1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457693503321

Autore

Miller Rex <1929->

Titolo

Refrigeration, home and commercial [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, Ind., : Wiley Pub., c2004

ISBN

1-280-25254-5

9786610252541

0-7645-7850-2

Edizione

[5th ed. /]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (768 pages)

Collana

Audel Technical Trades Series ; ; v.25

Altri autori (Persone)

MillerMark R

AndersonEdwin P. <1895->

Disciplina

621.5/6

Soggetti

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Audel, the books that work"--Cover.

At head of title: Audel.

Anderson appears as 1st author in previous eds.

Rex Miller and Mark Richard Miller appear without Anderson on the cover, spine, and p. 4 of cover.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Refrigeration; Chapter 2: Refrigerants; Chapter 3: Compressors; Chapter 4: Domestic Refrigeration; Chapter 5: Absorption System for Domestic; Chapter 6: Thermoelectric Cooling; Chapter 7: Refrigeration Service Equipment and Tools; Chapter 8: Domestic Refrigeration Operation and Service; Chapter 9: Household-Cabinet Defrosting Systems; Chapter 10: Cabinet Maintenance and Repairs; Chapter 11: Household Freezers; Chapter 12: Styles of Domestic Refrigerators and Food Arrangement; Chapter 13: Installation Methods

Chapter 14: Compressor Lubrication SystemChapter 15: Refrigeration Control Devices; Chapter 16: The Electrical System; Chapter 17: Commercial Refrigeration Principles; Chapter 18: Brine Systems; Chapter 19: Ice-Making Systems; Chapter 20: Supermarket and Grocery Refrigeration; Chapter 21: Locker Plants; Chapter 22: Special



Refrigeration Applications; Chapter 23: Cold-Storage Practice; Chapter 24: Fans and Blowers; Chapter 25: Refrigeration Piping; Chapter 26: Commercial Absorption Systems; Chapter 27: Circulating Pumps; Chapter 28: Installation and Operation

Chapter 29: Heat Leakage through WallsChapter 30: Refrigeration Load Calculations; Appendix A: Reference Materials; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Know how to put a chill in the airHere at last is a reference manual devoted exclusively to refrigeration, both home and commercial. Beginning with the essential physics and math, it provides a complete course in maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing both new and vintage refrigeration systems for home and light industry. You'll find the answers you need, whether you're a student, apprentice, cost-conscious homeowner, or skilled technician.* Know how different types of refrigerants are used and how to handle them safely* Perform routine maintenance on various types of comp

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830021503321

Autore

Guy Simon

Titolo

Development and Developers [[electronic resource] ] : Perspectives on Property

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008

ISBN

1-280-74286-0

9786610742868

0-470-70921-9

0-470-75719-1

1-4051-7216-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HanneberryJohn

Disciplina

307.14

333.715

Soggetti

Land use, Urban

Real estate development

Real estate development -- Congresses

Real estate

Business & Economics

Real Estate, Housing & Land Use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Development and Developers: perspectives on property; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1 Approaching development; 2 The Market context of property development activity; 3 Modelling the development sector of the property market; 4 Market research for office real estate; 5 The financial appraisal of development projects; 6 Developers' decisions and property market behaviour; 7 The organisation of property development professions and practices; 8 The  impact of land management and development strategies on urban redevelopment prospects

9 Developers in local property markets: assessing the implications of developer experiences and attitudes in the re-use of vacant industrial buildings in an old industrial area10 Systems theory and the commercial development process - towards an understanding of complex behaviour and change; 11 Evolution in the supply of commercial real estate: the emergence of a new relationship between suppliers and occupiers of  real estate; 12 Global players and the re-shaping of local property markets: global pressures and local reactions

13 Developing interests: environmental innovation and the social organisation of the property business14 Property companies and the remaking of markets: stories from the 1990s; 15 Conclusions: interpreting development; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents for the first time an interdisciplinary view of property development and property developers. Fourteen contributor are brought together here from leading researchers and respected practitioners, including property analysts, economists, geographers, planners and sociologists. This rounded picture of property research explores: * the development of quantitative and qualitative research methods * theories ranging from mainstream economics to social constructivism * the inter-relationships between the economic and the social, and between individuals