Handbook of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration covers a broad range of disciplines--energy conservation and air quality issues, construction and design, and the manufacture of temperature-sensitive products and materials--and more.

This book provides essential data on HVAC, codes, standards, and guidelines, all conveniently located in one volume. It is a definitive reference source on the design, selection and operation of A/C and refrigeration systems.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Psychrometrics
3. Heat and Moisture Transfer through Building Envelope
4. Indoor and Outdoor Design Conditions
5. Energy Management and Control Systems
6. Load Calculations
7. Water Systems
8. Heating Systems, Furnaces, and Boilers
9. Refrigerants, Refrigeration Cycles, and Refrigeration.
10. Refrigerants Systems: Components
11. Refrigeration Systems: Reciprocating, Rotary, Scroll, and Screw
12. Heat Pumps, Heat Recovery, Gas Cooling, and Cogeneration Systems
13. Refrigeration Systems: Centrifugal
14. Refrigeration Systems: Absorption
15. Air Systems: Components - Fans, Coils, Filters, and Humidifiers
16. Air Systems: Equipment - Air-Handling Units and Packaged
17. Air Systems: Air Duct Design
18. Air Systems: Space Air Diffusion
19. Sound Control
20. Air Systems: Basics and Constant-Volume Systems
21. Air Systems: Variable-Air-Volume Systems
22. Air Systems: VAV Systems - Fan Combination, System Pressure, and Smoke Control
23. Air Systems: Minimum Ventilation and VAV System Controls
24. Improving Indoor Air Quality
25. Energy Management and Global Warming
26. Air Conditioning Systems: System Classification, Selection, and Individual Systems
27. Air Conditioning Systems: Evaporate Cooling Systems and Evaporative Coolers
28. Air Conditioning Systems: Space Conditioning Systems
29. Air Conditioning Systems: Packaged Systems and Desiccant-Based Systems
30. Air Conditioning Systems: Central Systems and Clean-Room Systems
31. Air Conditioning Systems: Thermal Storage Systems
32. Commissioning and Maintenance

Appendices

• Nomenclature and Abbreviations.
• Pyschrometric Chart, Tables, and I-P Units to SI Units Conversion

Index

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