A device that transfers unwanted heat out of a refrigeration system to a medium (either air, water, or a combination of air and water) that absorbs the heat and transfers it to a disposal point There are three types of condensers: air-cooled condensers, water-cooled condensers, and evaporative condensers The evaporative condenser uses a combination of air and water as its condensing medium Most residential systems have an air-cooled condenser
The mechanical component of a refrigeration or air-conditioning system, in which lower pressure is maintained in the refrigerant line to provide conditions for the refrigerant to change state from a gas to a liquid, thus disposing of the heat picked up in the high pressure area
The part of a refrigeration mechanism that receives hot, high pressure refrigerant gas from compressor and cools gaseous refrigerant until it returns to a liquid state
A condenser is a device for accumulating electric charge. = capacitor. Device for reducing a gas or vapour to a liquid. Condensers are used in power plants to condense exhaust steam from turbines and in refrigeration plants to condense refrigerant vapours, such as ammonia and Freons. The petroleum and chemical industries use condensers for hydrocarbons and other chemical vapours. In distillation, a condenser transforms vapour to liquid. All condensers work by removing heat from the gas or vapour. In some, the gas passes through a long tube of heat-conductive metal, such as copper (usually arranged in a coil or other compact shape), and heat escapes into the surrounding air. Large industrial condensers use water or some other liquid to remove the heat. The term condenser also refers to a device attached to carding machines in textile factories to collect fibres into roving for spinning machines
An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve to prevent its escape
System component that removes heat from the refrigerant, changing it from a hot vapor to a warm liquid It is usually located in the front of the vehicle's radiator
The heat rejecting mechanism in a heat pump usually in the form of a refrigerant-to-air coil or a refrigerant-to-water coil Refrigeration heat exchanger where the refrigerant gives up its heat during condensation from a vapor to a liquid
(gen) (impl) A device used to change a vapor into a liquid This can be done either by exposing to air a tube that contains vapor, or by passing the tube through a water jacket F - condenseur S - condensador
An older term meaning the same thing as Capacitor (an electronic device which is composed of two plates separated by an insulator and can store charge) but sill in common use when referring to a microphone's active element
An electrical component in contact point distributors that prevents arcing as points open and close Also, a device that allows refrigerant to give off absorbed heat and change from a gas back to a liquid state
Component that removes heat from the refrigerant, changing it from a hot vapour to a warm liquid It is usually located in front of the vehicles radiator
Part of the outdoor unit of an air conditioner or heat pump The condenser releases heat from the refrigerant, similar to a vehicle's radiator releasing heat from the cooling system
A device that changes a vapor into a liquid Accomplished by exposing a tube containing vapor to air or by passing the tube through a water jacket (099)
(Otomotiv) A small metal cylinder, usually located inside a non-electronic distributor, that prevents electricity from arcing across the gap when the points are open by acting as a "sponge" for the excess current
A device for changing vapor into liquid, as in an air conditioning system Applied to an electric circuit, a device (also called a capacitor) for temporarily collecting and storing a surge of electrical current for later discharge In a car's ignition system the condenser is connected across the contact points to reduce arcing by providing a storage place for electricity as the points open
A network of tubes located in your unit outside the home that removes the heat from the hot, gaseous refrigerant to make it liquid again A fan discharges the heat to the outdoors Sometimes called the condenser coil
Another term for capacitor An accumulator of electrical energy In parallel, the combined capacitance is equal to the sum of the capacitance of the individual condensers In series, the reciprocal of the combined capacitance is equal to the sum of the reciprocal capacitance of each condenser in the series
A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine. Also a piece of laboratory equipment