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. |