{ "item_title" : "Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering", "item_author" : [" Nolan Gearson "], "item_description" : "Master the Science, Design, and Energy-Efficient Operation of Modern Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning SystemsUnderstanding refrigeration and air-conditioning engineering requires more than knowing how equipment works. It requires a solid grasp of thermodynamics, heat transfer, cooling-load calculations, component selection, and the principles that determine system performance, reliability, and energy efficiency.Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering is a comprehensive technical textbook that connects fundamental engineering principles with the practical methods used to analyze, design, select, operate, and maintain modern refrigeration and HVAC systems.Written for engineering students, practicing engineers, refrigeration professionals, and technical learners, this book provides a structured approach to understanding how refrigeration cycles operate, how cooling and heating requirements are determined, and how equipment and control strategies influence system efficiency.Beginning with the first and second laws of thermodynamics, the book develops the principles of refrigeration cycles, refrigerant properties, compressor performance, and heat-exchanger analysis. It then progresses into psychrometrics, thermal comfort, ventilation, heating and cooling load estimation, duct design, chilled-water systems, and industrial refrigeration applications.Through clear technical explanations, engineering equations, fully worked numerical examples, and practical problems with answers, readers develop the analytical knowledge needed to evaluate refrigeration and air-conditioning systems with confidence.What You Will LearnThermodynamic Fundamentals: Understand energy balances, entropy, refrigeration cycles, heat pumps, and coefficients of performance.Refrigeration Cycles and System Analysis: Analyze vapor-compression systems, pressure-enthalpy diagrams, multistage refrigeration, cascade cycles, and absorption refrigeration.Refrigerants and Environmental Considerations: Explore refrigerant properties, safety classifications, environmental impacts, and engineering selection criteria.Compressors and Heat Exchangers: Understand compressor operating principles, condensers, evaporators, expansion devices, and equipment performance.Psychrometrics and Indoor Air Quality: Apply moist-air properties, humidity control, ventilation principles, and thermal-comfort calculations.Heating and Cooling Load Estimation: Evaluate building heat gains, solar loads, infiltration, ventilation loads, and equipment capacity requirements.Air Distribution and Duct Design: Examine airflow, duct friction losses, fan characteristics, pressure requirements, and air-distribution methods.Air-Conditioning Systems and Equipment Selection: Study chilled-water plants, cooling towers, heat pumps, variable refrigerant flow systems, and HVAC system configurations.Industrial Refrigeration and Cold Storage: Explore refrigeration applications in food preservation, cold rooms, freezing processes, and industrial cooling.Energy Efficiency and System Optimization: Understand part-load performance, automatic controls, energy-saving strategies, commissioning, maintenance, and refrigeration safety.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/551/9798165510083_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "185.00", "online_price" : "185.00", "our_price" : "185.00", "club_price" : "185.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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