Industrial Refrigeration Handbook Stoecker By Wilbert F. Stoecker

Introduction Both air conditioning and industrial refrigeration have a common objective, cooling some substance. Both types of systems are constructed of common hardware compressors, heat exchangers, fans, pumps, pipe, duct, and controls. The predominant working fluids are air, water, and refrigerants. A refrigeration system is an integral part of both systems. While much is shared by both fields, there are enough differences in the systems, components, design practices, and business methods to justify the separate treatment of industrial refrigeration. By almost every standard, the size of the comfort air conditioning…