For courses in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, HVAC System Design, and Principles of Heating/Ventilating/Ac/Refrigeration in two-year college departments of HVAC or four-year M.E. or M.E.T. departments. This text provides a detailed, applications-oriented treatment of the mechanical refrigeration cycle, associated equipment, component design, and system operation. It teaches students how processes can be broken down into fundamental principles so that they can develop analytical skills, correctly analyze and troubleshoot systems, and embark upon successful careers as technicians, technologists, and engineers.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION AND FOOD PRESERVATION. 1. Introduction to Refrigeration. 2. Food Preservation. 3. Preservation and Storage Processes. II. INTRODUCTION TO THE THERMODYNAMIC PROCESSES OF REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS. 4. Mass, Motion, Force, and Work. 5. Internal Properties of Matter. 6. Properties of Vapors. 7. Gas Laws. 8. Ideal Gas Processes. III. INTRODUCTION TO THE IDEAL AND REAL REFRIGERATION PROCESSES. 9. The Refrigeration Cycle. 10. The Theoretical Saturated Vapor-Compression Cycle. 11. The Actual Vapor-Compression Cycle. IV. REFRIGERATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS. 12. Characteristics of Refrigerants. 13. Refrigerants. 14. Evaporators. 15. Selecting Evaporators. 16. Compressor Operating Characteristics. 17. Compressor Design. 18. Compressor Lubricating Oils. 19. Condensers. 20. Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers. 21. Refrigerant Expansion Valves. 22. Additional Types of Refrigerant Metering Devices. 23. Refrigeration System Piping. 24. Secondary System Components. 25. System Balancing. 26. Staged and Absorption Refrigeration Systems. Answer Key. Index.