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central air conditioner system

Household appliances; Air conditioners

System in which air is treated at a central location and carried to and from the rooms by one or more fans and a system of ducts.

centrifugal compressor

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A type of compressor used in vapor compression refrigeration cycles where a rotating impeller is the device which compresses the refrigerant vapor. The vapor is drawn into the impeller axially, and ...

charge

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Amount of refrigerant in a system.

chilled water system

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A type of air conditioning system that has no refrigerant in the unit itself. The refrigerant is contained in a chiller, which is located remotely. The chiller cools water, which is piped to the air ...

comfort air conditioning

Household appliances; Air conditioners

Comfort air conditioning systems are designed for the comfort of people, not the protection of computer-based electrical systems. Unlike people, computers generate dry (sensible) heat, but not ...

condensation

Household appliances; Air conditioners

The process by which a gas is changed into a liquid at constant temperature by heat removal.

condenser coil

Household appliances; Air conditioners

A series or network of tubes filled with refrigerant, normally located outside the home, that removes heat from the hot, gaseous refrigerant so that the refrigerant becomes liquid again.

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