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    This document discusses four types of expansion devices used in refrigeration systems: 1) Capillary tubes, which use small diameter tubing to create pressure drops; 2) Float valves, which use floating balls to regulate liquid levels; 3) Thermostatic expansion valves, which automatically throttle refrigerant flow to maintain evaporator temperatures; and 4) Automatic expansion valves, which similarly regulate refrigerant flow based on opposing spring and evaporator pressures.

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    This document discusses four types of expansion devices used in refrigeration systems: 1) Capillary tubes, which use small diameter tubing to create pressure drops; 2) Float valves, which use floating balls to regulate liquid levels; 3) Thermostatic expansion valves, which automatically throttle refrigerant flow to maintain evaporator temperatures; and 4) Automatic expansion valves, which similarly regulate refrigerant flow based on opposing spring and evaporator pressures.

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    This document discusses four types of expansion devices used in refrigeration systems: 1) Capillary tubes, which use small diameter tubing to create pressure drops; 2) Float valves, which use floating balls to regulate liquid levels; 3) Thermostatic expansion valves, which automatically throttle refrigerant flow to maintain evaporator temperatures; and 4) Automatic expansion valves, which similarly regulate refrigerant flow based on opposing spring and evaporator pressures.

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    This document discusses four types of expansion devices used in refrigeration systems: 1) Capillary tubes, which use small diameter tubing to create pressure drops; 2) Float valves, which use floating balls to regulate liquid levels; 3) Thermostatic expansion valves, which automatically throttle refrigerant flow to maintain evaporator temperatures; and 4) Automatic expansion valves, which similarly regulate refrigerant flow based on opposing spring and evaporator pressures.

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    EXPANSION DEVICES

    1. Capillary tube
    2. Float valves
    3. Thermostatic expansion valve
    4. Automatic Expansion valve
    Capillary Tube
    Instead of an orifice, a length of a small diameter tube
    can offer the same restrictive effect
    A small diameter tubing is called capillary tube,
    meaning hair-like.
    The inside diameter of the capillary used in
    refrigeration is generally about 0.5 to 2.28 mm (0.020
    to 0.090)
    The longer the capillary tube and/or the smaller the
    inside diameter of the tube, greater is the pressure
    drop it can create in the refrigerant flow; or in other
    words, greater will be the pressure difference needed
    between the high side and low side to establish a
    given flow rate of the refrigerant.
    Automatic Expansion valve
    Also known as constant pressure valve
    The two opposing forces acting are:
    1. The spring pressure acting on the top
    2. The evaporator pressure acting below
    Thermo - static Expansion Valve

    The name thermostatic-expansion valve may give


    the impression that it is a temperature control device
    It is not a temperature control device and it cannot be
    adjusted and used to vary evaporator temperature
    Actually TEV is a throttling device which works
    automatically, maintaining proper and correct liquid
    flow as per the dictates of the load on the evaporator
    Because of its adaptability to any type of dry
    expansion application, automatic operation, high
    efficiency and ability to prevent liquid flood backs,
    this valve is extensively used.
    The functions of the thermostatic-expansion valve
    are:
    (a) To reduce the pressure of the liquid from the
    condenser pressure to evaporator pressure,
    (b) To keep the evaporator fully active and
    (c) To modulate the flow of liquid to the evaporator
    according to the load requirements of the evaporator
    so as to prevent flood back of liquid refrigerant to the
    compressor
    Float Valves
    1.Low-side Float Valve
    This is similar to the float valves used for
    water tanks
    In a water tank the float valve is fixed at the
    outlet of the water supply pipe to the tank
    When the water level is low in the tank, the
    float ball hangs down by its own weight and
    the float arm keeps the valve fully open to
    allow water flow into the tank
    As the water level rises, the float ball (which is
    hollow) floats on the water and gradually rises
    according to the water level, throttling the
    water through the valve
    Ultimately when the tank is full, the float valve
    completely closes the water supply
    As the water from the tank is used, the water
    level falls down; the float ball also lowers
    down, opening the valve according to the level
    of water in the tank
    High-side Float Valve
    The high-side valve like the low-pressure float valve, is a liquid
    level sensing device and maintains a constant liquid level in the
    chamber in which it is fixed
    However it differs from the low-side float valve in the following
    respects.
    (a) The high-side float valve and its chamber are located at the high-
    pressure side of the system, while the low-side float valve is located
    at the low-pressure side of the system.
    (b) The needle and seat of the valve are at the outlet of the chamber as
    against the needle valve being at the inlet of the chamber in the low-
    side float.
    (c) In the high-side float valve, the valve opens on a rise in the liquid
    level in the chamber, just the opposite action of the low-side float
    valve, which closes on a rise in liquid level in the chamber.
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