| A good air conditioning system in vehicles | | | | heat. The hot refrigerant is then transferred |
| makes for a sweat-free, comfortable ride | | | | to the key part of the air conditioning |
| especially during summer days. Pleasant | | | | system's low pressure division, which is |
| ventilation is important so that fresh air is | | | | called the condenser. It is where the |
| circulated inside a car. This is ensured by a | | | | refrigerant is again cooled and changed into |
| vehicle's AC system. | | | | liquid form. Subsequently, the refrigerant |
| | | | returns to the evaporator, completing the |
| A vehicle's AC system is made up of many | | | | closed cycle. |
| components such as the compressor, | | | | |
| evaporator, expansion valves, and condenser. | | | | The AC condenser and the radiator share |
| These parts work together to swap the heat | | | | almost the same function and form, except for |
| produced inside the car's cabin with a cooler | | | | two differences. First, the AC condenser is |
| air. The process occurs not in the cabin but | | | | smaller than the radiator. Another difference |
| under the car's hood where the heat exchanges | | | | is that while the engine's coolant remains in |
| happen. The closed loop process of cooling | | | | liquid state at all times, the AC system's |
| the car begins with the compressor. The | | | | refrigerant must be converted in a gas to |
| compressor obtains low-pressure refrigerant | | | | circulate throughout the car's cabin. The AC |
| gas, usually freon, from the systems inlet | | | | condenser is usually mounted just under the |
| area that includes the evaporator. This in | | | | car's grille, in front of the radiator. It |
| turn discharges the water and impurities out | | | | takes advantage of the air flowing at this |
| of the air conditioning system. Inside the | | | | area. The radiator fan helps the AC condenser |
| compressor, the refrigerant is pressurized | | | | to cool the refrigerant more efficiently. |
| and sent throughout the system to absorb | | | | |