Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition

2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-07-176139-0
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1589 g

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 RefrigerationFully 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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, Rex

Miller, Mark R.

Miller, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Gebäudeausbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Tools, Instruments, and Specialized Equipment
Chapter 2. Development of Refrigeration
Chapter 3. Voltage, Current, and Resistance
Chapter 4. Solenoids and Valves
Chapter 5. Electric Motors: Selection, 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, Psychrometrics, 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. Insulating Power for Air Conditioners
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)
Appendix E. Generic Substitute Names Used in SNAP Listings
Glossary
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Miller, Mark
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.

Miller, Rex
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.

Rex Miller is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at State University of New York-College at Buffalo, where he taught technical curriculums for more than 40 years. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 texts for vocational and industrial arts programs, including McGraw-Hill’s Carpentry & Construction, now in its fifth edition.
Mark R. Miller is a professor of technology and coordinator for the industrial management programs in the Department of Human Resource Development & Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler. He teaches technology courses for future middle managers and has authored or co-authored more than 35 technical books and numerous technical articles.