The thermostatic expansion valve regulates the flow of liquid refrigerant into an evaporator to maintain a constant superheat and control temperature. It responds to signals from the evaporator temperature and pressure. The valve consists of a body, diaphragm, needle and seat, spring, and sensing bulb. The bulb senses the evaporator temperature and transmits pressure to the diaphragm, controlling the needle position and refrigerant flow rate to match the evaporation rate and ensure no liquid leaves the evaporator.
The thermostatic expansion valve regulates the flow of liquid refrigerant into an evaporator to maintain a constant superheat and control temperature. It responds to signals from the evaporator temperature and pressure. The valve consists of a body, diaphragm, needle and seat, spring, and sensing bulb. The bulb senses the evaporator temperature and transmits pressure to the diaphragm, controlling the needle position and refrigerant flow rate to match the evaporation rate and ensure no liquid leaves the evaporator.
The thermostatic expansion valve regulates the flow of liquid refrigerant into an evaporator to maintain a constant superheat and control temperature. It responds to signals from the evaporator temperature and pressure. The valve consists of a body, diaphragm, needle and seat, spring, and sensing bulb. The bulb senses the evaporator temperature and transmits pressure to the diaphragm, controlling the needle position and refrigerant flow rate to match the evaporation rate and ensure no liquid leaves the evaporator.
The thermostatic expansion valve regulates the flow of liquid refrigerant into an evaporator to maintain a constant superheat and control temperature. It responds to signals from the evaporator temperature and pressure. The valve consists of a body, diaphragm, needle and seat, spring, and sensing bulb. The bulb senses the evaporator temperature and transmits pressure to the diaphragm, controlling the needle position and refrigerant flow rate to match the evaporation rate and ensure no liquid leaves the evaporator.
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UE20028713
AUTOMATIC CONTROL (MECH 305)
Thermostatic expansion valve is a device designed to regulate (controller) the rate
at which liquid refrigerant (working fluid) flows into the evaporator of refrigerator or an air conditioning system and also maintains a constant superheat in the evaporator. The thermostatic expansion valve as a controller receives and responds to two main signals. These are; 1. The temperature of the refrigerant as it leaves the evaporator. 2. The pressure in the evaporator itself The thermostatic expansion valve is installed in the liquid line at the inlet of the evaporator. A thermal bulb from the evaporator is connected to the thermostatic expansion valve. The thermal expansion valve consists of; 1. Valve body: Provides means to connect valve to the piping circuit and also has inlet screen to stop any small particulate matter from entering the valve 2. Diaphragm: Moves the needle in and out of the seat in response to system load changes. Flexes down to open the valve and upward to close the valve. It is located at the top of the valve. 3. Needle and seat: Control refrigerant flow through the valve. It is pushed into the seat to reduce refrigerant flow to the evaporator by the diaphragm. 4. Spring: Acts to push the needle into the seat, causing the valve to close. The spring pressure determines the evaporator superheat. 5. Adjustable and packing gland 6. Sensing bulb and transmission tube: It senses temperature at the end of the evaporator which is converted into a pressure and is transmitted to the top of the diaphragm. The bulb pressure is the only opening pressure that controls the valve. As the thermostatic expansion valve regulates the rate at which liquid refrigerant flows into the evaporator, it maintains a proper supply of refrigerant by matching this flow rate against how quickly the refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator coil. If the evaporator superheat is high, the bulb pressure increases and the valve will open. This ensures that no liquid refrigerant leaves the evaporator. However, low superheat increases the net refrigerant effect. Thermal Bulb