{"id":1123,"date":"2020-07-14T20:36:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T04:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2023-09-29T01:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T09:32:29","slug":"what-is-a-condenser-parts-functions-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-a-condenser-parts-functions-types\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Condenser; Parts, Functions and types"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-a-condenser-parts-functions-types\/#But_what_is_a_condenser_indeed_and_where_is_it_used\" >But what is a condenser indeed and where is it used?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-a-condenser-parts-functions-types\/#What_parts_is_a_condenser_made_of\" >What parts is a condenser made of?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-a-condenser-parts-functions-types\/#How_does_a_condenser_work\" >How does a condenser work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-a-condenser-parts-functions-types\/#Air-cooled_water-cooled_and_evaporative_types\" >Air-cooled, water-cooled and evaporative types<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/what-is-a-condenser-parts-functions-types\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>In any systems with heat transfer like refrigerators, home air conditioning equipment chillers, heat pumps and ventilators there are many parts cooperating to transfer heat out of the entire system: but among these parts, one of them is basically known as the heat rejector and it is called condenser. In this article we are going to answer questions like \u201cwhat is a condenser?\u201d, \u201cwhat parts is a condenser made up of?\u201d, \u201chow does it work?\u201d, \u201cwhere is it used?\u201d, \u201chow many types does it have?\u201d and \u201cwhat are its main functions?\u201d. Linquip has gathered all these basics and essential information to deliver to you. Follow us in every single section of this article to get more and more about the condenser.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_what_is_a_condenser_indeed_and_where_is_it_used\"><\/span>But what is a condenser indeed and where is it used?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The main question is \u201cwhat is a condenser?\u201d For sure you have seen twisting and spiral coils on the back of your home refrigerator. These coils are the main part of a condenser. All of what these coils do is helping the entire system to lose its heat in order to work efficiently. Condensers vary in design; Some of them are designed for devices we use every day in our home like refrigerators and air conditioners and some of them are designed for industrial purposes. Based on their usage, their size varies too; some of them can be carried and held by a hand and some others are in large and industrial scale. Condensers are used in home or industrial refrigeration systems, heat pumps, industrial steam power plants, air conditioners and many other systems which need to be cooled to work efficiently.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#00021e;border-radius:3px;max-width:none\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#263551;color:#89cadb;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Read More on Linquip<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\"><a title=\"Condenser water system\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/condenser-water-system-an-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Condenser water system<\/a>: An overview of its components and more!<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#282828;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#424242;border-color:#ffffff;color:#ffffff;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/feed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Test.jpg\" alt=\"Girl in a jacket\" width=\"300\" height=\"82\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"roboto: sans serif;\"><b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/experts?category_id=324\">\u00a0 \u00a0See All Condenser Experts<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/companies\/service-provider?category_id=324\">\u00a0\u00a0 See All Condenser Service Provider<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/a><b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/companies\/manufacturer?category_id=324\">\u00a0\u00a0 See All Condenser Manufactures<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/a><b><\/b><b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/companies\/distributor?category_id=324\">\u00a0\u00a0 See All Condenser Distributor<br \/>\n<\/a><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_parts_is_a_condenser_made_of\"><\/span>What parts is a condenser made of?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>most of the condensers are made up of four basic parts. A cabin which is a housing for other parts, coils which can be made by copper or aluminum, a compressor which is for increasing pressure and a fan whose job is flowing air into coils. The coils can be made of copper or aluminum and it\u2019s better to be of aluminum so heat can be better and faster transferred. What you should consider as a consumer is that the coils should be kept clean. If the coils get dirty or rusty, the performance will be impaired. The fan is an essential part too. Its job is to circulate and flow the air across the coils. This causes the heat transfer and the cooling process better and faster. You should notice that the area around the fan and coils needs to be free and be sure that the air flow is not blocked. Besides, the coils and the fan should be clean to maximize the efficiency of cooling. Now that you have got familiar with the main parts of a condenser, in fact, you have reached one step closer to the answer of the question \u201cwhat is a condenser?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1140 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/water-cooled-condenser-e1594539764174.jpg\" alt=\"What is a condenser - Linquip\" width=\"700\" height=\"407\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/water-cooled-condenser-e1594539764174.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/water-cooled-condenser-e1594539764174-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/water-cooled-condenser-e1594539764174-696x405.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#00021e;border-radius:3px;max-width:none\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#263551;color:#89cadb;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Read More on Linquip<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\"><a title=\"Evaporative condenser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/evaporative-condenser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evaporative condenser<\/a>: An easy to understand guide<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Difference Between Heat Exchanger and Condenser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/difference-between-heat-exchanger-and-condenser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Difference Between Heat Exchanger and Condenser<\/a>: A thorough guide 2021<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_a_condenser_work\"><\/span>How does a condenser work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As we mentioned before, condensers have variety in design but how they work in any type is approximately the same. To be sure that we are on the same page, let\u2019s take an air-cooled condenser of a refrigerator as our example. There are three key functions that every condenser does as running:<\/p>\n<p>the first phase is desuperheating; to understand what desuperheating is you have to get familiar with the concept of saturation temperature. Saturation temperature is the point at which refrigerant state starts to change. By reaching to that point, the vapor is going to turn into liquid state.<\/p>\n<p>So, the vapor coming out of compressor is at the superheated state from the process of evaporating. After that the vapor flows into the condenser and has to lose its temperature. This phase of losing temperature and reaching into saturation level is called desuperheating. In desuperheating phase the we have 50% vapor and 50% liquid. As it goes further, we reach into the biggest state which is called changing or condensation state where we have only 10% vapor and 90% liquid. Finally, all the vapor turns into 100% liquid and at this point, as the refrigerant is still violating and it is likely to turn into gas, cooling continues beyond saturation degree. This has to be done to be sure that the refrigerant stays in liquid form. This phase is called subcolling. the temperature in this stage is below the condensing temperature and we have sub-cooled liquid flowing into the metering device.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Air-cooled-condensers.jpg\" alt=\"What is a condenser - Linquip\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Air-cooled-condensers.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Air-cooled-condensers-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Air-cooled-condensers-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#282828;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#424242;border-color:#ffffff;color:#ffffff;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/feed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Test.jpg\" alt=\"Girl in a jacket\" width=\"300\" height=\"82\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"roboto: sans serif;\"><b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/equipment\/324\/condensers\">\u00a0 \u00a0What is Condenser?<\/a><br \/>\n<b><a style=\"color: #84ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/equipment?query=condensers\">\u00a0\u00a0 Condenser For Sales<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/a><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Air-cooled_water-cooled_and_evaporative_types\"><\/span>Air-cooled, water-cooled and evaporative types<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Answering to the question of \u201cwhat is a condenser?\u201d without knowing types of condeser is actually incomplete. Three main types of condensers, based on the way they cool the refrigerant, are mostly used in HVAC systems; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_cooling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">air-cooled<\/a>, water-cooled and evaporative. These types of condensers and their functions and applications are elaborated with details in another article. But for your information, air-cooled ones are put outside unit and easily for maintenance and installation. Water-cooled ones are more efficient but more expensive and also need regular service.<\/p>\n<p>To have a better insight of these types, we put a PDF file of diagrams below to show you where the components are exactly rested in the cabin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#00021e;border-radius:3px;max-width:none\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#263551;color:#89cadb;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Read More on Linquip<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">An Applicable Introduction to <a title=\"different Types of Condensers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/different-types-of-condensers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">different Types of Condensers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Difference Between Condenser and Capacitor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/difference-between-condenser-and-capacitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Difference Between Condenser and Capacitor<\/a> in a nutshell 2021<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Understanding the components of HVAC systems helps you know how it works. Also if one of these components fails you may have an idea how to fix it or who can repair it. What you read in this article was necessary and essential to this purpose. we tried to answer the question of \u201cwhat is a condenser?\u201d and introduced the main components. Besides, we delivered some key information about how it works and elaborated the main functions.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any experiences of using any types of condenser or you want to share your opinions about the topic of \u201cwhat is a condenser?\u201d to make this article a better source of information, feel free to write them down in comments. Experts in Linquip are ready to answer your questions about this equipment. So just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/sign-up?client_redirect=\/\">sign up on our website<\/a> and let us help you out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In any systems with heat transfer like refrigerators, home air conditioning equipment chillers, heat pumps and ventilators there are many parts cooperating to transfer heat out of the entire system: but among these parts, one of them is basically known as the heat rejector and it is called condenser. 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