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Household appliances

Any device found in the home designed for a specific function, especially electric devices such as toasters or refrigerators.

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storage tank

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A steel shell in which the refrigerant charge for a chiller may be temporarily stored while the chiller is serviced.

supercooled liquid

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Liquid refrigerant cooled below its saturation point.

subcooler

Household appliances; Air conditioners

This is a section of some condensers in which the temperature of the condensed refrigerant liquid is reduced. This improves the energy efficiency of the chiller.

subcooling

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Creating a drop in temperature by removing sensible heat from a refrigerant liquid.

superheated vapor

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Refrigerant vapor heated beyond its saturation point.

superheating

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Creating a rise in temperature by adding heat energy to a refrigeration vapor.

supplementary heat

Household appliances; Air conditioners

The auxiliary or emergency heat, usually electrical resistance heat, provided at temperatures below a heat pump's balance point.