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    The document discusses different types of evaporators used in refrigeration systems. It describes an evaporator as the component where liquid refrigerant absorbs heat and evaporates. There are two main types - forced convection evaporators, which use fans, and natural convection evaporators, where air flow depends on temperature differences. Construction types include bare-tube, plate, and finned evaporators. Finned evaporators have aluminum or copper fins to increase heat transfer efficiency. Evaporators also differ based on how refrigerant is fed, either with a constant liquid level (flood type) or designed to vaporize completely (dry type). Frosting evaporators operate below 0°C while non-frosting evaporators avoid frost

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    The document discusses different types of evaporators used in refrigeration systems. It describes an evaporator as the component where liquid refrigerant absorbs heat and evaporates. There are two main types - forced convection evaporators, which use fans, and natural convection evaporators, where air flow depends on temperature differences. Construction types include bare-tube, plate, and finned evaporators. Finned evaporators have aluminum or copper fins to increase heat transfer efficiency. Evaporators also differ based on how refrigerant is fed, either with a constant liquid level (flood type) or designed to vaporize completely (dry type). Frosting evaporators operate below 0°C while non-frosting evaporators avoid frost

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    The document discusses different types of evaporators used in refrigeration systems. It describes an evaporator as the component where liquid refrigerant absorbs heat and evaporates. There are two main types - forced convection evaporators, which use fans, and natural convection evaporators, where air flow depends on temperature differences. Construction types include bare-tube, plate, and finned evaporators. Finned evaporators have aluminum or copper fins to increase heat transfer efficiency. Evaporators also differ based on how refrigerant is fed, either with a constant liquid level (flood type) or designed to vaporize completely (dry type). Frosting evaporators operate below 0°C while non-frosting evaporators avoid frost

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    The Evaporator and It’s Type

    TE 505 RAC

    Prepared By: Jhonatan T. Tictic


    Evaporator
    • It is here that the liquid refrigerant
    is expanded and evaporated.
    • It acts as a heat exchanger that
    transfers heat from the substance
    being cooled to a boiling
    tempeature.
    • It is used to extract heat from the
    chamber where temperature
    maintains is required.
    Refrigerant liquid enters the
    evaporator and absorb latent
    heat from the chamber at
    constant pressure and comes
    out as vapor
    Types of Evaporator According to
    the mode of heat transfer
    Force Convection Type
    - Uses a fan or pump to force the liquid being cooled over the
    evaporator.
    - Fins are provided to increase heat transfer rate.
    Natural Convection type
    - Has the liquid being cooled flows naturally to the evaporator due to
    the density differences of the chilled and warm liquid.
    - Velocity of air depends upon the temperature difference
    - Circulation of air depends upon its size, shape and location.
    Evaporator According to
    Construction Types
    Types of Evaporator according
    to Construction Types
    Bare-tube evaporator
    - In this type of evaporator the entire surface
    of the coil is in contact with the refrigerant
    inside.
    - The bare-tube coil evaporators are
    extensively used in household refrigerators
    because they are easier to keep clean.
    - The material used for bare tube evaporator is
    steel or copper.
    Plate Evaporator
    • In this type of plate evaporator, the coils are either welded on one
    side of a plate or between the two plates which are welded together
    at the edges.
    • The plate evaporators are generally used in house hold refrigerators,
    home freezers, beverage cooler, ice cream cabinet etc.
    Finned Evaporators
    • In this type of evaporator the outer surface area is surrounded by thin
    metallic plates called fins.
    • Fins are thin metallic plates, usually aluminum or copper, securely
    attached or banned to the evaporator tubes, with bare tube
    evaporators. These fins increase the heat transfer efficiency of the
    evaporator.
    • Finned evaporators are used in air cooling application.
    According to the manner in
    which liquid refrigerant is fed
    Flood type evaporator
    - In this type of evaporator a constant refrigerant liquid level is
    maintained. A front valve is used as throttling device which maintains a
    constant liquid level in the evaporator. Due to the heat supplied by the
    substance to be cooled, the liquid refrigerant vaporizes and so the
    liquid level falls down.
    Dry explosive evaporator
    • This type of evaporator is designed to take so much superheat at its
    outlet that no liquid goes back to the compressor.
    • This design is very popular for home air conditioning units, rooftop
    units, and package units because of lower initial cost and ease of
    operations for units under 200 tons of capacity.
    According to the operating
    conditions
    • Frosting Evaporator
    -operates below 0 degree Celsius
    -the frost forms on the evaporator comes from the moisture of the air
    -cooling efficiency is decreases until the ice and frost is removed
    • Non frosting Evaporator
    -Operates above 0 degree Celsius therefore frost does not forms on
    evaporators
    Thermal Contact and Fin Spacing

    • Good thermal contact between the fins and tubes is a must to ensure
    efficient heat transfer.
    • The spacing of the fin depend on the operaring temperature of the
    coil. Low temperature application uses only 1 fin.
    • Excessive finning may reduce the capacity of the evaporator by
    restricting the flow of air over the coil hence the design engneers
    must do a proper system calculation and simulation at design stage.
    Evaporator Design Factors
    Pressure Drop
    The evapoartor must have sufficient space for the circulation of the
    refrigerant without too much pressure drop between the outlet and
    the inlet.
    Temperature

    The evaporator must have enough


    surface to absorb the required heat load
    in order to ensure the temperature
    difference being cooled and the
    refregirant is not excessive.
    Liquid and Refrigerant Vapor

    The evaporator must have enough


    space for the liquid refrigerant and
    the vapor to separate from the
    liquid.
    Thank you for
    Listening!

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