Difference between Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

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Difference between Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
	Refrigeration	Air Conditioning
1.	It only involves removal of heat from the system.	It involves, temperature, temperature control, humidity control etc.
2.	Refrigeration deals with producing (by removing) and maintaining temperatures of a system.	Air Conditioning deal with applying and maintaining the temperature of system.
3.	Refrigerator extracts heat from a body & maintains the temperature of body below surrounding temperature.	Air conditioner, conditions the air i.e. maintains temperature as well as purity and humidity of air in confined space.
4.	It maintains temperature below the surrounding atmosphere.	It maintains temperature irrespective of the surrounding condition.
5.	Refrigerator cannot be used as heat pump.	AC can be used as heat pump and refrigerator.