Refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment: a servicing and installation handbook (3^rd Ed.)

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Equipment is a clear and practical guide to the installation, testing and servicing of industrial and domestic refrigeration and air-conditioning units. Starting from the fundamentals through to detailed study of equipment and how to fit and commission it, this book contains all the essential underpinning information for a refrigeration engineer. The book has been written in line with latest requirements for refrigerant handling and the European F-Gas Regulations. It also emphasises the importance of energy efficiency and compliance with recent guildelines for energy use in refrigeration equipment. Suitable for use with City & Guilds 2078, 6087 and 6127 courses, and including for the first time summaries and self-test questions to support learning, this newly updated and expanded edition of well-established and trusted text continues to offer the best possible guide to refrigeration and air-conditioning.

Introduction, Energy, behaviour of matter and refrigeration cycles, Psychrometrics - properties of air, Refrigeration Systems, Heat Pumps, Air conditioning, Car air conditioning, Electrical Principles, Compressors, Condensers, Evaporators, Motors, Fans and pumps, Controls, Lubrication, Tools, equipment and materials, Refrigerants, Service valves and gauges, Refrigerant leak detection, Pumping down and charging, Operating principles and symptoms, Service diagnosis and repair, Electrical equipment and service, Domestic refrigerators and freezers, Fault finding guide, Pipework and traps, System control valves, Other system components, Drive belts and couplings, Electrical circuit protection, Drive motors, Commissioning of refrigeration systems, Appendix A: Answers to end of chapter self-test questions, Appendix B: Safe practises and basic first aid, Appendix C: Mathematics, measurements and conversions, Appendix D. Glossary, Appendix E: Charts and Tables

Professional refrigeration and air-conditioning engineers, students on vocational courses leading to qualifications in refrigeration and air-conditioning engineering