Chrysler A/C Condensers

As summer draws near, one of the most important parts of the vehicle that needs to perform well, aside of course to those parts that run the vehicle, is the air conditioning system. This is responsible to the cool air we breathe inside the vehicle on a hot summer day. As a system, it is composed of several parts that are essential to its proper functioning. This includes the compressor, condenser, evaporator, orifice tube, thermal expansion valve, receiver-drier, and accumulator. And with these numerous parts, it is essential to keep each part on its perfect condition.

The parts of the air conditioning system perform individual tasks. The compressor or commonly called the heart of the heart of the system, is a belt-driven device that pumps the air by compressing and transferring the refrigerant gas. The air goes into two directions according to the pressure: the high pressure and the low pressure side.

Another part of the air conditioning system is the a/c condenser that is considered as one of the major components in the a/c system. Usually located outside the fan unit of the a/c system, the condenser works by removing the heat from the freon gas, converting the gas back into a liquid, and pumping the liquid back to the coil in the furnace. The location is for strategic purpose. As the condenser acts like the radiator for the engine, it also uses the air to cool the hot air from the interior of the vehicle while the vehicle is moving. The only difference it that while the radiator contains water, the a/c condenser has not. It also works like the condenser of the refrigerator in your kitchen. Three common types of a/c condenser include Two cylinder reciprocating piston type, Four cylinder RADIAL type, and the Six cylinder AXIAL type.