TY - BOOK AU - Desai,Samir P. TI - Modern refrigeration and air conditioning for engineers: [principles, practices and applications] SN - 8174091793 U1 - 621.56 22 PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi PB - Khanna Pub. KW - Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery KW - Air conditioning N1 - engineering bookfair2015; Includes bibliographical references and index; part 1 : refrigeration -- Introduction -- aircraft refrigeration -- vapor compression systems -- compound compression -- steam jet refrigeration system -- absorption system -- refrigerants -- thermometric refrigeration -- vortex tube refrigeration -- refrigerant control devices -- condensers -- evaporators -- refrigeration compressors -- refrigeration piping,accessories and control -- defrosting methods -- thermal insulation -- component balancing in refrigeration systems --commissioning and testing of refrigeration plant -- heat pumps -- food preservation -- ice manufacture (industrial refrigeration ) -- residential refrigeration --commercial refrigeration -- low temperature refrigeration -- applications of refrigeration -- part 2 air conditioning -- introduction -- psychrometry -- psychrometric chart -- psychrometric processes -- air and human comfort -- load analysis -- design of air conditioning ducts -- air distribution -- air conditioning systems -- air handling systems -- air cleaning devices -- humidifiers -- cooling towers -- dehumidifier -- winter air conditioning equipments -- sound and vibration control -- air conditioning controls -- air conditioning applications -- recent advances -- index N2 - Applications of refrigeration and air conditioning -- Thermal principles -- Psychrometry and wetted-surface heat transfer -- Heating- and cooling-load calculations -- Air-conditioning systems -- Fan and duct systems -- Pumps and piping -- Cooling and dehumidifying coils -- Air-conditioning controls -- The vapor-compression cycle -- Compressors -- Condensers and evaporators -- Expansion devices -- Vapor-compression-system analysis -- Refrigerants -- Multipressure systems -- Absorption refrigeration -- Heat pumps -- Cooling towers and evaporative condensers -- Solar energy -- Acoustics and noise control ER -