Heating and Cooling Essentials 5e, Textbook
Heating and Cooling Essentials is ideal for introductory HVACR courses and certificate programs. With a unique and focused approach on applications and skills, this text engages hands-on learners as they begin their HVACR studies. The text emphasizes the techniques needed to perform the installation, service, and repair of refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating systems. Students build an understanding of how HVACR systems work and then progress to troubleshooting and service. Coverage includes refrigerant handling and ductwork topics.
Table of Contents
Abbreviated Contents
Heating and Cooling Essentials 5e, Textbook
- Front Matter
- 1 - Careers in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
- 2 - Hand Tools
- 3 - Fasteners
- 4 - Working with Copper Tubing
- 5 - Working with Pipe
- 6 - Soldering
- 7 - Brazing and Flame Cutting
- 8 - Mathematics for Technicians
- 9 - Basic Thermodynamic Principles
- 10 - Temperature and Pressure
- 11 - Basic Refrigeration Cycle
- 12 - Other System Components
- 13 - Refrigerants
- 14 - Zeotropic Blends
- 15 - Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling
- 16 - System Evacuation, Leak Detection, and Recharging
- 17 - Working with Metering Devices
- 18 - Special-Purpose Valves
- 19 - Troubleshooting Refrigerant Flow Controls
- 20 - Compressors
- 21 - Compressor Lubrication and Accessories
- 22 - Water Chillers
- 23 - What Is Electricity?
- 24 - Power Transmission and Circuits
- 25 - Motors
- 26 - Electromagnetic Control Devices
- 27 - Motor Controls
- 28 - Defrost Cycles
- 29 - Ductwork
- 30 - Gas Heat with Air Conditioning
- 31 - Oil Heat with Air Conditioning
- 32 - Electric Heat with Air Conditioning
- 33 - Heat Pumps
- 34 - Customer Relations
- Glossary
- Index