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Refrigeration Principles, Practices, and Performance

Refrigeration Principles, Practices and Performance begins with an introduction to the basics of refrigeration and HVAC, and then quickly progresses into specific equipment components, eliminating overly technical and lengthy information that is found in many traditional industry books. The focus on presenting the essentials with a simple, easy-to-understand approach makes this book valuable for anyone who needs to master and apply basic refrigeration and HVAC principles.

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Author: Chris Langley
Format: Softcover
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 434

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Description

Designed to provide a basic, straightforward overview of the concepts and principles of HVAC and refrigeration, Refrigeration Principles, Practices, and Performance is ideal for readers with a limited amount of experience in the field.

Refrigeration Principles, Practices and Performance begins with an introduction to the basics of refrigeration and HVAC, and then quickly progresses into specific equipment components, eliminating overly technical and lengthy information that is found in many traditional industry books. The focus on presenting the essentials with a simple, easy-to-understand approach makes this book valuable for anyone who needs to master and apply basic refrigeration and HVAC principles.

Features:

Thorough coverage for domestic, commercial, marine, or industrial applications is included so knowledge is transferable to a variety of fields within the industry.
Numerous examples provide a context for learning and grasping key concepts.
Coverage of engineering design is relevant and practical, so readers can effectively choose the proper size equipment without being bogged down by extraneous technical information.

From the Preface
During many years of teaching refrigeration to practical engineers and technicians, I have never found a text that I consider to be wholly suitable. For practical people, such a text must be written in everyday English, yet it must not be oversimplified or leave out basic theory. This book is an attempt to fulfill these requirements.

A brief review is first given of the basic physical principles necessary to understand refrigeration cycles. The student is then given a detailed physical description of compression refrigeration. Each piece of equipment used is described, stressing its part in the complete refrigeration cycle. Illustrations are drawn from all branches of equipment: domestic, commercial, marine, and industrial. Where there are differences among these branches, they are pointed out. No attempt has been made to separate them by subject. Pictures and diagrams are used wherever possible to help provide a picture of the processes explained.

After the student thoroughly understands the physical process of refrigeration, calculations show how to choose the proper size equipment. These calculations are kept as simple as possible so that anyone who can solve a simple formula should be able to master them. Still, simplification has been done, not by omission, but by using everyday terms and illustrations.

Many tables and charts have been prepared that compare conditions and provide shortcuts for calculations. Useful tables and similar data are gathered in the Appendix so that they can be easily accessed for reference. Questions at the end of each chapter stress the key points in the chapter and give the student practice in solving problems. Answers to all numerical problems are supplied in the Instructor's Guide (which is a separate publication).

This work is a compilation of much knowledge I have collected both from practical experience and from the association and help of other people over more than 30 years. It is impossible to acknowledge all the sources of information collected here or to give credit to all the people, books and magazines that have supplied information that has gone into this book.

I hope this book will be of value to beginners and to students of refrigeration as well as to practical people in the field, whether they are selling, installing, servicing, or operating large or small equipment.

About the Author
Chris Langley graduated from Kean College with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering Technology. He completed his Master's studies in 2003 at Stevens Institute and has over 30 years of experience in all facets of industrial utilities, including 18 years of hands-on experience with ammonia systems. Mr Langley has also taught HVAC, stationary engineering and refrigeration engineering in two of New Jersey's vocational-technical schools for 18 years. He holds a New Jersey double gold engineer's license.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Fundamentals. Chapter 2: Compression System of Refrigeration. Chapter 3: Refrigerants Chapter 4: Expansion Valves. Chapter 5: Evaporators. Chapter 6: Compressors. Chapter 7: Condensers. Chapter 8: Flow Equipment. Chapter 9: Electric Controls and Control Valves. Chapter 10: Lubrication. Chapter 11: Defrosting Methods. Chapter 12: Compressor Drives. Chapter 13: Food Preservation. Chapter 14: Operating. Chapter 15: Servicing. Chapter 16: Refrigerated Enclosures. Chapter 17: Instruments and Meters. Chapter 18: Heat Calculations. Chapter 19: Humidity in Refrigeration. Chapter 20: Compressor Calculations I. Chapter 21: Compressor Calculations II. Chapter 22: Refrigerant Lines - Pressure Drops. Chapter 23: Brine in Refrigeration. Chapter 24: Liquid Cooling. Chapter 25: Complete Systems. Chapter 26: Carbon Dioxide - Dry Ice. Chapter 27: Altitude and its Effect. Chapter 28: Absorption Systems. Chapter 29: The Refrigeration Code.