Caterpillar Air Conditioning Catalog

The Caterpillar air conditioning system, to cool the air makes use of components such as, the compressor, the condenser, the evaporator, the accumulator also known as the receiver/dryer, and orifice tube or expansion valve. In order to cool the air and carry the heat away, a refrigerant is used.

The area where the heat dissipation occurs is known as the Caterpillar air conditioning condenser. In looks it resembles the radiator and quite appropriately has a similar function to that of the radiator. It is located in the front of the radiator and is so designed that it is able to radiate heat. The hot gas produced in the Caterpillar compressor by compressing the refrigerant is cooled to a liquid state in the Caterpillar condenser. After being cooled to the liquid state it travels to the expansion valve. It is then cooled in the evaporator. As the Caterpillar air conditioning compressor is responsible for pumping and circulating the refrigerant throughout the air conditioning system, it is considered to be the heart of the system. The functioning of the air conditioning compressor can generate a lot of heat. That is because of the compression of the refrigerant which has a pressure/temperature relationship. An action on one automatically implies that a similar action has been carried out on the other. Hence, by increasing the pressure as a result of compressing the refrigerant will automatically increase the temperature of the refrigerant. This is the primary reason for the generation of so much heat.

The air conditioning condenser which is located in front of the radiator has a function similar to that of the radiator. The condensers need to be protected from internal and external corrosion. These can lead to its failure. Road salt and adverse weather conditions can lead to external corrosion whereas internal corrosion results due to contamination in the air conditioning system.

Located right at the firewall is the evaporator which is also known to be the second heat exchanger of the Caterpillar air conditioning system. This unit is responsible for making the air cold. The liquid refrigerant after passing through the expansion valve enters the evaporator. The refrigerant absorbs heat from the air and boils. When it turns to vapor, the refrigerator leaves the evaporator and proceeds towards the compressor.

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