"An engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, and an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with food--for better and for worse. How often do we open the fridge or peer into the freezer with the expectation that we'll find something fresh and ready to eat? It's an everyday act, easily taken for granted, but just a century ago,...

"Fully updated to cover the latest developments in air conditioning and refrigeration. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Second Edition, an introduction to the basic principles and practices of the air conditioning and refrigeration industry, contains all of the task-simplifying details needed for any project. Featuring more than 800 illustrations, the book provides step-by-step instructions for efficient, cost-effective, and current methods for...

Equip yourself with the knowledge to maintain and troubleshoot today's complex heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. Focused on sustainable technology in today's HVAC/R industry with an emphasis on new technologies and the latest advancements in the industry, this 7th edition has been updated to include more on green awareness, LEED accreditation and building performances with two new chapters on energy audits and heat gains and losses....