The use of refrigeration, either directly or as part of an air-conditioning system, is essential to almost every branch of industry. A complete up-to-date guide to refrigeration and Air-conditioning is fully endorsed to cover the latest techniques, tools, refrigerants, and equipment. The book provides a thorough introduction to the basic principles and practices of refrigeration and air-conditioning industry. Step-by-step instructions, along with vivid figures, demonstrate efficient and current methods for choosing, installing, maintaining, servicing, and repair today's cooling and climate control systems. Figures and diagrams were specially prepared in order to illustrate key ideas, relevant concepts and explain general types of components. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of refrigeration and air-conditioning and is designed to serve many purposes: It can be used for undergraduate courses, graduate courses, intensive short courses, in-put training, self-study, and as a useful reference text for engineers and maintenance personnel. The text help engineering students develop an intuitive understanding of refrigeration and air-conditioning by emphasizing the physics. The book comprises ten chapters covering various fundamental physical concepts, with a separate section on SI units, and provides tools which can be used to answer directly practical problems. It also provides information about different components within the refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and their application in food processing, aircraft and automotive systems. Application of solar powered refrigeration and air-conditioning with new trends using High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) is also included. Reference to refrigeration and air-conditioning engineering services include testing methods and equipment, start-up, troubleshooting and safety. The book aims to be simple as is compatible with a reasonable complete treatment of the subject. It is not the intent of this book to present a complete literature survey. Some pertinent literature and reference books are listed so the reader can pursue topics in more depth, if he/she so desires. If this book results in the better education of many more people in the field of refrigeration and air-conditioning, particularly the young people in colleges / universities and in a greater awareness of the cost as well as of the means for successful application, this book will have served its major purpose.

About the Book: This book examines a wide range of building services. It includes information on: air-conditioning, pumps/fans/blowers, elevators, electric power, protection against fire, lighting, acoustics and plumbing. The book provides a convenient reference for construction industry personnel. It is a basic reference for craftsmen, technicians, and construction site managers. For students of building crafts, national certificates and diplomas, undergraduates and professional examinations, this book will substantiate study notes and be important supplement to lectures. It also offers to students, engineers and their associates who are concerned with construction very useful knowledge. Building services are the dynamics in a static structure, providing movement, communication, facilities and comfort. As they are unavoidable, it is imperative that architects, surveyors, builders, structural engineers, planners, estate managers and all those concerned with the construction of buildings have a knowledge and appreciation of the subject.

Fluid Mechanics is that study of fluid motion involving a rational method of approach based on general physical laws and consistent with the results of modern experimental study. The work fluid implies a treatment of both liquids and gases. Fluid mechanics uses the same principles employed in the mechanics of solids. The aim of this book is to present an introduction to the fundamentals of fluid mechanics. Attempts have been made to provide a balance treatment in a logical fashion, and to keep physical concepts and basic quantitative relations in the foreground. Several pedagogical tools that help reader visualize the many difficult phenomena of fluid mechanics. Explanations are based on the physical concepts as well as mathematics which are accessible to undergraduate engineering students. The text help engineering students develop an intuitive understanding of fluid mechanics by emphasizing the physics. Figures were specially prepared in order to illustrate key ideas, relevant concepts and explain general types of apparatus.

The second edition of this book deals with theoretical foundation and principles of design of mixed-flow pumps and fans. There is a detailed discussion and information of the principles of design which shows an increasingly wider application. New methods of impeller design are included and to date literature was covered. Modern theories of cavitation concepts are introduction to complete method of calculating developed cavitation. A major application of bleeding system is given illustrating useful utilization to overcome cavitation during pumping process. It also gives information on pump design and the effect of blade setting angle has on cavitation calculation of Fan characteristics its ways of regulation/control, Fan group operation with means to avoid problems on blade erosion and fan noise conclude this edition. This book is offered to students, engineers and their associates who are concerned with the construction and use of mixed-flow pumps/fans. The book can be used as a reference in mechanical faculties and research institutions. It can also fit as supplementary courses for young engineers working as pump/fan designers. Pump/Fan manufacturers will find it very useful.