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Air Conditioner Basics – Protect Your Investment<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Air conditioning is not simply the cooling of air.\u00a0 Air conditioners use refrigeration to chill indoor air, taking advantage of a remarkable physical law: When a liquid converts to a gas (in a process called phase conversion), it absorbs\"\"<\/a> heat. Air conditioners exploit this feature of phase conversion by forcing special chemical compounds to evaporate and condense over and over again in a closed system of coils. Air conditioning involves many aspects of conditioning or changing the air in whatever way in order to make the living environment for the occupants of a building comfortable.\u00a0 This may include warming the air, cooling the air, adding moisture, dehumidifying the air, filtering the air, and maintaining a balanced distribution or circulation of the air.<\/p>\n

Humidity refers to the water vapor or moisture content in the air.\u00a0 Water vapor is actually steam at low temperatures and low pressures.\u00a0 Air can carry water vapor, depending on its temperature.\u00a0 When air absorbs moisture (when it is humidified), the latent heat of evaporation must be supplied from the air or by something else.\u00a0 When moisture from the air is condensed, the latent heat of condensation is recovered.\u00a0 Air is referred to as saturated when it is carrying\u00a0the maximum\u00a0water vapor that it can hold. We are very sensitive to humidity, as the skin relies on the air to remove moisture. The process of sweating is your body\u2019s attempt to keep cool and maintain its current temperature. If the air is at 100-percent relative humidity, sweat will not evaporate into the air.<\/p>\n

Dehumidification is the removal of moisture from the air.\u00a0 A dehumidifier is a device that removes moisture from the air.\u00a0 Dehumidifying is accomplished by condensation, which takes place when the temperature of the air is lowered below its dew point.<\/p>\n

Gas-Compression Cooling<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Gas-compression cooling involves the compression and expansion of refrigerant gas and the transfer of heat.\u00a0 Heat is removed from the interior air and is released outside.\u00a0 Heat is simply transferred from one place to another.<\/p>\n

A gas-compression cooling system consists of the following components:<\/p>\n