room air conditioner [2]

Device installed in a window for cooling and circulating the air in a room.

vent

Grate through which outdoor air is drawn inward.

grille

Grille through which the heated air is diffused in the room.

control panel

Panel containing the controls that operate the air conditioner.

function selector

Knob for regulating the temperature and the fan speed.

fan control

Knob for regulating the rate of air flow.

thermostat

Mechanism that, by sensing changes in temperature, will automatically switch the air conditioner on or off.

louver

Device directing cool air into the room.

casing

blower motor

Device transforming electric energy into mechanical energy to drive a device; in this case, the fan.

evaporator coil

Tube carrying refrigerant that absorbs the room’s heat.

evaporator blower

Device drawing in warm air from the room, directing it over the cold evaporator coils and then returning it to the room.

fan motor

Device transforming electric energy into mechanical energy to drive a device; in this case, the fan.

condenser fan

Propeller-shaped fan drawing outdoor air through the vents and over the hot condenser coils to cool them.

condenser coil

Tube in which the hot refrigerant dissipates the room’s heat to the outdoors.