Edwin Anderson. Audel Refrigeration. Home and Commercial

Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2004. — 768 p.This book has been prepared to assist personnel who are involved with the installation, servicing, and operation of refrigeration equipment. Fundamentally, the principles and physics of refrigeration have not changed to any degree during the many years that we have relied on refrigeration as a means of keeping foods from spoiling. Household as well as commercial types of refrigeration are covered. Some of the items in this book apply to both household and commercial refrigeration, as the principles are basically the same. It is not the intent of this book to cover large industrial installations, as this is a separate subject involving refrigerating machines of very large capacity.
The personnel involved in the installation, servicing, and operation of refrigeration equipment must have a firm foundation and knowledge of the principles of refrigeration, including not only the fundamentals of refrigeration but also the laws of physics that govern these fundamentals.
Troubleshooting guides are included as necessary so that you may refer to them for troubles that present themselves in servicing and operating refrigeration equipment.
It is most important to have a thorough understanding of the working parts of both electrically driven and absorption-type refrigeration units. This will include the properties of the various refrigerants used, including some of the obsolete refrigerants, as it is possible that you may come across some of these obsolete refrigerants still in use. Once you have the theory of refrigeration well organized in your mind, troubles in the systems will be much easier to locate. Some of the information that appears dated has been left for the benefit of those who must still operate and repair these pieces of equipment. As you know, refrigeration equipment is well known for its long life.
Sincere thanks go to Carl W. McPhee, editor of the ASHRAE handbooks and product directory. The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) is the source of information on refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning, and has issued many books on these subjects. Credit is
give for information used from their Handbook of Fundamentals.