Wikijunior talk:How Things Work/Refrigerator

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Please explain about the bare basics behind CFCs and how they damaged the ozone layer in terms of the history of refrigeration; try creating an article about how the ozone layer works, and link the Refrigerator article back to it.

~PlasmaFire3000

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Added some basic examples of steps in the refrigeration cycle under "How does it work?" (such as putting rubbing alcohol on the hand to simulate the evaporator stage), as well as some more extensive explanations about the parts (especially the thermal expansion valve).

~PlasmaFire3000

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This explanation needs to address the relationships between vapor, liquid and pressure as heat is absorbed or released.