Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition
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Published:
16 December, 2011
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Description
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
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780071761390 |
| ISBN10 | 007176139X |
| Number Of Pages | 624 |
| Item Weight | 1281 g |
| Product Dimensions | 216 x 274 x 23 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | 2nd edition |
Author's Bio
Rex Miller (Round Rock, Texas) is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at the State University of New York College at Buffalo where he taught technical curriculums at the college level for more than 40 years. Dr. Miller authored or co-authored more than 100 texts for vocational and industrial arts programs. Mark R. Miller (Tyler, Texas) is Professor of Industrial Technology and coordinator of that section of the Department of HRD & Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler. Dr. Miller teaches courses in construction for future middle managers and has authored or co-authored more than 35 technical books and many technical articles.