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AVOIDING REFRIGERATION CONDENSER PROBLEMS.

Author(s) : COLE R. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR BEGINS WITH A DISCUSSION ON PRACTICAL SELECTION OF AN EVAPORATIVE CONDENSER, POINTING OUT THE DANGERS OF EXTRA HIGH COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE PRESSURES AND THEIR EFFECT ON SYSTEM CAPACITY. CONDENSER SITING IS THEN DESCRIBED WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE RECIRCULATION POSSIBILITY OF ODNEI THE IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT DISCHARGE LINE SIZING IS DISCUSSED, ALSO THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING A DRAIN OF CONDENSATE AND THE CORRECT METHOD OF PIPING CONDENSATE LINES TO A RECEIVER FROM MULTIPLE CONDENSERS. EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN OF INCORRECT DRAINAGE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CAPACITY. FURTHER EXAMPLES SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS POSITIONS OF EQUIPMENT AND WITH MULTIPLE CONDENSERS OF MIXED TYPES. PURGING AND PURGING POINTS AND THE EFFECT OF NON-CONDENSIBLES ARE MENTIONED. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: AVOIDING REFRIGERATION CONDENSER PROBLEMS.
  • Record ID : 1987-0483
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat. Pip. Air Cond. - vol. 58 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 1986/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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