Ciclo de Compresión de Vapor

En la industria de la climatización y refrigeración, el conocimiento y la capacitación se traducen en una mejora de la seguridad, fiabilidad y producción del personal y de la planta. La formación de los trabajadores que utilizan sistemas complejos de refrigeración y aire acondicionado, a todos los niveles, es por lo tanto indispensable.

RF04- Vapour Compression Cycle

Areas covered in this module:

• Compression
  
• Condensing
  
• Expansion
  
• Evaporation
  
• Heat Transfer
  
• Latent Heat
  
• Pressure/Enthalpy Diagram
  
• Refrigerant Flow
  
• Summary
  
• Quiz
  

Topic Aim

To explain the structure, purpose and operation of the Vapour Compression Cycle using an air-cooled condenser and direct expansion (DX) evaporator.

Topic Objectives

By the end of this topic you will be able to:

• Describe the purpose and structure of the Vapour Compression Cycle
  
• State the four stages of the Vapour Compression Cycle and describe their structure and function.
  
• Explain the relationship between pressure and temperature, and its effect on the heat transfer of a refrigerant.
  
• Explain how heat is transferred during the evaporation and condensation stages of the Vapour Compression Cycle.