H V A C CH ILLERS C O N T E N T S 1 INT RO D UCTION........................................................................................................................................3 REFRIGERATION & AIR-CONDITIONING .................................................................................................................3 THE NEED FOR RADICAL THINKING......................................................................................................................3 2 R EF RIG ER AT I ON & AIR CO ND IT IO NI NG SYSTEMS.................................................4 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................4 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM EFFICIENCY..................................................................................................................4 PRESSION SYSTEMS.......................................................................................................................5 Operating Principle ....................................................................................................................................5 Refrigerants: Ozone Depletion and Global Warming..................................................................................7 Types pressor & Capacity Control ................................................................................................10 Evaporators .............................................................................................................................................14 Condensers .............................................................................................................................................16 Expansion Valves ..................................................................................................