Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition

Publisher’s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.A Complete, Up-to-Date Guide to AC and RefrigerationFully revisited to cover the latest techniques, tools, refrigerants, and equipment, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition, provides a thorough introduction to the basic principles and practices of the AC and refrigeration industry. Step-by-step instructions, along with more than 800 photographs and illustrations, demonstrate efficient, cost-effective, and current methods for choosing, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, servicing, and repairing today’s cooling and climate control systems. Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer, a professional technician, or a student, you’ll find the task-simplifying details you need for any project. Learn all about:

Tools, instruments, and specialized equipment
Development of refrigeration
Voltage, current, and resistance
Solenoids and valves
Electric motors
Refrigerants
Refrigeration compressors
Condensers, chillers, and cooling towers
Water-cooling problems
Evaporators
Refrigerant flow control
Servicing and safety
Freezers
Temperature, psychrometrics, and air control
Comfort air conditioning
Commercial air-conditioning systems
Various types of air conditioners and heat pumps
Estimating load and insulating pipes
Electrical power for air conditioners
Air-conditioning and refrigeration careers
New refrigerants
Electrical and electronic symbols used in schematics

Author Biography

Rex Miller (Round Rock, Texas) is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at the State University of New York College at Buffalo where he taught technical curriculums at the college level for more than 40 years. Dr. Miller authored or co-authored more than 100 texts for vocational and industrial arts programs.

Mark R. Miller (Tyler, Texas) is Professor of Industrial Technology and coordinator of that section of the Department of HRD & Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler. Dr. Miller teaches courses in construction for future middle managers and has authored or co-authored more than 35 technical books and many technical articles.