquid seal that separates the high-pressure and low- pressure sides of the cycle.

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Contents Air Conditioning Clinic Absorption Water Chillers Absorption Water Chillers Preface Contents TRG-TRC004-EN Introduction TRG-TRC011-EN Absorption Refrigeration Cycle Period onePeriod one Reject heat Heat energy Absorption System Fluids High affinity for water refrigerant Components of the Absorption Cycle Conditions Steam or Hot waterrefrigerant vapor Generator Condenser Refrigerant then flows into the evaporator pan Absorber spray pump Solution Heat Exchanger Dilute Generator pump Equilibrium Chart Heat Solution temperature Absorption Chiller Types Period twoSingle-Effect Chiller Absorber Evaporator spray pump Spray pump Generator pump Double-Effect Chiller Vapor Low Temperature condenser Cooling Generator Water Evaporator Absorber Low-temperature generator pump Generator pump Absorption Chiller Types Direct-Fired Chiller Evaporator High-temperature high-temperature Generatorgenerator pump Chiller/Heater Absorption Chiller Types Changeover Absorption Chiller Types Capacity Control Period threePeriod three Energy valve Generator Crystallization 10C 37.8C Capacity Control Capacity Control Capacity Control Heat exchanger bypass Evaporator pan Purge System Isolation valve Maintenance Considerations Period fourPeriod four Maintenance Considerations Test run with alternate fuel, if dual-fuel burner Maintenance Considerations Maintenance Considerations Corrosion inhibitor and performance additive recommendations Application Considerations Period fiveCooling-Water Temperature Limitations Combination Chiller Plants 58F Special Considerations for Direct-Fired Chillers Application Considerations Equipment Rating Standards Review Period sixPeriod six Review Review Review Quiz Questions for PeriodQuiz TRG-TRC011-EN Answers Glossary Glossary Glossary Trane Company