Refrigerant System (IHKS and IHKA): Condenser

The condenser with integrated receiver/drier is installed in front of the radiator. The receiver/drier is a replaceable unit, located in a threaded housing at the lower end and retained by a plastic bracket at the top.

The condenser transfers heat from the refrigerant to the surrounding air to convert the vapor from the compressor into a liquid.

The condenser, being directly downstream of the compressor, receives the high pressure vapor gas and the condensation process begins.

The unit is classified as an integrated, sub-cooling condenser and consists of a fin and tube heat exchanger installed between two end tanks. Divisions in the end tanks separate the heat exchanger into a three pass upper (condenser) section and a single pass lower (subcooler) section, which are interconnected by a receiver drier on the left hand end tank. The receiver/drier, containing a desiccant pack and filter, is a replaceable unit, located in a threaded housing at its lowest end and retained by a plastic bracket at the top of the condenser.

Ambient air, passing through the condenser due to ram effect and/or the cooling fan, absorbs heat from the refrigerant to change it from a vapor to a liquid. The condenser section cools and liquifies the refrigerant before it enters the receiver/drier.