Heating and Cooling Essentials, 4th Edition
Heating and Cooling Essentials is the ideal introductory text for students entering the HVACR field. 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. Refrigerant handling and ductwork topics are also included. Changes for this edition include a new Careers chapter; content and illustration updates; new Safety Note, Caution, and Pro Tip features; and an expanded chapter on customer service and soft skills. Plus, students will gain access to engaging interactive features to support their learning. Premium content includes narrated videos, animations, and vocabulary activities.
Table of Contents
Abbreviated Contents
Heating and Cooling Essentials, 4th Edition
- 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 - Induction 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