Objectives

• After studying this unit, you should be able to
• explain the purpose of the condenser in a refrigeration system.
• describe differences between the operating characteristics of water-cooled and air-cooled systems.
• describe the heat exchange in a condenser.
• explain the difference between a tube-within-a-tube coil-type condenser and a tube-within-a-tube serviceable condenser.
• describe the difference between a shell-and-coil condenser and a shell-and-tube condenser.
• describe a wastewater system.
• describe a recirculated water system.
• describe a cooling tower.
• explain the relationship between the condensing refrigerant and the condensing medium for cooling tower systems.
• compare an air-cooled, high-efficiency condenser with a standard condenser.
• describe the operation of head pressure control values, fan cycling controls, VFD condenser fan motors, dampers, condenser flooding, and condenser splitting.

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