What is the purpose of an A/C condenser?

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What is the purpose of an A/C condenser?

The condenser’s job is to reject heat from the refrigerant to the outside air. After the compressor raises the refrigerant to a hot, high-pressure gas, it flows through the condenser coils where air is blown across them; heat is removed and the refrigerant changes to a high-pressure liquid. This liquid then continues to the expansion device and evaporator, where it cycle completes. It isn’t responsible for increasing pressure (that’s the compressor), storing refrigerant, or cooling cabin air (that role belongs to the evaporator).

The condenser’s job is to reject heat from the refrigerant to the outside air. After the compressor raises the refrigerant to a hot, high-pressure gas, it flows through the condenser coils where air is blown across them; heat is removed and the refrigerant changes to a high-pressure liquid. This liquid then continues to the expansion device and evaporator, where it cycle completes. It isn’t responsible for increasing pressure (that’s the compressor), storing refrigerant, or cooling cabin air (that role belongs to the evaporator).

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