| R-11, TRICHLOROMONOFLUORO-METHANE |
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Low pressure, synthetic chemical refrigerant which is also used as a cleaning fluid
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| R-12, DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE |
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Synthetic chemical refrigerant known as Freon 12/Arcton 12
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| R-22, MONOCHLORODIFLUORO-METHANE |
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Synthetic chemical refrigerant
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| R-290, PROPANE |
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Low temperature application refrigerant
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| R-500 |
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Refrigerant which is azeotropic mixture of R-22 and R152a
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| R-502 |
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Refrigerant which is azeotropic mixture of R-22 and R-115
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| R-717, AMMONIA |
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, AMMONIA Popular refrigerant for industrial refrigerating systems; also a popular absorption system refrigerant
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| R-764, SULPHUR DIOXIDE |
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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
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| RADIATION |
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Transfer of heat by heat rays
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| RANGE |
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Pressure or temperature settings of a control; change within limits
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| RANKIN SCALE |
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Name given the absolute (Fahrenheit) scale. Zero on this scale is 60
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| RECEIVER-DRIER |
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A cylinder in a refrigerating system for storing liquid refrigerant and which also holds a quantity of desiccant
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| RECIPROCATING |
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Action in which the motion is back and forth in a straight line
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| RECORDING THERMOMETER |
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Temperature measuring instrument which has a pen marking a moving chart
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| REFRIGERANT |
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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
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| REFRIGERANT CHARGE |
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Quantity of refrigerant in a system
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| REFRIGERANT CONTROL |
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Device which meters refrigerant and maintains pressure difference between high pressure and low pressure side of mechanical refrigerating system
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| RELATIVE HUMIDITY |
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Ratio of amount of water vapour present in air to greatest amount possible at same temperature
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| RELAY |
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Electrical mechanism which uses small current in control circuit to operate a switch in operating circuit
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| RELIEF VALVE |
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Safety device designed to open before dangerous pressure is reached. Designed to relieve excess pressure only
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| RESISTANCE (R) ELECTRICAL |
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The difficulty electrons encounter moving through a conductor or substance
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| REVERSE CYCLE DEFROST |
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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)
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| REVERSING VALVE |
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Device used to reverse direction of the refrigerant flow depending upon whether heating or cooling is desired
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| ROTARY COMPRESSOR |
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Mechanism which pumps fluid by using rotating motion
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| ROTOR |
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Rotating part of a mechanism
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| RUN WINDING |
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Electrical winding of motor which has current flowing through it during normal operation of motor
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| RUPTURE DISC |
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Disc which bursts at a predetermined pressure. Used in series with a pressure relief valve
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