Air Conditioning Principles and Systems – An Energy Approach (4th Edition)

Air Conditioning Principles and Systems: An Energy Approach (4th Edition)
By Edward G. Pita

A classic in its field, this text continues to fill the need for a book that combines air conditioning design principles with real-world applications, giving readers insight into the design, operation, and troubleshooting of both new and existing air conditioning systems. Using a minimum of mathematics, it explores the fundamental concepts of air conditioning and their application to systems, explaining everything in a clear, practical manner and focusing on the kinds of problems and examples typically encountered on the job. The book begins by developing the fundamental principles of air conditioning, then moves into equipment and systems, with the underlying theme of energy utilization and conservation running throughout — each topic examined from an energy-conservation viewpoint, an approach considered essential for anyone entering the field today. This fourth edition adds new weather data for outside temperature analysis, expanded information on environmental regulations, updated guidance on asbestos mitigation, and further exploration of scroll compression in real-world applications. Designed for a two-semester course, it's used by students in air conditioning and refrigeration programs as well as by consulting engineers, contractors, and service technicians as a working reference.

Topics commonly covered include the scope and uses of air conditioning, physical principles, heating loads, furnaces and boilers, hydronic piping systems and terminal units, cooling load calculations, psychrometrics, fluid flow in piping and ducts, fans and air distribution devices, centrifugal pumps and venting, air conditioning and refrigeration systems and equipment, automatic controls, energy utilization and conservation, instrumentation, testing and balancing, and planning and designing the HVAC system. A dedicated chapter covers solar heating and cooling.

Key features:

• Strong practical, job-oriented focus using a minimum of mathematics
• Heavy use of website references for equipment specifications and HVAC design software
• Dedicated coverage of solar heating and cooling
• Updated environmental and refrigerant-regulation content for this edition
• Written by a professor with direct HVAC consulting experience on major projects, including work for the United Nations and the U.S. Capitol

Perfect for:

• Students in air conditioning and refrigeration technical/college programs
• Consulting engineers, contractors, and operating engineers
• HVAC service technicians needing a working reference
• Anyone studying both the design and troubleshooting side of air conditioning systems

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