On the high-pressure side, which component comes directly after the compressor?

On the high-pressure side, which component comes directly after the compressor?

• A. Condenser
• B. Metering Device
• C. Evaporator
• D. Receiver Dryer

Answer: (A)

In a refrigeration cycle, the high-pressure side begins right after the compressor. The compressor pushes the hot, high-pressure vapor into the condenser, whose job is to reject heat to the surroundings so the refrigerant can change from vapor to liquid while still under high pressure. That immediate next component is the condenser, making it the direct follow-up after the compressor. After the condenser, the liquid refrigerant may pass through a receiver/dryer (to store liquid and remove moisture) and then through a metering device (to drop the pressure before entering the evaporator). The evaporator sits on the low-pressure side, where the refrigerant absorbs heat and boils back into vapor before returning to the compressor. So the condenser is the correct next component on the high-pressure side because its role is to remove heat and condense the refrigerant after it’s been pressurized.

In a refrigeration cycle, the high-pressure side begins right after the compressor. The compressor pushes the hot, high-pressure vapor into the condenser, whose job is to reject heat to the surroundings so the refrigerant can change from vapor to liquid while still under high pressure. That immediate next component is the condenser, making it the direct follow-up after the compressor.

After the condenser, the liquid refrigerant may pass through a receiver/dryer (to store liquid and remove moisture) and then through a metering device (to drop the pressure before entering the evaporator). The evaporator sits on the low-pressure side, where the refrigerant absorbs heat and boils back into vapor before returning to the compressor.

So the condenser is the correct next component on the high-pressure side because its role is to remove heat and condense the refrigerant after it’s been pressurized.