Understanding 2 Types of Air Conditioning Coils
by Zack Bradley on 11/04/24
Understanding 2 Types of Air Conditioning
Coils
The air conditioner or heat pump
coil transfers heat between the indoor and outdoor air. Coils are required in
comfort cooling and refrigeration systems to permit the conversion of liquid
refrigerant to a gas by the addition of heat and the reverse process to allow
the absorption of heat by the refrigerant. In addition, they can be designed to
eliminate moisture from the air. There are basically two types of air
conditioner coils: evaporator coils and condenser coils. The proper training
provides an understanding of what coils do and how they are constructed. Air Conditioning Repairs of Florida
understands the maintenance required to extend the life of the coil
performance.
The purpose of the evaporator coil
is to cool, dehumidify, and remove moisture from the conditioned space. The
condenser coil is designed to discharge the heat from the refrigeration process
to the outside atmosphere. The air conditioner coil transfers heat in heating
and air conditioning systems. For non-heat pump units, the condenser, or outdoor
coil, discharges heat, and the evaporator, or indoor coil, absorbs heat. For
heat pump units, however, the outdoor coil serves two purposes: discharging
heat during the summer when the system is in the cooling mode and absorbing
heat from the outdoor air during the winter when the unit is running in the
heating mode. The coils can be constructed of copper, aluminum, or steel. Coils
may also have different surface areas to allow maximum heat transfer according
to the system’s requirements. Some of the treated surfaces are chemicals,
coatings, and fin treatment, hydrophilic, and porosified. Some descriptive
applications of the two coil types will demonstrate the constructive
differences. These constructive differences have causative factors of
evaporator coil damaging factors and air factors. Affordable
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