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What is the main function of an evaporator in the cooling cycle?
What is the main function of an evaporator in the cooling cycle?
- Cool the facilities directly
- Increase the temperature of the warm water
- Remove heat from air or water by vaporizing the refrigerant (correct)
- Convert gas into liquid refrigerant
In a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, where does the liquid refrigerant flow?
In a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, where does the liquid refrigerant flow?
- Inside the tubes (correct)
- In the warm water
- Outside the heat exchanger
- In the shell
What happens to the warm water in the shell-and-tube heat exchanger?
What happens to the warm water in the shell-and-tube heat exchanger?
- It heats the refrigerant and turns it into a gas through vaporization process (correct)
- It goes back into the compressor
- It becomes a liquid refrigerant
- It cools down and exits the system
