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It compresses the refrigerant from a gas back into a liquid so it can reabsorb the heat from the air being cooled which flashes the refrigerant back into a gas.

2006-09-28 04:39:05 · answer #1 · answered by lunatic 7 · 0 1

The basic mechanism of a air conditioner works like this:



1. The compressor compresses the refrigerant gas. This raises the refrigerant's pressure and temperature , so the heat-exchanging coils outside the home allow the refrigerant to dissipate the heat of pressurization.

2. As it cools, the refrigerant condenses into liquid form and flows through the expansion valve.

3. When it flows through the expansion valve, the liquid refrigerant is allowed to move from a high-pressure zone to a low-pressure zone, so it expands and evaporates. In evaporating, it absorbs heat, making it cold.

4. The coils inside the conditioner allow the refrigerant to absorb heat, making the inside of the air blown over the coils cold. The cycle then repeats.

2006-09-28 04:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by David C 2 · 0 1

It compresses refrigerant vapor, creating a superheated vapour. The heat is then rejected through the condensing unit and the refrigerant becomes a liquid at a higher pressure. The liquid is then expanded to a lower pressure, which allows the liquid refrigerant to evaporate by removing heat from the space that is being cooled.

2006-09-28 04:49:30 · answer #3 · answered by Shane L 3 · 1 0

Elevating the pressure of "regluar" air so that it can be "expelled" after cooling.

2006-09-28 04:34:07 · answer #4 · answered by morganna_f 3 · 0 0

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