Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Handbook

A comprehensive handbook covering a broad range of disciplines including energy conservation, air quality issues, construction and design, and the manufacture of temperature-sensitive products and materials.

• Provides essential, up-to-date HVAC data, codes, standards, and guidelines, all conveniently located in one volume.
• A definitive reference source on the design, selection, and operation of A/C and refrigeration systems.

From the Back Cover: A practical and updated handbook on air conditioning and refrigeration systems, authored by an experienced engineer with over 50 years of experience.

Whether you're an HVAC or mechanical engineer, technician, or student, this guide offers comprehensive information on AC and refrigeration systems, from design and selection to operation and maintenance. It includes:

• Design information
• HVAC data, standards, and guidelines
• A system-wide approach
• Use of computers and controllers in AC and refrigeration systems
• Chapters ranging from management and control systems to system selection, commissioning, and maintenance

Don't waste valuable time searching through numerous resources. Get the latest technological advances in air conditioning and refrigeration all in one unique volume.

Topics covered include psychometrics, indoor design conditions, energy management control systems (EMCS), load calculations, air conditioning cycles, air flow, air system components, fans, filters, coils, humidifiers, air-handling unit packaged units, air duct design, space air diffusion, sound control, outdoor ventilation, air and smoke control, air volume (VAV) systems, water and heating systems, refrigerant cycles, refrigeration system components, reciprocating, scroll, rotary, and screw refrigeration systems, heat pump systems, cogeneration, centrifugal refrigeration systems, energy use, cost estimation, classification, characteristics, system selection, commissioning, and maintenance.