Air conditioning (Condenser): Description and operation

Condenser

The condenser transfers heat from the refrigerant to the surrounding air.

The condenser is installed immediately in front of the radiator assembly. Rubber mounting bushes are used to mount the condenser to brackets on the front crossmember and the bonnet locking platform. The condenser is a four pass heat exchanger, of fin and tube brazed aluminium construction, with inlet and outlet connections in the RH end tank.

Ambient air, passing through the condenser matrix due to ram effect and/or the cooling and condenser fans, absorbs heat from the refrigerant, which changes state from a vapour to a liquid.

Condenser components

1. Condenser matrix
2. Rubber mounting
3. Outlet connection
4. Inlet connection