Why do some condenser have to be cleaned with brushes and others with chemicals
So the condenser can properly reject heat without going into a high system pressure, The types that have to be clean with chemicals are types that are no excusable
What are 3 materials condensers are normally made of
Steel, copper and Aluminum
Who should be consulted when condenser cleaning is needed
The manufacturer
When is the most heat removed from the refrigerant in the condensing process.
The greatest amount of heat that is given up from the refrigerant is when it is at the bottom of the coil
After heat is absorbed into a condenser medium in a water cooled condenser,the heat can be deposited in one of two places.What are they?
The water can be used once, then wasted down the drain or where large amounts of water are being used, it is more economical to save water, cool it in an outside water tower and reuse it.
A water cooling tower capacity is governed by what aspect of the ambient air?
The wet bulb temperature of the air
When a standard efficiency air cooled condenser is used the condensing refrigerant will normally be....F higher in temperature than the entering air temp
30F higher than the outside air temp
Four methods of controlling head pressure in an air cooled condenser are?
Fan cycling controls, variable speed fans, shutters and condenser flooding controls
the prevailing winds can affect which of the air cooled condensers
Vertical condensers
Air-cooled condensers are much more efficient than water-cooled condensers.
(False) Water cooled condensers are much more efficient than air cooled condensers
The type of condenser that has the lowest operating head pressure is the------ cooled condenser.
The water cooled condenser
Compare the standard conditions of high efficiency and standard air cooled condensers
High efficiency would be to have the lowest condenser head pressure & a larger coil
Name 2 ways in which the heat from an air cooled condenser be used for heat reclaim?
The discharge gas can be passed to the rooftop condenser or to a coil mounted in the duct work that supplies heat to the store.
Briefly describe what is meant by floating head pressure and tell why it is used in refrigeration and AC systems
An industry term for attaining the lowest possible condensing pressure is called Floating head pressure. Floating head pressure systems simply let the condensing pressure follow the ambient temperature as the seasons swing from summer to winter.
Explain how to flush impurities from a water regulating valve that is on a water cooled condenser
Water regulating valve,open & close repeatedly to push impurities thru the system
Explain the basic operations of a combination ORI and ORD low ambient head pressure control valve
(Fan Cycling Device) ORD valve sense a factory preset pressure difference of 20 psi between the receiver and compressor discharge , It will start to open and bypass hot compressor discharge gas to the receivers inlet
The ORI valve stows refrigerant in the
Name two problems a refrigeration system may have if the condensing unit is exposed to low ambient condition when it is not using a low ambient head pressure control valve
When the condensing medium is cold enough to reduce the head pressure to the point that the expansion device will starve the evaporator. And less head pressure cause less heat to be available for the heat reclaim coils to heat buildings
Name 3 types of cooling towers?
Natural Draft, Forced Draft, and Evaporative
How much higher does a water cooled condenser condense at when using a cooling tower?
10F
Recirculating water uses what ? to help the cooling process.
Evaporation
What must be added to the system to help water when it is evaporating from over concentrating minerals ?
Water must be added to the system to keep this from happening
Name the 3 types of water cooled condensers
Tube within a tube, Shell & coil, Shell & tube
What is the component that rejects heat from the refrigeration system ?
The Condenser