Air Conditioning (A/C) System

The A/C system uses principals of thermodynamics to cool passenger compartment of vehicle. Using engine power, compressor compresses gaseous refrigerant into high temperature/high pressure gas. It then pumps this gas into a condenser unit built onto vehicle's radiator. Condenser cools gas, changing it into high pressure, low temperature liquid refrigerant. Liquid then goes to receiver/drier, which first removes any liquid water and then sends liquid to an evaporator in heater unit inside passenger compartment. Evaporator then uses passenger compartment temperature to turn liquid back into a gas, extracting heat from passenger compartment. Gas is then sent back to compressor, and cycle begins again.