Refrigeration & Air Conditioning USCG Question #230 (Set 4)

In a dry-type direct expansion refrigeration evaporator, what is true concerning the evaporator coils?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — the coils are surrounded on the outside by air

In direct expansion dry-type evaporators, liquid refrigerant boils inside the internal tubing matrix while the medium being cooled (air) is forced across the external surface of the finned coils.

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