Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition

by Rex Miller, Mark R. Miller

Overview

A Complete, Up-to-Date Guide to AC and Refrigeration

Fully 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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071761406
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/05/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	624
Sales rank:	557,457
File size:	45 MB
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About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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