Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (2nd Edition)

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (Second Edition)
By C.P. Arora

A well-established Indian engineering text covering the full scope of refrigeration and air-conditioning theory and design, moving from the fundamental thermodynamics of the reversed Carnot cycle through practical vapor-compression system design, and on into the psychrometrics and load calculations behind real air-conditioning applications. The book builds systematically — refrigerants and compressors, condensers, expansion devices, and evaporators — before assembling these components into complete vapor-compression systems, then extends into gas-cycle and absorption refrigeration, and finally into the applied side of air conditioning: design conditions, solar loads, heat transfer through building structures, and the equipment used to distribute and control conditioned air.

Topics commonly covered include:

• Refrigeration machine and the reversed Carnot cycle
• Vapor compression systems and refrigerants
• Multi-pressure systems, compressors, condensers, expansion devices, and evaporators
• Gas-cycle refrigeration
• Vapor absorption and ejector-compression systems
• Properties of moist air and psychrometry of air-conditioning processes
• Design conditions, solar radiation, and heat transfer through building structures
• Load calculation and applied psychrometrics
• Design of air-conditioning apparatus, air transmission and distribution, fans
• Refrigeration and air-conditioning controls, and applications in food processing and preservation

Key features:

• Comprehensive single-volume coverage of both refrigeration theory and applied air-conditioning design
• Strong grounding in thermodynamic cycle fundamentals before moving into system design
• Dedicated coverage of building heat loads and psychrometric calculations for real HVAC design
• Extends into food processing and preservation applications of refrigeration
• Long-standing standard reference in Indian mechanical engineering curricula

Perfect for:

• Mechanical engineering undergraduates studying refrigeration and air conditioning
• Students specializing in HVAC or thermal system design
• Practicing engineers working on cooling load calculations or system design
• Faculty teaching refrigeration and air-conditioning coursework

Available at Prince Book Depot. Cash on Delivery available. Nationwide delivery across Pakistan.