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Refrigeration and air-conditioning / A.R. Trott.

By: Trott, A. R.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : McGraw-Hill, c1981Description: 310p : ill ; 24cm.ISBN: 0070845433.Subject(s): Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery | Air conditioning | VentilationDDC classification: 621.56
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Text/reference covering uses and types of equipment. Includes a section on the selection and balancing of componenets, and a chapter on heat pumps, heat recovery, efficiency and economy. Coverage of refrigeration applications in the food and drinks industries has been broadened. Worked examples of practical applications are given. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Includes index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Fundamentals (p. 1)
  • 2 The refrigeration cycle (p. 14)
  • 3 Refrigerants (p. 28)
  • 4 Compressors (p. 36)
  • 5 Oil in refrigerant circuits (p. 57)
  • 6 Condensers and water towers (p. 63)
  • 7 Evaporators (p. 83)
  • 8 Expansion valves (p. 93)
  • 9 Controls and other circuit components (p. 104)
  • 10 Selection and balancing of components (p. 121)
  • 11 Materials. Construction. Site erection (p. 131)
  • 12 Liquid chillers. Ice. Brines. Thermal storage (p. 144)
  • 13 Packaged units (p. 154)
  • 14 Refrigeration of foods. Cold storage practice (p. 162)
  • 15 Cold store construction (p. 170)
  • 16 Refrigeration in the food trades -- meats and fish (p. 188)
  • 17 Refrigeration for the dairy, brewing and soft drinks industries (p. 193)
  • 18 Refrigeration for fruit, vegetables and other foods (p. 201)
  • 19 Food freezing. Freeze-drying (p. 205)
  • 20 Refrigerated transport, handling and distribution (p. 208)
  • 21 Refrigeration load estimation (p. 214)
  • 22 Industrial uses of refrigeration (p. 223)
  • 23 Air and water vapour mixtures (p. 227)
  • 24 Air treatment cycles (p. 240)
  • 25 Practical air treatment cycles (p. 255)
  • 26 Air-conditioning load estimation (p. 263)
  • 27 Air movement (p. 273)
  • 28 Air-conditioning methods (p. 297)
  • 29 Dehumidifiers and air drying (p. 316)
  • 30 Heat pumps. Heat recovery (p. 320)
  • 31 Control systems (p. 324)
  • 32 Commissioning (p. 333)
  • 33 Operation. Maintenance. Service. Fault-finding. Training (p. 338)
  • 34 Efficiency and economy in operation (p. 351)
  • 35 Catalogue selection (p. 357)
  • Appendix Units of measurement (p. 367)
  • References (p. 369)
  • Index (p. 373)