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The terms and definitions included in this glossary were taken from "ASHRAE Terminology of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration".
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pressure drop


1. loss in pressure, as from one end of a refrigerant line to the other, from friction, static, heat, etc.

2. difference in pres-sure between two points in a flow system, usually caused by frictional resistance to fluid flow in a conduit, filter, or other flow system. Compare pressure loss.

 





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