Fitters Notes focuses primarily on the basic principles of commercial refrigeration systems and the associated basic components. This first article in the series will focus on the Thermostatic Expansion valve. You can view part one and two of the article, and also find a link to the Fitters Notes handbook below.
The main target group for these articles is refrigeration fitters in servicing, system construction, trainee refrigeration fitters and people entering refrigeration engineering from other disciplines. However, the article is relevant for anyone, who would like to gain a basic practical knowledge of refrigeration from a series of articles.
The author of the articles is Stephan Bachmann from the technical support organisation. Stephan has been responsible for providing technical support for wholesalers and installers for many years. He is located at the Danfoss Refrigeration and Air Conditioning sales office in Germany.