Other types of evaporators such as indirect contact, also called skin evaporators, can be used in some freezers and refrigerators.
Types of evaporators used in refrigeration
In domestic refrigerators, three types of evaporators are used: the roll-bond evaporator, the wire tube evaporator and the serpentine finned. The first two are natural convection, used in refrigerators and freezers of conventional defrost; the latter, in turn, used for frost-free systems.
Other types of evaporators such as indirect contact, also called skin evaporators, can be used in some freezers and refrigerators.
Other types of evaporators such as indirect contact, also called skin evaporators, can be used in some freezers and refrigerators.
