Filter driers play a very important role in the operation of air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
Refrigerant filter drier function.
In last month s article inside filter driers which appeared on page 18 of the feb.
Absorbing moisture preventing acids.
Steel liquid line filter driers are intended for use in all sizes and types of systems.
Evaluation of each factor is necessary to ensure proper and economical drier design.
A filter is used to remove any particle such as dirt metal or chips from entering the refrigerant flow control.
One to adsorb system contaminants such as water which can create acids and two to provide physical filtration.
This month we ll deal with troubleshooting service and replacement of the filter drier.
A filter drier in a refrigeration or air conditioning system has two essential functions.
Filter driers are devices used in a hvac system that are a combination of filter and dryer or drier.
Ge refrigerator was not cooling we replace filter dryer and copper line.
The refrigerant flow control device could be thermostatic expansion valve or simply a capillary tube.
As important as the filter drier is many actually do not understand how it works.
Heat pump liquid line filter driers sporlan hpc series.
In relatively small systems where the cost of a receiver is difficult to justify a combined filter drier receiver type dmc can be used it basically consists of a large housing that combines the functions of a receiver and a drier core the world s most commonly used type of drier thanks to kitchen appliances is the pencil drier.
This kind of filter drier is physically sized to minimize pressure and provide adequate volume for filtration and drying.
The range of physical size desiccant type and amount allows them to be applied to virtually any refrigeration and air conditioning system.
Here are some details.
Filter drier perforated plate how filter driers work the refrigerant then leaves the filter driver and heads to the expansion valve.
6 issue of the news we covered the internal construction filtering and drying materials within a refrigerant filter drier.
The word desiccate means to dry out.
At the heart of the drier is the desiccant held in its cylindrical metal container.
