Refrigeration

This publication is aimed at those entering the building services industry without previous knowledge of the subject, such as graduates with mechanical, electrical or civil engineering degrees. It will also be useful for anyone without specialist experience in refrigeration. Refrigeration is sometim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Welch, T.
Other Authors Carwardine, Helen, Butcher, Ken
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, 2008.
SeriesCIBSE knowledge series ; 13.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781628709780
1628709782
9781903287927
1903287928
Physical Description1 online resource (26 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Why cooling is needed in buildings
  • Methods of producing cooling
  • Refrigerants, ozone depletion and global warming
  • How the vapour compression system works
  • Performance of vapour compression cooling systems
  • The absorption cycle
  • Heat rejection methods
  • Chilled water or DX cooling?
  • Commissioning and maintenance.