Filter
Top Products
TRG-TRC011-EN 3
notes
period one
Absorption Refrigeration Cycle
This period describes the components of the absorption refrigeration cycle.
Comparing the absorption refrigeration cycle with the more familiar vapor-
compression refrigeration cycle is often an easy way to introduce it. Like the
vapor-compression refrigeration cycle, the absorption refrigeration cycle uses
the principles of heat transfer and change-of-phase of the refrigerant to produce
the refrigeration effect.
Both the vapor-compression and absorption refrigeration cycles accomplish
cooling by absorbing heat from one fluid (chilled water) and transferring it to
another fluid (cooling water or ambient air). Both cycles circulate refrigerant
inside the chiller to transfer this heat from one fluid to the other. Both cycles
also include a device to increase the pressure of the refrigerant and an
expansion device to maintain the internal pressure difference, which is critical
to the overall heat transfer process.
period one
Figure 4