How Does a Refrigerator Work?
In short: A calm walk around the vapour-compression loop inside most household fridges, through the compressor, condenser, capillary tube and evaporator, showing how phase change and electrical work move heat out of the box and how the same idea runs heat pumps and air conditioning.
A 1:57 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Turn2Engineering, “Vapor Compression Cycle: Diagram, COP & Examples”; Mech Codex (mechcodex.com), “Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle: Complete Engineering Guide | Mech Codex”; HVAC Laboratory (hvaclaboratory.com), “Key Differences Between Vapor Compression and Absorption Refrigeration Systems”; Springer (chapter by Tangellapalli Srinivas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India; in Thermal Polygeneration, 2023), “Vapour Compression Refrigeration”; OpenStax (University Physics Volume 2), hosted by LibreTexts Physics, “4.4: Refrigerators and Heat Pumps”; Springer Nature (International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration), “Development of a cooling capacity correlation for aluminum tube evaporator to enhance refrigerator efficiency using R600a refrigerant - International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration”.
Sources used in this film
- Turn2Engineering — Vapor Compression Cycle: Diagram, COP & Examples · View →
- Mech Codex (mechcodex.com) — Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle: Complete Engineering Guide | Mech Codex · View →
- HVAC Laboratory (hvaclaboratory.com) — Key Differences Between Vapor Compression and Absorption Refrigeration Systems · View →
- Springer (chapter by Tangellapalli Srinivas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India; in Thermal Polygeneration, 2023) — Vapour Compression Refrigeration · View →
- OpenStax (University Physics Volume 2), hosted by LibreTexts Physics — 4.4: Refrigerators and Heat Pumps · View →
- Springer Nature (International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration) — Development of a cooling capacity correlation for aluminum tube evaporator to enhance refrigerator efficiency using R600a refrigerant - International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Turn2Engineering: Vapor Compression Cycle: Diagram, COP & Examples
- Also: Mech Codex (mechcodex.com): Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle: Complete Engineering Guide | Mech Codex
- Also: HVAC Laboratory (hvaclaboratory.com): Key Differences Between Vapor Compression and Absorption Refrigeration Systems
- Also: Springer (chapter by Tangellapalli Srinivas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute: Vapour Compression Refrigeration
- Also: OpenStax (University Physics Volume 2), hosted by LibreTexts Physics: 4.4: Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
- Also: Springer Nature (International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration): Development of a cooling capacity correlation for aluminum tube evaporator to enhance refrigerator efficiency using R600a refrigerant - International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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