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Offline LisaS

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Question 8
« on: February 11, 2009, 09:03:27 AM »
QUESTION 8
(a) Describe the basic principle on which the operation of a heat pump is based.
 
 
(2 marks)
(b)   Explain briefly the function of each of the following components of a heat pump having a 
reverse cycle.
 (i) The evaporator.
 (ii) The condenser.
 
 (iii) The compressor.
 
 (iv) The reversing valve.
 
 (v) The capillary tube.
 
(5 marks)
Total 7 marks

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Re: Question 8
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2009, 08:34:02 PM »
a  Absorbtion

b1 Evaporator absorbs heat which changes the state of the liquid refrigerant inside the evaporator, it turns a warm liquid into a cool gas ready for re-compression before it enters the compressor

2 The condenser rejects the heat of compression and also changes the state of a hot gas (from compression) to a wamr liquid
3 The compressor pumps the refrigerant around the circuit
4 The reversing valve reverses the flow of refrigerant through the evaporator and condenser depending on which mode the heat pump is in (cooling or heating)
5 the capilliary tube meters the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator at a fixed rate .The cap line is sized in length to give the correct capacity.


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