In cooling devices {air conditioner}|, a pump {compressor, air conditioner} compresses hot Freon or other easily liquefied gas. As fan blows air from outside, or water, goes, over small tubes, gas cools, and so liquefies. Then liquid goes through a tiny opening {constriction}, causing gas to expand and thus cool. Cool gas passes through tubing coils, through which fan blows room air. Room air heat passes to cool gas, which then compresses to start cycle again. Air conditioners have ratings, in British Thermal Units (BTU), of how much heat they can remove from air.
Refrigerators {freezer}| can be colder.
Cooling devices {refrigerator}| can remove heat from inside a box. Refrigerators use a gas, such as Freon, which easily liquefies with pressure. The liquefied gas in tubes inside box absorbs heat and expands. Machines {compressor, refrigerator} can compress hot gas back to liquid and send liquid through tubes outside box. A blower blows air over tubes to remove heat.
7-Machine-Kinds-Electromechanical
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