Exam 22: Condensers

The desired water flow through a condenser connected to a recirculating water system is approximately 3 gallons per minute per ton of refrigeration .

Define "heat reclaim."

Define "subcooling."

An air-cooled condenser that is operating in a climate that has four distinct seasons must ____.

Mineral deposits on the water side of a water-cooled condenser act as a(n) ____.

If an air-cooled condenser's fan motor stops running, the head pressure will ___________________ .

One big problem designers face when designing air-cooled refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment is the changing ambient of the changing seasons .

The condenser in a refrigeration system ____.

In a tube-within-a-tube condenser, the refrigerant flows in the outer tube and the water flows in the inner tube. Why?

The following style(s) can be found in air-cooled condensers: ____.

What is the condenser saturation temperature if there is 20°F of subcooling and the outlet temperature of the refrigerant is 90°F?

Define "desuperheat."

What would the symptom be if an air-cooled condenser had two fans and one stopped running?

What is meant by the term blowdown?

An evaporative condenser uses air and ____________________ to desuperheat, condense, and subcool the refrigerant.