03792nam 22005895 450 991081405670332120230120130456.03-031-79579-210.1007/978-3-031-79579-4(CKB)5580000000323751(DE-He213)978-3-031-79579-4(MiAaPQ)EBC5047216(EXLCZ)99558000000032375120220601d2017 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIntroduction to Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Theory and Applications /by Allan Kirkpatrick1st ed. 2017.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2017.1 online resource (XI, 91 p.) Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical Engineering,2573-31763-031-79578-4 Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to Cooling Technologies -- Vapor Compression Cooling Cycles -- Evaporative, Absorption, and Gas Cooling Cycles -- Cooling Equipment -- Bibliography -- Author's Biography.This text provides background information, description, and analysis of four major cooling system technologies—vapor compression cooling, evaporative cooling, absorption cooling, and gas cooling. Vapor compression systems are currently the primary technology used in most standard domestic, commercial, and industrial cooling applications, as they have both performance and economic advantages over the other competing cooling systems. However, there are many other applications in which evaporative cooling, absorption cooling, or gas cooling technologies are a preferred choice. The main focus of the text is on the application of the thermal sciences to refrigeration and air conditioning systems. The goals are to familiarize the reader with cooling technology nomenclature, and provide insight into how refrigeration and air conditioning systems can be modeled and analyzed.Cooling systems are inherently complex, as the second law of thermodynamics does not allow thermal energy to be transferred directly from a lower temperature to a higher temperature, so the heat transfer is done indirectly through a thermodynamic cycle. Emphasis is placed on constructing idealized thermodynamic cycles to represent actual physical situations in cooling systems. The text also contains numerous practical examples to show how one can calculate the performance of cooling system components. By becoming familiar with the analyses presented in the examples, one can gain a feel for the the representative values of the various thermal and mechanical parameters that characterize cooling systems.Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical Engineering,2573-3176EngineeringElectrical engineeringEngineering designMicrotechnologyMicroelectromechanical systemsTechnology and EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering DesignMicrosystems and MEMSEngineering.Electrical engineering.Engineering design.Microtechnology.Microelectromechanical systems.Technology and Engineering.Electrical and Electronic Engineering.Engineering Design.Microsystems and MEMS.620Kirkpatrick Allanauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1693002BOOK9910814056703321Introduction to Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems4070499UNINA