INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION HANDBOOK (H/C)

DRAWING FROM THE BEST OF THE WIDELY DISPERSED LITERATURE IN THE FIELD AND THE AUTHOROS VAST PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, HERE IS TODAYOS MOST EXHAUSTIVE, ONE-STOP COVERAGE OF THE FUNDAMENTALS, DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND OPERATION OF INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS. DETAILING THE INDUSTRY CHANGES CAUSED BY THE CONVERSION FROM CFCS TO NON-OZONE-DEPLETING REFRIGERANTS AND BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICROPROCESSORS AND NEW SECONDARY COOLANTS, INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION HANDBOOK ALSO EXAMINES MULTISTAGE SYSTEMS; COMPRESSORS, EVAPORATORS, AND CONDENSERS; PIPING, VESSELS, VALVES AND REFRIGERANT CONTROLS; LIQUID RECIRCULATION; REFRIGERATION LOAD CALCULATIONS; REFRIGERATION AND FREEZING OF FOOD; AND SAFETY PROCEDURES. OFFERING A RARE COMPILATION OF THERMODYNAMIC DATA ON THE MOST-USED INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERANTS, THE HANDBOOK IS A MOTHER LODE OF VITAL INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR EVERY PRACTITIONER IN THE FIELD.