Handbook 2001: Fundamentals. Chapter 1 - Thermodynamics and refrigeration cycles. (2 of 39)
Publication Year
2001
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
The study of energy, its transformations, and its relation to states of matter. This chapter covers the application of thermodynamics to refrigeration cycles. The first part reviews the first and second laws of thermodynamics and presents methods for calculating thermodynamic properties. The second and third parts address compression and absorption refrigeration cycles, the two most common methods of thermal energy transfer.
Document History
This document is part of a larger document, Handbook 2001: Fundamentals, which has been split into parts for ease of use.
ISBN
9781883413880
Publisher Information
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Founded in 1894, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers is an international organisation who provide technical and educational information on the industry. The most commonly known are the ASHRAE Handbooks covering refrigeration, fundamentals and HVAC systems and applications.
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