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DRY EXPANSION SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
DEF

A refrigeration system in which the evaporator is in direct association with space, substance or process requiring cooling.

OBS

direct expansion system; dry expansion system: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
OBS

Détente directe. Terme utilisé très souvent dans la technique frigorifique et du conditionnement d'air pour désigner un système de refroidissement dans lequel l'évaporateur est placé directement au contact du milieu à refroidir.

OBS

système à détente directe; système à détente sèche : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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