Refrigeration & air conditioning 101 /

Ukele, Dennis P.

Refrigeration & air conditioning 101 / Dennis P. Ukele - Pennsylvania : Page Street Publishing, c2020 - 355 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

History of Refrigeration -- Basics of Thermodynamics -- Refrigeration Cycle -- Refrigeration Components -- Refrigerants -- Refrigeration Electricity and Circuitry -- Wiring Techniques -- Refrigeration Piping -- Practical Mathematics -- Brazing, Leak Check, Evacuation, Charging -- Tools -- Global Warming Potential -- Evaporators -- Condensers -- Expansion Valves -- Compressors -- Control Circuits -- Heat Load Calculation -- Workplace Safety -- Customer Satisfaction -- Record Keeping -- Service Agreements -- Air Quality and Psychrometrics -- Chillers -- Ice Machines -- Soft-Serve Ice Cream -- Duct Design -- Air Velocity -- Water Properties -- Understanding Your Instruments -- Replacement of an Expansion Valve -- Equipment Start-Up Procedures -- Compressor Diagnosis Procedures -- Evaporator Coil Repair or Replacement -- Troubleshooting -- Oil Maintenance -- Water Source Heat Pump -- Compressor Teardown --Cascade Systems -- Ammonia Refrigeration -- Supermarket Refrigeration -- Mini Splits -- Transport Refrigeration -- Dual-Heat Furnace -- Cooling Towers -- Pressure Temperature Charts -- System Refrigerant Conversion -- Start-Up Checklist -- Computer Rooms -- Dehumidifiers -- Window Unit / PTAC -- What Did You Learn? -- Answers -- Discussion of Answers -- Capacitors -- Compressor Change-Out -- Condenser Motor Replacement -- Condensing Unit Replacement -- Evacuation Procedure -- Evaporator Motor Replacement -- Advanced Services of Franklin Inc. -- Refrigerants -- Refrigerant Leaks.

After over forty years of the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry, many changes have occurred. In order for one to keep up-to-date, most technical documents have not been seriously updated for current accuracy. This volume attempts to modernize some of the values that have undergone change over the years.

9781647019419


REFRIGERATION AND REFRIGERATING MACHINERY

TP 492 .U34 2020