Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 21st Edition, Lab Manual
The full-color student lab manual provides hands-on practice to be completed in the school lab setting under the guidance of an instructor or trainer. The lab manual enables students to demonstrate learning in a practical and engaging manner.
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Abbreviated Contents
Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 21st Edition, Lab Manual
- Front Matter
- Refrigeration System Fundamentals
- 1 - Measurement, Calculation, and Conversion
- 2 - Measuring Temperature and Pressure
- 3 - Identifying System Components
- 4 - Hand Tools and Instruments
- 5 - Making a Tubing Assembly
- 6 - Copper Tubing Connections
- 7 - Making Service Calls
- 8 - Identifying Refrigerants and Lubricants
- 9 - Service Valves and System Access
- 10 - Using Leak Detection Devices
- 11 - Checking Refrigerant Charge
- 12 - Measuring System Performance and Subcooling
- 13 - Measuring System Performance and Superheat
- 14 - Refrigerant Recovery and System Evacuation
- 15 - Charging a System
- Electrical
- 16 - Series and Parallel Circuits
- 17 - Wiring Parallel Loads
- 18 - Three-Way Switches
- 19 - Alternating Current Principles
- 20 - Identifying Relay and Contactor Parts
- 21 - Testing a Low-Voltage Transformer
- 22 - Split System Control Model
- 23 - Testing Relays, Contactors, and Transformers
- 24 - Low-Voltage Control Circuit
- 25 - Potential Relays
- 26 - Identifying Electric Motors
- 27 - Identifying and Locating Electrical Components
- 28 - Digital Multimeter Basics
- 29 - Electrical Measurement Practice
- 30 - Electrical Measurements on Equipment
- 31 - Checking Receptacle Wiring
- 32 - Testing Motor Controls
- 33 - Compressor Motor Circuits
- 34 - Checking Capacitors
- 35 - Testing a Capacitor in a Condensing Unit
- 36 - Series and Parallel Capacitors
- 37 - Troubleshooting Electric Circuits
- 38 - Checking Thermistors and Temperature Switches
- 39 - Diodes, Relays, and Printed Circuit Boards
- 40 - Multispeed PSC Motor Wiring
- 41 - Servicing Electric Motors
- 42 - Motor Insulation Testing
- Refrigeration System Components
- Indoor Air System
- 49 - Measuring Humidity and Air Velocity
- 50 - Maintaining Air Quality
- 51 - Sizing Ductwork
- 52 - Making an Endcap
- 53 - Making a Rectangular Duct Section
- 54 - Making a Plenum Box
- 55 - Making a Start Collar
- 56 - Making a Square Throat, Square Heel Elbow
- 57 - Making a Radius Throat, Radius Heel Elbow
- 58 - Making a Y (Pair of Pants) Fitting
- Air Conditioning
- 59 - Measuring Temperatures on a Room Air Conditioner
- 60 - Installing Window Air Conditioners
- 61 - Electrical Measurements for a Split System
- 62 - Analyzing Split Air-Conditioning Systems
- 63 - Absorption System Operation
- 64 - Humidifiers
- 65 - Working with Thermostats
- 66 - Calculating Heat Loads
- 67 - Air-Conditioning Installation
- 68 - Air-Conditioning System Service
- Heating
- 69 - Hydronic Heating Systems
- 70 - Types of Heat Pumps
- 71 - Installing Heat Pumps
- 72 - Troubleshooting Air-Source Heat Pumps
- 73 - Gas Furnace Efficiency
- 74 - Installing Gas Furnaces
- 75 - Gas Furnace Checkup
- 76 - Servicing and Troubleshooting Gas Furnaces
- 77 - Oil Furnace Combustion Analysis
- 78 - Servicing and Troubleshooting Oil Furnaces
- 79 - Electric Furnace Model
- 80 - Electrical Measurements on an Electric Heater
- 81 - Servicing and Troubleshooting Electric Furnaces
- 82 - Positioning Solar Collectors
- Commercial Refrigeration