Scotsman NS650 User Manual page 13

OPERATION: Refrigeration
Beginning at the compressor, the refrigerant
502 is compressed into a high temperature
gas. The discharge line directs this gas to the
condenser. At the condenser (air or water
cooled) the gas is cooled by either air or water
and it then condenses into a liquid. This high
pressure liquid then goes through the liquid
line to the expansion valve. The thermostatic
expansion valve meters liquid refrigerant into
the evaporator, the volume of liquid refrigerant
depending upon the temperature of the
CONDENSER
FAN
MOTOR
HIGH PRESSURE
CUT OUT SWITCH
Refrigeration Schematic
LIQUID
LINE
evaporator; warmer evaporators get more
refrigerant and colder evaporators get less. At
the evaporator, the refrigerant enters an area
of relatively low pressure, where it can easily
"boil off" or evaporate. As it evaporates, it
absorbs heat from the evaporator and
whatever is in contact with it (such as the
water inside it). After the evaporator, the
refrigerant, now a low pressure vapor, goes
through the suction line back to compressor,
where the cycle is repeated.
DISCHARGE
LINE
THERMOSTATIC
EXPANSION
COMPRESSOR
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SUCTION LINE
EVAPORATOR
VALVE
NS650
GEAR
MOTOR