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R-11, TRICHLOROMONOFLUORO-METHANE Description

Low pressure, synthetic chemical refrigerant which is also used as a cleaning fluid

R-12, DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE Description

Synthetic chemical refrigerant known as Freon 12/Arcton 12

R-22, MONOCHLORODIFLUORO-METHANE Description

Synthetic chemical refrigerant

R-290, PROPANE Description

Low temperature application refrigerant

R-500 Description

Refrigerant which is azeotropic mixture of R-22 and R152a

R-502 Description

Refrigerant which is azeotropic mixture of R-22 and R-115

R-717, AMMONIA Description

, AMMONIA Popular refrigerant for industrial refrigerating systems; also a popular absorption system refrigerant

R-764, SULPHUR DIOXIDE Description

SULPHUR DIOXIDE Low pressure refrigerant used extensively in 1920s and 1930s. Not in use at present; chemical is often used as an industrial bleaching agent

RADIATION Description

Transfer of heat by heat rays

RANGE Description

Pressure or temperature settings of a control; change within limits

RANKIN SCALE Description

Name given the absolute (Fahrenheit) scale. Zero on this scale is 60

RECEIVER-DRIER Description

A cylinder in a refrigerating system for storing liquid refrigerant and which also holds a quantity of desiccant

RECIPROCATING Description

Action in which the motion is back and forth in a straight line

RECORDING THERMOMETER Description

Temperature measuring instrument which has a pen marking a moving chart

REFRIGERANT Description

Substance used in refrigerating mechanism to absorb heat in evaporator coil by change of state from a liquid to a gas, and to release its heat in a condenser as the substance returns from the gaseous state back to a liquid state

REFRIGERANT CHARGE Description

Quantity of refrigerant in a system

REFRIGERANT CONTROL Description

Device which meters refrigerant and maintains pressure difference between high pressure and low pressure side of mechanical refrigerating system

RELATIVE HUMIDITY Description

Ratio of amount of water vapour present in air to greatest amount possible at same temperature

RELAY Description

Electrical mechanism which uses small current in control circuit to operate a switch in operating circuit

RELIEF VALVE Description

Safety device designed to open before dangerous pressure is reached. Designed to relieve excess pressure only

RESISTANCE (R) ELECTRICAL Description

The difficulty electrons encounter moving through a conductor or substance

REVERSE CYCLE DEFROST Description

Method of heating evaporator for defrosting purposes by using valves to move hot gas from compressor into evaporator (making evaporator the condenser and vice versa)

REVERSING VALVE Description

Device used to reverse direction of the refrigerant flow depending upon whether heating or cooling is desired

ROTARY COMPRESSOR Description

Mechanism which pumps fluid by using rotating motion

ROTOR Description

Rotating part of a mechanism

RUN WINDING Description

Electrical winding of motor which has current flowing through it during normal operation of motor

RUPTURE DISC Description

Disc which bursts at a predetermined pressure. Used in series with a pressure relief valve