Refrigerator: Prasad Murumkar Simran Jagtap Prasanna Gramopadhye

REFRIGERATOR
Prasad Murumkar
Simran Jagtap
Prasanna Gramopadhye
BASIC CONSTRUCTION OF
REFRIGERATOR
⦿REFRIGERATOR CONSIST
OF MAIN FIVE PARTS
a) CONDENSER
b) COMPRESSOR
c) DRYER
d) EXPANSSIONVALVE
e) EVAPORATOR.
WORKING OF REFRIGERATOR
◼Compressor: The compressor is located at the back of the

refrigerator and in the bottom area. The compressor sucks the
refrigerant from the evaporator and discharges it at high pressure and
temperature. The compressor is driven by the electric motor and it is
the major power consuming device of the refrigerator.
◼Condenser: The condenser is the thin coil of copper tubing located
at the back of the refrigerator. The refrigerant from the compressor
enters the condenser where it is cooled by the atmospheric air thus
losing heat absorbed by it in the evaporator and the compressor. To
increase the heat transfer rate of the condenser, it is finned externally.
◼Dryer: dryer consist of filter and silica gel .Filters are provided to filter
the dirt in the refrigerant and silica gel is provided to absorb moisture
content from the refrigerant.
WORKING OF REFRIGERATOR
◼Evaporator : The refrigerant at very low pressure and

temperature enters the evaporator or the freezer. The evaporator is
the heat exchanger made up of several turns of copper or
aluminum tubing. In domestic refrigerators the plate types of
evaporator is used as shown in the figure above. The refrigerant
absorbs the heat from the substance to be cooled in the
evaporator, gets evaporated and it then sucked by the compressor.
This cycle keeps on repeating.
◼Expansive valve : The refrigerant leaving the condenser enters
the expansion devise, which is the capillary tube in case of the
domestic refrigerators. The capillary is the thin copper tubing made
up of number of turns of the copper coil. When the refrigerant is
passed through the capillary its pressure and temperature drops
down suddenly.
5 OBVIOUS SIGNS YOU NEED A NEW
REFRIGERATOR
◼The compressor overheats
◼ Your Food Is Rapidly Spoiling
◼Your Fridge Is too Old
◼Your Fridge Isn’t Energy Efficient
◼Excessive Condensation
WHAT MAKES A FRIDGE STOP
WORKING?
◼ Defective MCB
◼Insufficient current
◼Faulty compressor
◼Dirty condenser coils
◼Coolant shortage
◼Faulty thermostat
PROBLEMS AND
SOLUTIONS
TEMPERATURE NOT COLD ENOUGH
REASON SOLUTION
◼If the condenser fan is ◼ To solve this problem,
blocked by debris, the remove the evaporator
cabinet and replace the fan.
rotation is slow, and The compressor should start
enough frosting does not running after the
occur. replacement and will start
◼Clogged coils inside can frosting again.
◼ A brush can be used to
also add to the raised clean the condenser coils
temperature inside and after unplugging the
result in inadequate refrigerator from the source.
cooling.
FREEZING OF FOOD AT THE BOTTOM
PART
REASON SOLUTION
◼ The freezing of food at the bottom ◼The problem can be
part is an abnormal phenomenon.
This can happen due to a wide range solved by setting the
of reasons. regulatory points to an
◼ Due to inadequate food compared to
the amount of air inside, the food
optimum temperature,
tends to freeze. storing ample food
◼ The food can also freeze inside if the compared to the surface
temperature regulating points are not
set correctly. Too much low-
area, avoiding the bottom
temperature setting points can cause part for negligible food,
food to freeze inside the bottom part. etc.
ICE BUILDING UP INSIDE THE
REFRIGERATOR
REASON SOLUTION
◼ Inaccurate sealing of the ◼The proper preventive
fridge, and keeping the door measure is to always
open for too long add to the tighten the door seals
problem of ice building up
inside the chambers. and check for proper
◼ Loose door pivots and closures.
careless closure of doors let ◼Attention should be
the external air accumulate given so that distance is
inside and cause the maintained between the
building of excessive ice.
Defective door seals also let wall and the fridge so
air pass through and cause that it gets enough
building up of ice. space to release the
excess air.
STRANGE NOISES FROM THE
REFRIGERATOR
REASONS SOLUTION
◼ The refrigerator makes high ◼ This problem can be solved by
pitched noises when the unplugging the refrigerator at
first and then brushing the
condenser motor fan stops blades with warm water and
working due to blockage. bicarbonate solutions.
◼ The fan gets blocked due to ◼ The freezer may also create
litter accumulating in the sounds when the distance
between it and the wall is
propeller blades and narrow. This may lead to
produces noise every time it vibration and can be solved by
rotates. displacing it from a space an
inch away from the wall.

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REFRIGERATOR

◼Compressor: The compressor is located at the back of the

◼Evaporator : The refrigerant at very low pressure and

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