Evaporator Vs. System Superheat
Q: What is the difference between evaporator superheat and system superheat? Superheat varies within the system depending on where it is being measured. The superheat that the thermal expansion valve is controlling is the evaporator superheat. This is measured at the outlet of the evaporator. The refrigerant gains superheat as it travels through the evaporator, basically starting at 0 as it enters the evaporator and reaching a maximum at the outlet as the refrigerant travels though the evaporator absorbing heat. System superheat...