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Fifth Edition
By
W.P. Jones, MSc, CEng, FInstE, FCIBSE, MASHRAE, Consulting Engineer, UK
Description
Designed for students and professional engineers, the fifth edition of this classic text deals with fundamental science and design principles
of air conditioning engineering systems. W P Jones is an acknowledged expert in the field, and he uses his experience as a lecturer to
present the material in a logical and accessible manner, always introducing new techniques with the use of worked examples.
This new
edition has been fully updated to take into account the latest developments in standards, legislation and technology. The book includes
recent research on building energy management systems and the latest refrigerants. Each chapter contains many examples, exercises and
further reading enabling the reader to expand their knowledge through additional research.
Audience
Postgraduate and professional building services engineers.
Contents
The need for air conditioning * Fundamental properties of air and water vapour mixtures * The psychrometry of air conditioning processes
* Comfort and inside design conditions * Climate and outside design conditions * The choice of supply design conditions * Heat gains
from solar and other sources * Cooling load * The fundamentals of vapour compression refrigeration * Air cooler coils * The rejection
of heat from condensers and cooling towers * Refrigeration plant * Automatic controls * Vapour absorption refrigeration * Airflow in
ducts and fan performance * Ventilation and a decay equation * Filtration * Index
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 512 pages, publication date: DEC-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-5074-8
ISBN-10: 0-7506-5074-5
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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