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What is the average temperature of Freon in an automobile air conditioning system?
What is the average temperature of Freon in an automobile air conditioning system after it is compressed by the compressor? Also what is the average temperature of Freon before it reaches the evaporator. Thank you.
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Freon is a brand name for refrigerant, kind of like calling all soda's Cokes !
Refrigerant is measured in both temperature, pressure, and pounds per square inch gauge.
The type of refrigerant in the system will be the determining factor as to the temperature of the refrigerant at various stages of the closed system.
Before the Montreal Protocol was adopted, the refrigerant used in automobiles was R-12, now that it has been banned from production, the industry has turned to R-134A for automotive use.
Please be aware that the high side pressure in an automobile can exceed 300 lbs psig and the potential for injury is prevalent...........
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Refrigerant is measured in both temperature, pressure, and pounds per square inch gauge.
The type of refrigerant in the system will be the determining factor as to the temperature of the refrigerant at various stages of the closed system.
Before the Montreal Protocol was adopted, the refrigerant used in automobiles was R-12, now that it has been banned from production, the industry has turned to R-134A for automotive use.
Please be aware that the high side pressure in an automobile can exceed 300 lbs psig and the potential for injury is prevalent...........
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drdave35, that was the most uninformative and unprofessional post I've ever read on Expert's Exchange. I can't believe you're allowed to post on here. If you can't answer the question, then move on, and don't even post. Giving a general warning is fine, but informing the individual that they shouldn't be messing with it is not your place, and your opinion on whether they should or not is 100% irrelevant. There's a reason any 'ole person can buy R134 at Wal-Mart.
H3Xploit, my average temp out the vents in my Jeep Cherokee is about 32-42 (max/recirc vs norm) degrees using R134 (I converted from R12, using all the stock equipment). In order to measure the temps you're asking about, I imagine you could purchase an inexpensive wireless/remote thermometer and install the control unit inside the cab so you can read the temps on the fly. The sensor(s) can be strapped to any of the aluminum tubes, condenser, and evaporator, but be sure to add a little insulation around them so that ambient temps won't influence your reading.
There is no cause for a safety warning, because with this method, you wouldn't be modifying or even tapping into any part of the system.
Hope this helps! :o) Feel free to email me if you have any questions: paul@grandesigns.net
-Paul
H3Xploit, my average temp out the vents in my Jeep Cherokee is about 32-42 (max/recirc vs norm) degrees using R134 (I converted from R12, using all the stock equipment). In order to measure the temps you're asking about, I imagine you could purchase an inexpensive wireless/remote thermometer and install the control unit inside the cab so you can read the temps on the fly. The sensor(s) can be strapped to any of the aluminum tubes, condenser, and evaporator, but be sure to add a little insulation around them so that ambient temps won't influence your reading.
There is no cause for a safety warning, because with this method, you wouldn't be modifying or even tapping into any part of the system.
Hope this helps! :o) Feel free to email me if you have any questions: paul@grandesigns.net
-Paul
So...the long and short is...don't go doing anything "Jackass III" with the knowledge. It's cold in liquid form. Cold enough to burn you, cold enough to give you frostbite.
The more compression that's applied to the freon, the colder it gets.
I realize this is not what you were looking for, however, any more information other than "How does an A/C system work" would, IMHO, be dangerous, given the pressures at which they function.
DO NOT SCREW AROUND WITH ANY PRESSURIZED SYSTEM OR YOU MAY DIE OR BE BLINDED.