After the evaporator, the refrigerant leaving the saturation point heading to the compressor is in which state?

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After the evaporator, the refrigerant leaving the saturation point heading to the compressor is in which state?

The key idea is that the evaporator’s job is to absorb heat and turn the refrigerant into gas. As the liquid refrigerant boils away inside the evaporator, it becomes vapor. By the time it leaves the evaporator and heads to the compressor, it is in the vapor (gas) phase. While some systems may have a bit of superheat to guard the compressor, the defining state of the refrigerant at the outlet is vapor.

The key idea is that the evaporator’s job is to absorb heat and turn the refrigerant into gas. As the liquid refrigerant boils away inside the evaporator, it becomes vapor. By the time it leaves the evaporator and heads to the compressor, it is in the vapor (gas) phase. While some systems may have a bit of superheat to guard the compressor, the defining state of the refrigerant at the outlet is vapor.

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