Refrigeration and air-conditioning
The use of refrigeration, either directly or as part of an air-conditioning system, is essential to almost every branch of industry. There is a need for practitioners to familiarise themselves with the general principles and methods of refrigeration and air conditioning, and the types of plant and o...
| Main Author: | Trott, A. R. 1919- |
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| Other Authors: | Welch, T., ScienceDirect (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford ; Boston, Mass. :
Butterworth Heinemann,
2000.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (vi, 377 pages) : illustrations. |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Fundamentals
- The refrigeration cycle
- Refrigerants
- Compressors
- Oil in refrigerant circuits
- Condensers and water towers
- Evaporators
- Expansion valves
- Controls and other circuit components
- Selection and balancing of components
- Materials. Construction. Site erection
- Liquid chillers. Ice. Brines. Thermal storage
- Packaged units
- Refrigeration of foods. Cold storage practice
- Cold store construction
- Refrigeration in the food trades
- meats and fish
- Refrigeration for the dairy, brewing and soft drinks industries
- Refrigeration for fruit, vegetables and other foods
- Food freezing. Freeze-drying
- Refrigerated transport, handling and distribution
- Refrigeration load estimation
- Industrial uses of refrigeration
- Air and water vapour mixtures
- Air treatment cycles
- Practical air treatment cycles
- Air-conditioning load estimation
- Air movement
- Air-conditioning methods
- Dehumidifiers and air drying
- Heat pumps. Heat recovery
- Control systems
- Commissioning
- Operation. Maintenance. Service. Fault-finding. Training
- Efficiency and economy in operation
- Catalogue selection.