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Not all cars have standard air conditioning system yet the A/C is
considerably helpful in making your ride more comfortable and
enjoyable. The A/C system is responsible for making the air inside the
car conducive for driving, especially during the hottest days of the
year. Similarly, on winter days you'd be so thankful that air conditioners were
invented because it helps warm up the car's interiors.
Since auto air conditioners were first used in the 1940s, the A/C
systems have undergone many improvements, making the use of the A/C
more convenient, practical and pleasurable. Now A/C systems, such as
those available on BMW cars have highly advanced features, making your
ride with this "ultimate driving machine" totally satisfying.
Key components of the air conditioning system are the evaporator,
compressor and the condenser. A refrigerant, usually called the freon
gas, is moved by the compressor around the pipe, forcing it out from
the evaporator into the condenser and the expansion valve and back into
the evaporator. The A/C condenser is the radiator-like part of the A/C,
both in structure and function. It is the one that dissipates the heat
absorbed from the warm air. The evaporator is a long tube that goes
through a number of cooling fins. Aside from its primary function
in the A/C system, the evaporator also removes moisture from the air
coming through the fins. On humid days, you will see this moisture dripping off
from the vehicle.
The auto's A/C works closely similar to any other air conditioners. A
fan blows the warm air into the evaporator, which causes the liquid
refrigerant to boil. Now that the heat is transferred, the air isn't
warm anymore. The fan blows the cool air back into the car while the
refrigerant is pumped into the compressor and then forced into the
condenser. Now in a highly pressurized (vapor) form, the refrigerant
gives off heat to the condenser, which subsequently transfers its heat
off to the forced air coming through it. Airflow is provided by the fan
and the motion of the car. Through the removal of heat, the refrigerant
is converted into high-pressure liquid. The refrigerant heads back to
the evaporator through the expansion valve and there it again absorbs
heat from the warm cabin air.