2007-02-27 01:18:14 · 4 answers · asked by Efrain C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
To make it brief, gases heat up when compressed and cool down when allowed to expand. SO the compressor outside compresses the coolant (the freon, although technically ANY gas will work to some extent) and this generates heat. The compressed gas travels along a pipe and is allowed to expand and thus cool. If the compressor is outside and the gas expands inside, it heats the outdoors and cools the indoors.
2007-02-27 01:30:28 · answer #1 · answered by fucose_man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, it contains a pump, a coil and gas.
The pump compresses the gas. When this happens, a lot of heat is built up because all of the gas is contained in a smaller space. the compressed gas is passed through a coil that is cooled by a fan. When the gas exits the coil it is then decompressed and is therefore much cooler than it was before it was compressed. This cooler gas is then passed through another coil which is the coil that you feel the cool air blowing through.
2007-02-27 09:33:12 · answer #2 · answered by George S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An air conditioner is basically a refrigerator without the insulated box. It uses the evaporation of a refrigerant, like Freon, to provide cooling.
You discover more about air conditioner in the HowStuffWorks website.
2007-02-27 10:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by kanlim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it out of the box, hang it in your window, plug in to the wall outlet, set the cooling range and turn it on. Don't forget to seal up the open space on the sides of the air conditioner.
2007-02-27 12:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋