# Description

2014 ASHRAE Handbook—Refrigeration View the 2014 ASHRAE Handbook—RefrigerationTable of Contents 

# Resources & Publications

The 2014 ASHRAE Handbook—Refrigeration covers the refrigeration equipment and systems for applications other than human comfort. This volume includes data and guidance on cooling, freezing, and storing food; industrial and medical applications of refri geration; and low-temperature refrigeration. An accompanying CD-ROM contains all the volume's ch apters in both I-P and SI units. Some of this volume's revisions are described as fo llows:

• Chapter 1, Halocarbon Refrigeration Systems, has th ree new sections to address issues involving the Mo ntreal Protocol and the phaseout of halocarbons. It also has a new introduction, plus updates to sectio ns on Applications and System Safety. • Chapter 2, Ammonia Refrigeration Systems, has been extensively reorganized and updated for current pr actice. • Chapter 6, Refrigerant System Chemistry, has new s ections on additives and process chemicals. • Chapter 7, Control of Moisture and Other Contaminan ts in Refrigerant Systems, has added moisture isoth erm data for refrigerants R-290 and R-600a. It also contains a new section on system sampling in conjun ction with retrofits, troubleshooting, or routine m aintenance. • Chapter 10, Insulation Systems for Refrigerant Pi ping, has revised insulation table values to complywith ASTM Standard C680-10. • Chapter 12, Lubricants in Refrigerant Systems, has expanded content on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and new guidance on retrofits. • Chapter 15, Retail Food Store Refrigeration and Equ ipment, has updates to sections on multiplex compre ssor racks, secondary and CO2 systems, gas defrost, liquid subcooling, and heat reclaim. • Chapter 17, Household Refrigerators and Freezers, has updates on LED lighting in cabinets. • Chapter 24, Refrigerated-Facility Loads, includes n ew content on packaging loads from moisture, update d motor heat gain rates, and a new example of a complete facility load calculation. • Chapter 25, Cargo Containers, Rail Cars, Trailers, and Trucks, updated throughout, has a major revisi on to the section on Equipment. • Chapter 27, Air Transport, has major revisions to the extensive section on Galley Refrigeration. • Chapter 51, Codes and Standards, has been updated t o list current versions of selected publications from ASHRAE and others. Publications are listed by topic, and full contact information for publishing organizations is included. This volume is published, as a bound print volume a nd in electronic format on CD-ROM and online, in tw o editions: one using inch-pound (I-P) units of measurement, the other using the International Syst em of Units (SI). Corrections for this volume will be listed in subse quent volumes and on the ASHRAE website. Click here to purchase . Reader comments are enthusiastically invited. To su ggest improvements for a chapter, please comment us ing the form on the ASHRAE website, or write to Handbook Editor, ASHRAE, 1791 Tullie Circle, Atlant a, GA 30329, or fax 678-539-2187, or e-mail mowen@ashrae.org. Mark S. Owen Editor 

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