Refrigeration cycles
As a refrigerant circulates through a system, it goes through a number of changes of state or conditions, each of which is called a transformation. The refrigerant starts from an initial state and returns to its initial state after going through a series of transformations called a cycle. Various refrigeration cycles are used to produce refrigeration, the most important of which are the compression refrigeration cycle, the absorption refrigeration cycle, and the thermoelectric refrigeration cycle.