Submitted by samskiter t3_zsiyxn in askscience
bigflamingtaco t1_j19rx39 wrote
Reply to comment by GenericUsername2056 in Why do we use phase change refrigerants? by samskiter
To remain in a gas phase, we also need to run at lower pressures, which decreases density of the gas, further decreasing the amount of heat you can absorb.
To compensate, you will have to move a LOT of gas, and your radiators have to be a lot bigger. You end up with a system that consumes more power and takes up more space to achieve the same temperature change in the medium you are trying to heat or cool.
hkeyplay16 t1_j1a6wc5 wrote
In addition to this, I remember my thermo 1 instructor in college mentioning that it's extremely inefficient to pump gas in a closed system as compared to pumping the same substance in liquid state.
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