CLASSIFICATION OF A/C SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENTS

CLASSIFICATION OF A/C
A) COMFORT AIR CONDITIONING
1. Domestic purpose
2. Commercial purpose
B) INDUSTRIAL AIR CONDITIONING
1. Special application
DOMESTIC
Window a/c = 0.5 TR to 2.5 TR ( houses and small offices)
Spilit a/c = 1 TR to 16 TR ( houses ,small offices and commercial)

COMMERCIAL
Meeting halls,theatre,hotels,resturant,shopping complex

INDUSTRIAL AIR CONDITIONING

1. Manufacturing companies
2. Hospitals
3. Pharmacy companies ( clean room)
4. Cold rooms

TYPE OF AIR CONDITIONING UNITS

1. Split a/c
2. Ductable split a/c
3. Central a/c

COMPONENTS IN AC UNIT
What are the components used in an ac unit?
1. Compressor
2. Evaporator
3. Accumulator
4. Condenser
5. Expansion valve
6. Strainer

COMPRESSOR
It is a important part of a refrigeration system. This machine is used to compress
the low pressure and low temperature vapour refrigerant from the evaporator to
high pressure and high temperature vapour refrigerant with the help of electric
motor. Its aim is to increase the refrigerant vapour pressure so that its
corresponding condensation temperature is higher than the cooling medium
temperature of the condenser.

TYPES OF COMPRESSORS (HOME WORK)

Line diagram of compressor (home work)
Based on method of compressing gas inside the compressor
1. Reciprocating compressors.
2. Rotary compressor
3. Centrifugal compressor
4. Screw type compressor
5. Scroll type compressor
Based on compressor connected to motor
1. Open type compressor
2. Sealed or hermetic compressor
3. Semi sealed or semi hermetic compressor

EVAPORATOR
The function of an evaporator is to absorb heat from the surrounding loation or
medium which is to be cooled by means of a refrigerant.
Types of evaporators
1. Bare tube coil evaporator
2. Finned tube evaporator
3. Plate evaporator
4. Shell and tube evaporator
5. Shell and coil evaporator
6. Tube in tube eavporator

CONDENSER
The condenser is an important device used in the high pressure side of a refrigeration
system. Its function is to remove heat of the hot vapour refrigerant discharged from
the compressor. The hot vapour refrigerant consists of the heat absorbed by the
evaporator and the heat of compression added by the mechanical energy of the
compressor motor. The heat from the hot vapour refrigerant in a condenser is
removed first by transferring it to the walls of the condenser tubes and then from the
tubes to the condensing or cooling medium. The cooling medium may be air or water
or combination of the two.
Types (home work)
1. Air cooled condensers
2. Water cooled condensers
3. Double tube condenser
4. shell and coil condenser
5. Shell and tube condenser

EXPANSION VALVE
The expansion valve reduces the pressure of the liquid refrigerant received from
the condenser . Another equally important function of the expansion valve is to
regulated the flow of the refrigerant to the evaporator and to avoid flooding of
evaporator with refrigerant.
Types (home work)
1. Capillary tube
2. Hand operated expansion valve
3. Automatic ( constant pressure ) expansion valve
4. Thermostatic expansion valve.

INDOOR COMFORT TEMPERATURE AND RH

1

DBT F

%RH

7474-79

4545-50

76 78

4545-50

77 80

4545-55

7676-78

5050-55

Bread mixer

7070-80

8080-85

cake mixing

9595-105

8080-85

flour

7070-75

5050-65

apartment, house, hotels, office

hospital, school

2. Retail shops, bank, barber shop

dept. store , super market
3. Assembly areas, machine rooms,
factory comfort
4. auditorium, church, bar, restaurant
kitchens
5. Bakery

INDOOR COMFORT TEMPERATURE AND RH

DBT F

%RH

75

6565-70

7070-75

5555-65

8. Storage

78

80

9. Candy chocolate packing

65

55

storage

6565-70

4040-50

candy centers

8080-85

4040-50

before manufacturing

7070-80

3030-35

after manufacturing

7575-80

1515-35

tablet and powder

90

15

cough syrup

80

40

liver extract

7070-80

2020-30

6. Textiles cloth room

7. Tobacco - cigar and cigerate
manufacturing

10. Pharmaceutical powder storage

CHILLER
diagram

AC DESIGN
TR
GPM

ADP

PIPE SIZE

DEHUMIDIFIED CFM

DUCT SIZE

STATIC PRESSURE

BLOWER

EQUIPMENT
SELECTION

1) SHEET GUAGE
2) NO. FO SHEETS
3) NO. OF SUPPORTS
AND DIA. OF RODS
4) ANGLE IRON
5) NO. DIFFUSERS

HP

PUMP HEAD

HP OF PUMP

1) COMPRESSOR
2) CONDENSER
3) EXPANSION VALVE
4) EVAPORATOR

BUILDING SERVICES
1. HVAC
2. WET SERVICES
a) WATER SUPPLY
b) DRAINAGE
3. ELECTRICAL
4. FIRE FIGHTING