Do you have a wine cellar at home with a cooling unit that keeps your wine collection at the ideal temperature and humidity? Have you ever wondered how your wine cellar cooling system works? Read more of this article and learn.
The Cycle of Refrigeration The cycle starts at the compressor. The compressor receives the refrigerant from the evaporator coil. It then compresses the refrigerant from low temperature, low pressure to high temperature, high pressure. The high temperature high pressure refrigerant is then pumped into the condenser. The condenser removes heat from the refrigerant. When the refrigerant loses heat, it turns to liquid. The heat is removed either by moving air across the coil or by some other medium. The liquid refrigerant then moves into the refrigerant metering device. This drops the pressure of the refrigerant which also causes its temperature to drop. As this cools, high pressure liquid moves through the evaporator, it absorbs heat and the cool air is returned back to the room. The refrigerant turns back to its gaseous state in this process. The cool, low pressure gas then returns back to the compressor and the cycle continues.
Primary Parts of a Refrigeration System 1. Compressor-this part pumps the refrigerant from a low pressure to a high pressure level. It is able to increase the pressure on the hot refrigerant using a piston which is driven by a motor. The first part of the compressor is a suction valve that sucks the refrigerant out of the evaporator. The second part is a discharge valve which super heats the refrigerant by maintaining high pressure.
2. Condenser. This component of your wine cellar refrigeration system is a tube, made from copper, where the super heated refrigerant circulates thus allowing the heat to be dissipated into the surrounding air. The condenser is responsible for receiving hot, high pressure refrigerant gas from the compressor and cooling it until it turns to its liquid state.
3. The refrigerant metering device-the refrigerant's temperature needs to be low in order for it to effectively absorb heat. The refrigerant's temperature lowers when its pressure is also low. The metering device is responsible for lowering the pressure of the refrigerant as it enters the evaporator, and it makes sure that the refrigerant flows properly throughout the cooling system.
4. Evaporator. This piece is usually made of a coil of copper and aluminum alloy tubing. It is in this component where the actual cooling takes place. The evaporator is a heat exchanger surface that transfers heat from the area to be cooled, inside your refrigerator or inside your wine cellar, into the refrigerant thus removing the heat from the area.
The Refrigerant The refrigerant works similar to how alcohol acts on your skin. Alcohol gives your skin a cool sensation when poured over it. This is because alcohol absorbs the heat from your skin as it evaporates. The refrigerant too, absorbs heat when it evaporates. It is evaporating as it goes through the cooling system and therefore it absorbs the heat and leaves cool temperatures.
The Cycle of Refrigeration The cycle starts at the compressor. The compressor receives the refrigerant from the evaporator coil. It then compresses the refrigerant from low temperature, low pressure to high temperature, high pressure. The high temperature high pressure refrigerant is then pumped into the condenser. The condenser removes heat from the refrigerant. When the refrigerant loses heat, it turns to liquid. The heat is removed either by moving air across the coil or by some other medium. The liquid refrigerant then moves into the refrigerant metering device. This drops the pressure of the refrigerant which also causes its temperature to drop. As this cools, high pressure liquid moves through the evaporator, it absorbs heat and the cool air is returned back to the room. The refrigerant turns back to its gaseous state in this process. The cool, low pressure gas then returns back to the compressor and the cycle continues.
Primary Parts of a Refrigeration System 1. Compressor-this part pumps the refrigerant from a low pressure to a high pressure level. It is able to increase the pressure on the hot refrigerant using a piston which is driven by a motor. The first part of the compressor is a suction valve that sucks the refrigerant out of the evaporator. The second part is a discharge valve which super heats the refrigerant by maintaining high pressure.
2. Condenser. This component of your wine cellar refrigeration system is a tube, made from copper, where the super heated refrigerant circulates thus allowing the heat to be dissipated into the surrounding air. The condenser is responsible for receiving hot, high pressure refrigerant gas from the compressor and cooling it until it turns to its liquid state.
3. The refrigerant metering device-the refrigerant's temperature needs to be low in order for it to effectively absorb heat. The refrigerant's temperature lowers when its pressure is also low. The metering device is responsible for lowering the pressure of the refrigerant as it enters the evaporator, and it makes sure that the refrigerant flows properly throughout the cooling system.
4. Evaporator. This piece is usually made of a coil of copper and aluminum alloy tubing. It is in this component where the actual cooling takes place. The evaporator is a heat exchanger surface that transfers heat from the area to be cooled, inside your refrigerator or inside your wine cellar, into the refrigerant thus removing the heat from the area.
The Refrigerant The refrigerant works similar to how alcohol acts on your skin. Alcohol gives your skin a cool sensation when poured over it. This is because alcohol absorbs the heat from your skin as it evaporates. The refrigerant too, absorbs heat when it evaporates. It is evaporating as it goes through the cooling system and therefore it absorbs the heat and leaves cool temperatures.
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