Pictured Above: Actual Refrigeration Cycle and T-S Diagram

Pictured Above: Actual Refrigeration Cycle and T-S Diagram

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A concise, expert explanation of the inner workings of a refrigerator with a
detailed diagram
Refrigerators and freezers (as well as air conditioners, heat pumps, and other
appliances that produce cold) use basic refrigeration principles to extract heat
from the air. To remove heat from the air, a compressor pushes a refrigerant through
copper tubing between a condenser and an evaporator coil. Both are located in the
appliance.

Refrigerator Parts Diagram
The cycling of this refrigerant through the closed (hermetically sealed) system
provides continual cooling as it changes from a high-pressure, high-temperature
liquid to a low-pressure, low-temperature vapor and liquid, and then back again,
absorbing heat.
For the technically minded, here is how the process works. The cool vapor is moved
from the evaporator by the compressor and is then compressed into a high-
temperature, high-pressure vapor and pumped into the condenser. In the condenser,
the high-temperature, high-pressure gas gives up its heat as cooling air moves
through the condenser coils. As it does this, it returns to a high-pressure liquid that
cools even more as it moves to a metering device in which it then again becomes a
low-pressure, low-temperature gas and liquid to begin the cooling process over
again.
The interior of the refrigerator or freezer compartment is essentially a box that is
heavily insulated so that very little heat is absorbed from the outside air and very
little cold air is allowed to escape.
Most refrigerator/freezers introduce chilled air into the freezer section; from there,
the cold air can pass into the refrigerator to keep its interior space cold. Controls
regulate how much cold air may pass from the freezer into the refrigerator.
Today, most refrigerators are frost-free. They have automatic defrosting systems so
that you dont have to take everything out of your freezer so you can melt built-up
ice there. An automatic defrost system includes a timer, a limit switch, and a heater,
which melts away frost.