liquid refrigerant

[Robert46]

whether the air conditioning compressor is liquid refrigerant ?

 

[nonwoven29]

Well it is liquid. Basically your taking a high pressure/heated gas and metering it/ converting it to a low pressure liquid.

 

[Mediamonkey11]

What he's trying to say is that yes it's a liquid. It's also a gas, just depends on at what point in the system you're question refers to because when dealing with the theory of refrigeration, the refrigerant changes from a liquid to a gas and back to a liquid depending on where in the system it is.

All liquids have some cooling properties, as they evaporate, or turn into a gas, they draw in heat thus creating cold, which is why there's a hot and a cold side to every system as well. You're not creating cold by refrigerating, merely removing heat.

Ever notice that on a hot day you pour water on yourself and as it evaporates, you feel cold? Same thing in a refrigeration or air conditioning system, only it's contained and is filled with a liquid/gas that has better heat retention and evaporation properties.

So, if your question is referring to wondering what you charge your system with? then yes, you're dealing with liquid, because it's compressed enough to be able to be handled in a contained vessel small enough for you to cart around.

Make a little more sense? lol

Tony

 

[tonydiv]

Anyone else wondering why the OP needs this information?

 

[toms89]

HowStuffWorks "How is Freon utilized in air conditioning?"

Its basically a gas at atmospheric pressure, but under high pressure as it cools it turns to a liquid.

If you vent it from the lines it comes out as a gas straight to the ozone layer along with some liquid refrigerant oil and you will make the global warming crowd very, very unhappy.

If you need to service the a/c you are supposed to get the system vacuumed out and freon recovered by an authorized a/c service tech.

 

[Robert46]

liquid wanes from the expansion tank, and there is a leak only when the air conditioning compressor

 

[IMINYOURCHAIR]

So you mean it only leaks when the ac is running?

 

[IMINYOURCHAIR]

Also. It could just be condensation. Any part of the system that gets cold enough will begin to collect water from the air.

 

[tonydiv]

If it were refrigerant, it would instantly turn to a gas when it hit the atmosphere.

Is the a/c working?