Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology
Edition: 5 edition
Publisher: Cengage Delmar Learning
Published: October 13, 2004
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1360
ISBN-13: 9781401837655
Subjects: Heating, lighting, ventilation; Technical & Manufacturing Trades; Engineering - Mechanical; Air-Conditioning Engineering; Low Temperature Engineering; Technology & Industrial Arts; Technology; Science/Mathematics; Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery; Construction - Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades; Air conditioning; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Refrigeration and refrigeratin
Notes: 5E
Table of contents: title: Section 1 : Theory of heat.; title: Theory; title: Matter and energy; title: Refrigeration and refrigerants; title: Section 2 : Safety, tools and equipment, shop practices.; title: General safety practices; title: Tools and equipment; title: Fasteners; title: Tubing and piping; title: System evacuation; title: Refrigerant and oil chemistry and management : recovery, recycling, reclaiming, and retrofitting; title: System charging; title: Calibrating instruments; title: Section 3 : Basic automation controls.; title: Basic electricity and magnetism; title: Introduction to automatic controls; title: Automatic control components and applications; title: Troubleshooting basic controls; title: Advanced automatic controls; title: Section 4 : Electric motors.; title: Types of electric motors; title: Application of motors; title: Motor controls; title: Troubleshooting electric motors; title: Section 5 : Commercial refrigeration.; title: Evaporators and the refrigeration system; title: Condensers; title: Compressors; title: Expansion devices; title: Special refrigeration system components; title: Application of refrigeration systems; title: Commercial ice machines; title: Special refrigeration applications; title: Troubleshooting and typical operating conditions for commercial refrigeration; title: Section 6 : Air conditioning (heating and humidification).; title: Electric heat; title: Gas heat; title: Oil heat; title: Hydronic heat; title: Indoor air quality; title: Section 7 : Air conditioning (cooling).; title: Comfort and psychrometrics; title: Refrigeration applied to air conditioning; title: Air distribution and balance; title: Installation; title: Controls; title: Typical operating conditions; title: Troubleshooting; title: Section 8 : All-weather systems.; title: Electric, gas, and oil heat with electric air conditioning; title: Air source heat pumps; title: Geothermal heat pumps; title: Section 9 : Domestic appliances.; title: Domestic refrigerators; title: Domestic freezers; title: Room air conditioners; title: Section 10 : Chilled water air-conditioning systems.; title: High-pressure, low-pressure, and absorption chilled water systems; title: Cooling towers and pumps; title: Operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of chilled water air-conditioning systems