Basic Refrigeration And Air Conditioning By P.n. Ananthanarayanan Pdf Download ((LINK))

There are two types of central air conditioning systems: Direct Expansion (DX) type of central air condition plants and Chilled Water type of the central air conditioning plants. In the DX system the air used for cooling the room or space is directly passed over the cooling coil of the refrigeration plant. In case of the chilled water system the refrigeration system is used to first chill the water, which is then used to chill the air used for cooling the rooms or spaces.

Both these systems have been discussed in details; this article discusses DX system, while the next one describes chilled water system.Direct Expansion (DX) Type of Central Air Conditioning PlantIn the direct expansion or DX types of air central conditioning plants the air used for cooling space is directly chilled by the refrigerant in the cooling coil of the air handling unit. Since the air is cooled directly by the refrigerant the cooling efficiency of the DX plants is higher. However, it is not always feasible to carry the refrigerant piping to the large distances hence, direct expansion or the DX type of central air conditioning system is usually used for cooling the small buildings or the rooms on the single floor.There are three main compartments of the DX type of central conditioning systems (please refer the fig below):DX Central Air Conditioning PlantThe Plant Room:The plant room comprises of the important parts of the refrigeration system, the compressor and the condenser. The compressor can be either semi-hermetically sealed or open type. The semi-hermetically sealed compressors are cooled by the air, which is blown by the fan, while open type compressor is water cooled. The open compressor can be driven directly by motor shaft by coupling or by the belt via pulley arrangement.The condenser is of shell and tube type and is cooled by the water. The refrigerant flows along the tube side of the condenser and water along the shell side, which enables faster cooling of the refrigerant. The water used for cooling the compressor and the condenser is cooled in the cooling tower kept at the top of the plant room, though it can be kept at other convenient location also.