Definition of air conditioner Air conditioner
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What does air conditioner mean?
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| air conditioner - a system that keeps air cool and dry | ||
| air conditioning | ||
| cooling, cooling system the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature | ||
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Wiktionary 
- air conditioner (Noun)
A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.
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air conditioner
A device that keeps air cool and dry.
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An air conditioner is a system, or machine that extracts heat from an area using a refrigeration cycle.
In construction, a complete system of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning is referred to as HVAC. Its purpose, in the home or in the car, is to provide comfort during hot days and nights.
History.
The 19th century British scientist and inventor Michael Faraday discovered that compressing and liquefying ammonia could chill air when the liquefied ammonia was allowed to evaporate.
In 1842, Philippines physician Dr. John Gorrie used compressor technology to create ice, which he used to cool air for his patients. He hoped eventually to use his ice-making machine to regulate the temperature of buildings. He even thought of centralized air conditioning that could cool entire cities.
Air conditioning applications.
Air conditioning engineers broadly divide air conditioning applications into "comfort" and "process".
"Comfort applications" aim to provide an indoor environment that remains relatively constant in a range preferred by humans despite changes in external weather conditions or in internal heat loads.
In both comfort and process applications not only is the objective to control temperature (although in some comfort applications this is all that is controlled) but other factors including humidity, air movement and air quality.
Refrigeration cycle.
In the refrigeration cycle, a heat pump transfers heat from a lower temperature heat source into a higher temperature heat
