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A Complete, Up-to-Date Guide to AC and Refrigeration
Fully revisited to cover the latest techniques, tools, refrigerants, and equipment, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition, provides a thorough introduction to the basic principles and practices of the AC and refrigeration industry. Step-by-step instructions, along with more than 800 photographs and illustrations, demonstrate efficient, cost-effective, and current methods for choosing, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, servicing, and repairing today's cooling and climate control systems. Whether you're a do-it-yourselfer, a professional technician, or a student, you'll find the task-simplifying details you need for any project. Learn all about: Tools, instruments, and specialized equipment Development of refrigeration Voltage, current, and resistance Solenoids and valves Electric motors Refrigerants Refrigeration compressors Condensers, chillers, and cooling towers Water-cooling problems Evaporators Refrigerant flow control Servicing and safety Freezers Temperature, psychrometrics, and air control Comfort air conditioning Commercial air-conditioning systems Various types of air conditioners and heat pumps Estimating load and insulating pipes Electrical power for air conditioners Air-conditioning and refrigeration careers New refrigerants Electrical and electronic symbols used in schematics
Synopsis
Fully updated to cover the latest developments in air conditioning and refrigeration
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition, an introduction to the basic principles and practices of the air conditioning and refrigeration industry, contains all of the task-simplifying details needed for any project. Featuring more than 800 illustrations, the book provides step-by-step instructions for efficient, cost-effective, and current methods for choosing, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, servicing, and repairing today's air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
New to this Edition: 16-page color insertUpdated coverage of solenoids and valvesEPA mandates for refrigerants and site safetyUpdated discussion of compressorsCoverage of residential air conditioning units
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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A Complete, Up-to-Date Guide to AC and Refrigeration
Fully revisited to cover the latest techniques, tools, refrigerants, and equipment, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition, provides a thorough introduction to the basic principles and practices of the AC and refrigeration industry. Step-by-step instructions, along with more than 800 photographs and illustrations, demonstrate efficient, cost-effective, and current methods for choosing, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, servicing, and repairing today's cooling and climate control systems. Whether you're a do-it-yourselfer, a professional technician, or a student, you'll find the task-simplifying details you need for any project. Learn all about:
- Tools, instruments, and specialized equipment
- Development of refrigeration
- Voltage, current, and resistance
- Solenoids and valves
- Electric motors
- Refrigerants
- Refrigeration compressors
- Condensers, chillers, and cooling towers
- Water-cooling problems
- Evaporators
- Refrigerant flow control
- Servicing and safety
- Freezers
- Temperature, psychrometrics, and air control
- Comfort air conditioning
- Commercial air-conditioning systems
- Various types of air conditioners and heat pumps
- Estimating load and insulating pipes
- Electrical power for air conditioners
- Air-conditioning and refrigeration careers
- New refrigerants
- Electrical and electronic symbols used in schematics