Synopses & Reviews
BE AN AC AND REFRIGERATION ACE- NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PRESENT LEVEL OF SKILL! Air Conditioning and Refrigeration helps you understand today's cooling and climate control systems-so expertly that you can use it as the foundation for a career! Clear instructions-with over 800 photographs and illustrations-offer step-by-step guidance to learning the trade for students, professionals, and homeowners who want to do their own installations or repairs.
LEARN WITH THE PROS
Written by experienced teachers Rex and Mark R. Miller-whose Carpentry and Construction has been a building classic for more than 25 years-Air Conditioning and Refrigeration has all the task-simplifying details you need for any project. In the popular Miller style, this complete and current guide helps:
New and student technicians. Build on-the-job skills and the knowledge needed to succeed in a fast-growing, lucrative field. AC and refrigeration pros. Refine and update skills, with full information on the latest cost-cutting technologies, refrigerants, and tools. Do-it-yourselfers and homeowners. Make expert equipment and tool choices and achieve superior results, economically. Service personnel, technicians, contractors, engineers, and facility managers. Find up-to-date information on codes, standards, safety tips, and methods. Anyone who needs clear, illustrated, step-by-step instructions for efficient, cost-effective, and current methods in choosing, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, servicing, and repairing today's AC and refrigeration equipment. About the Author
Rex Miller is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at State University College at Buffalo and has taught technical curriculum at the college level for more than 40 years. He is the coauthor of the best-selling
Carpentry & Construction, now in its fourth edition, and the author of more than 80 texts for vocational and industrial arts programs. He lives in Round Rock, Texas.
Mark R. Miller is Professor of Industrial Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler. He teaches construction courses for future middle managers in the trade. He is coauthor of several technical books, including the best-selling Carpentry & Construction, now in its fourth edition. He lives in Tyler, Texas.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Tools and Instruments Chapter 2: Development of Refrigeration Chapter 3: Voltage, Current, and Resistance Chapter 4: Solenoids and Valves Chapter 5: Electric Motors: Selection, Operational Characteristics, and Problems Chapter 6: Refrigerants: New and Old Chapter 7: Refrigeration Compressors Chapter 8: Condensers, Chillers, and Cooling Towers Chapter 9: Working with Water-Cooling Problems Chapter 10: Evaporators Chapter 11: Refrigerant: Flow Control Chapter 12: Servicing and Safety Chapter 13: Freezers Chapter 14: Temperature, Psychometrics, and Air Control Chapter 15: Comfort Air Conditioning Chapter 16: Commercial Air-Conditioning Systems Chapter 17: Various Types of Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Chapter 18: Estimating Load and Insulating Pipes Chapter 19: Installing and Controlling Electrical Power for Air-Conditioning Units Chapter 20: Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Careers Appendix A: Some New Refrigerants Appendix B: Electrical and Electronic Symbols Used in Schematics Appendix C: Programming Thermostats Appendix D: Tools of the Trade (Plus Frequently Asked Questions with Answers)