Boyle's law and heat of compression of a gas are one factor in the functioning of an AC. The actual function of heat removal is carried out in the state change from liquid to gas of the refrigerant in the AC.
Briefly, the AC contains two heat exchangers (the evaporator and the condenser) and a pump that pressurizes the refrigerant, which circulates the refrigerant around the condenser-evaporator loop. Liquid refrigerant is sprayed through a nozzle into the evaporator coils in the AC, and a fan blows air over the outside of the evaporator to transfer heat from the room air to the cold coils, thus cooling the living space. From the evaporator the now-gaseous refrigerant is compressed by the pump, which heats it, and moves on to the condenser, where it gives up the heat of liquefaction to the outside air and returns to the liquid state in which it can be used by the evaporator.
The physical principles used in the heat exchangers are basically the heat of evaporation and its reverse, the heat of condensation. The energy added by the compressor produces heat of compression, which heats the refrigerant above the temperature of the outside air so the necessary heat transfer from refrigerant to air can occur.
2006-06-14 02:48:42
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answered by kirchwey 7
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Boyle's Law: If volume remains constant, as pressure decreases, temperature decrease. The heart of how an air conditioner works
2006-06-14 09:03:04
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answered by Anonymous
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basic principle is when a gas compress it generate heat and release to normal atmosphare it become cold this principle use in air conditioner...
2006-06-14 09:13:43
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answered by LIVELONG 1
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Adiabatic expansion of a gas.
2006-06-14 09:26:10
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answered by Epidavros 4
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it converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
2006-06-14 09:02:40
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answered by Anonymous
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