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Althouse, Andrew D. 1895-1980.

Modern refrigeration and air conditioning / by Andrew D. Althouse, Carl H. Turnquist, Alfred F. Bracciano. - Eighteenth edition - 1211 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.

Includes index.

Fundamentals of refrigeration --
Refrigeration tools and materials --
Basic refrigeration systems --
Compression systems and compressors --
Refrigerant controls --
Electrical-magnetic fundamentals --
Electric motors --
Electric circuits and controls --
Refrigerants --
Refrigerant recovery/recycling/reclaiming --
Domestic refrigerators and freezers --
Servicing and installing small hermetic systems --
Commercial systems --
Commercial systems --
applications --
Servicing and installing commercial systems --
Commercial systems --
heat loads and piping --
Absorption systems --
priniciples and applications --
Special refrigeration systems and applications --
Fundamentals of air conditioning --
Basic heating and air conditioning systems --
Heating and humidification systems --
Cooling and dehumidifyhing systems --
Air distribution, measurement, and cleaning --
Central air conditioning, and heat pumps --
Solar energy --
Air conditioning and heating control systems --
Air conditioning systems --
Heating and cooling loads- --
Automotive air conditioning --
Servicing and troubleshooting simplified --
Passing technician certification exams- --
Technical characteristics --
Dictionary of technical terms acknowledgments.

ISBN: 1590702808

LCCN: 2003052840

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery.
Air conditioning.

LC Class. No.: TP492 / .A43 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 621.56 / A.A.M