Air Conditioning And Refrigeration

by Rex Miller, Mark R. Miller

Overview

Filled with easy-to-read tables and charts, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration covers: fundamentals of air conditioning and refrigeration; step-by-step instructions for installation, repair, and maintenance; trouble-shooting advice; problems and worked-out equations will have SI units for international usage; professional organizations; important web sites; valuable tips on buying air conditioning or refrigeration units; and the most up-to-date tools and devices used in the trade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071467889
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional
Publication date:	04/01/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	626
Product dimensions:	1.26(w) x 11.00(h) x 8.50(d)

About the Author

Rex Miller is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at State University College at Buffalo and has taught technical curriculum at the college level for more than 40 years. He is the coauthor of the best-selling Carpentry & Construction, now in its fourth edition, and the author of more than 80 texts for vocational and industrial arts programs. He lives in Round Rock, Texas.

Mark R. Miller is Professor of Industrial Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler. He teaches construction courses for future middle managers in the trade. He is coauthor of several technical books, including the best-selling Carpentry & Construction, now in its fourth edition. He lives in Tyler, Texas.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Tools and Instruments

Chapter 2: Development of Refrigeration

Chapter 3: Voltage, Current, and Resistance

Chapter 4: Solenoids and Valves

Chapter 5: Electric Motors: Selection, Operational 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, Psychometrics, 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: Installing and Controlling Electrical Power for Air-Conditioning Units

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)