Fundamentals -- The refrigeration cycle -- Refrigerants -- Compressors -- Oil in refrigerant circuits -- Condensers and cooling towers -- Evaporators -- Expansion valves -- Controls and other circuit components -- Component selection and balancing -- Installation and construction -- Distributed cooling and heating -- Packaged units -- Food refrigeration and freezing -- Cold storage and refrigeration load estimation -- Food refrigeration-product by product -- The cold chain-transport, storage, retail -- Industrial applications -- Air and water vapour mixtures -- Air treatment fundamentals -- Practical air treatment -- Air conditioning load estimation -- Air movement -- Air conditioning methods and applications -- Heat pumps and integrated systems -- Control systems -- Commissioning and maintenance -- Efficiency, running cost and carbon footprint -- Noise and vibration -- Renewable energy innovations.
Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps, Fifth Edition, provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of refrigeration. Clear and comprehensive, it is suitable for both trainee and professional HVAC engineers, with a straightforward approach that also helps inexperienced readers gain a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of the technology. With its concise style and broad scope, the book covers most of the equipment and applications professionals will encounter. The simplicity of the descriptions helps users understand, specify, commission, use, and maintain these systems. It is a must-have text for anyone who needs thorough, foundational information on refrigeration and air conditioning, but without textbook pedagogy. It includes detailed technicalities or product-specific information. New material to this edition includes the latest developments in refrigerants and lubricants, together with updated information on compressors, heat exchangers, liquid chillers, electronic expansion valves, controls, and cold storage. In addition, efficiency, environmental impact, split systems, retail refrigeration (supermarket systems and cold rooms), industrial systems, fans, air infiltration, and noise are also included.
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