Monday 24 July 2017

Know About HVAC Systems Coils: Hydrophobic Coated, Chilled Water and Condenser Coils!

Hydrophobic coated coil, chilled water coils, cooling coils or condenser coils are basically heat exchangers that help to transfer heat between two mediums. These are specially designed for space heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators and car radiators. The coils have a complex set of internal tubing system that is used to manage heat or cool air transferring functions.

What are the functions of coils?

The process of air conditioning involves refrigerant gas that changes from gaseous to liquid state by compression and again comes back to the gaseous state by absorbing heat from the inside and blowing out the hot/humid air exhaust fans. The condenser coils help in the refrigeration process that majorly goes through 4 major stages –

  • Compression – With the help of coils, the gas is pressurized and converted into a high-pressure hot liquid.
  • Condensation – The liquid then flows through the coils condenses into a cold liquid state.
  • Expansion valve – The expansion valves convert high-pressure liquid to low pressure liquid.
  • Evaporation – The low-pressure liquid is transferred through an evaporation coil, absorbs the heat from inside the rooms and changes from liquid to gaseous state. For split air conditioners this process occurs in the indoor unit unlike other HVAC systems. 
The process of absorbing the heat from inside and transferring it outside is performed through various types of coils, include hydrophobic coated coils, Chilled water coils, condenser coils, evaporator coils, or cooling coils. The working principle remains the same only the size of the HVAC systems changes or varies. However, the types of coils used may affect the efficiency of the HVAC systems. This is because, the material used to make the coils, their sizes, ease of cleaning and maintenance – everything plays a significant role in the operation and functioning of HVAC systems.

What to look for in the coils when buying an HVAC system?

The two major things to keep in consideration while buying coils for your HVAC system include –

Quality of the cooling coils - The primary thing to consider is the quality of the cooling coils. Low performing coils fail to serve the purpose. For quality, you need to make sure that the coils are electric and fire resistant to avoid short circuits.

Definite about the Tube Bundle Varieties - Be definite on the type of coil tube bundles that you are planning to buy as nowadays, a wide variety of coils are available in the market that may make you confuse. While buying you need to consider that the coils are perfect match for your HVAC system. For this, what you need to do is browse through different types of electrical appliance websites, match the details such as coil’s length, thickness, width, model number and the material from which they are made up of. Place your order and buy the coils accordingly!

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