The Air Conditioner Compressor and Condensor

The air conditioner compressors compresses Freon in its gaseous state. As the gas is squeezed together, its molecules bunch together; it becomes hot, and becomes a high-pressured gas. Now the compressed gas travels through the condenser. The condenser is a set of coils, which permits the hot refrigerant to lose its heat. It is visible as the set of metal fins seen on the outside of a window air conditioner. As the hot gas circulates into the condenser, a fan blows air across the tubes and then to the outside. The warmth from the gas radiates into the moving air and out the house, and this assists in the cooling process. As the refrigerant leaves the condenser it has transformed to a liquid. The liquid now flows into the evaporator through a tiny hole.

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