Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology

By Bill Whitman; Bill Johnson; John Tomczyk - Fifth Edition

The “best” in heating, cooling, and refrigeration just got better!

This time-honored best seller has been updated and revised to provide superior hands-on information needed to successfully maintain and troubleshoot today’s complex heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology, 5E fosters a solid foundation and understanding of environmental problems and their solutions, and displays a depth and detail of theory, diagnostics, and repair procedures that make this a fitting book for basic HVAC-R education as well as upgrading and certification training for technicians in the field.

The fifth Edition includes information on typical operating conditions, and offers ample systematic troubleshooting techniques and scenarios with an eye to improving reader’s skills. This book has been developed around the National Skill Standards for HVAC-R technicians as funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and contains easy-to-understand language for grasping fundamental and advanced concepts in the HVAC-R field.

Features:

• A dedicated chapter on indoor air quality includes more information on various sources of indoor pollution, with an emphasis on molds and remediation for these sources
• More and newer technology is addressed for the topics of ice maker service, geothermal heat pumps, alternative refrigerant and oil management, retrofit guidelines, as well as modern recovery, recycling, and reclaiming equipment and techniques
• Serves as an excellent study guide to prepare technicians for the EPA's Section 608 of the Clean Air Act technician certification exams, as well as the North American Technician Excellence (NATE), the HVAC Excellence, and the Air Conditioning Excellence (ACE) certification exams
• The art program showcases updated photos of the latest equipment and technology, including actual working parts; a functional use of color codes adds clarity to key illustrations and diagrams
• Actual technician service calls are featured, giving chapters a real-world quality that puts readers in a "service mode"
• Practical application of all technology is emphasized, and terms commonly used by technicians and mechanics in the field make the book easy to read

Contents:

THEORY OF HEAT:
Theory.
Matter and Energy.
Refrigeration and Refrigerants.

SAFETY, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:
General Safety Practices.
Tools and Equipment.
Fasteners.

SHOP PRACTICES:
Tubing and Piping.
System Evacuation.
Refrigerant and Oil Management- Recovering/Recycling/ Reclaiming and Retrofitting.
System Charging.
Calibrating Instruments.

BASIC AUTOMATIC CONTROLS:
Basic Electricity and Magnetism.
Introduction to Automatic Controls.
Automatic Control Components and Applications.
Troubleshooting Basic Controls.
Electronic Programmable Controls.

ELECTRIC MOTORS:
Types of Electric Motors.
Application of Motors.
Motor Starting.
Troubleshooting Electric Motors.

COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION:
Evaporators and the Refrigeration System. Condensors.
Compressors.
Expansion Devices.
Special Refrigeration Systems and New Technology Applications.
Special Refrigeration Applications.
Troubleshooting and Typical Operating Conditions for Commercial Refrigeration.

AIR CONDITIONING (Heating and Humidification):
 Electric Heat.
Gas Heat.
Oil Heat.
Hydronic Heat.
Alternative Heating.
Indoor Air Quality.

AIR CONDITIONING (Cooling):
Comfort and Psychometrics.
Refrigeration Applied to Air Conditioning.
Air Distribution and Balance.
Installation.
Controls.
Typical Operating Conditions.
Troubleshooting.

ALL-WEATHER SYSTEMS:
Electric, Gas and Oil Heat with Electric Air Conditioning.
Air Source Heat Pumps.
Geothermal Heat Pumps.

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES:
Domestic Refrigerators.
Domestic Freezers.
Room Air Conditioners.

CHILLED-WATER AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS:
High Pressure, Low Pressure, and Absorption Chilled-Water Systems.
Cooling Towers and Pumps.
Operation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Controls of Chilled-Water Systems.
Appendix.
GLOSSARY.
INDEX.

1,360 Pages, Hardcover

Hardcover, 1360 pages

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