Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 1

Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 1
Author: James E. Brumbaugh
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 726
Release: 2012-07-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118429281

A reference you'll warm up to From the background and basics of heating systems to the newest chip-based technology, this first volume of Audel's HVAC Library gives you comprehensive information you need on the job. Whether you're installing, servicing, repairing, or troubleshooting an old or new heating system, you'll find what you're looking for, from wood and coal furnace maintenance to new calculations and the latest environmental technologies and regulations. * Review the basics of installation, wiring, and troubleshooting for different HVAC systems * Choose the correct system for the space, climate, and needs * Compare the economy and efficiency of various fuel types * Install, maintain, and troubleshoot conversion units * Find formula cross references, data tables with conversions, and listings of trade organizations and equipment manufacturers

Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 3

Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 3
Author: James E. Brumbaugh
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2011-01-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118046498

Keep it cool or heat things up This third volume of Audel's HVAC Library gives you a comprehensive, hands-on guide to installing, servicing, and repairing all basic air-conditioning systems in both new and older construction. You'll also find complete coverage of specialized heating units-radiators, radiant heating systems, stoves, fireplaces, heat pumps, and indoor/outdoor pool heaters, plus fans, exhaust systems, air filters, and more. It's what you need to complete your HVAC reference library. * Make accurate calculations for AC system output * Tailor AC systems for older construction * Learn to install and service today's popular electronic air cleaners and filters * Service less common heating systems such as coal-fired furnaces * Install, maintain, and repair humidifiers and dehumidifers * Handle radiators, convectors, and baseboard heating units

Audel HVAC Pocket Reference

Audel HVAC Pocket Reference
Author: James E. Brumbaugh
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2005-08-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0764588109

Answers when you need them When you need to check specs, confirm measurements, or make a quick metric conversion on the job, find the answers quickly and easily--right in your pocket. Your one-stop reference for * Conversion tables, electrical formulas, pipe thread standards, and motor ampere ratings * Fuel cost comparisons * Offset calculations and valve details * Gas and oil burner specifications * Pipe performance data * Weather and design factors affecting heating/cooling calculations * Troubleshooting guidelines

HVAC Fundamentals

HVAC Fundamentals
Author: Samuel C. Sugarman
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2005-03-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780849336652

This master volume covers the full range of HVAC systems used in today's facilities. Comprehensive in scope, the text is intended to provide the reader with a clear understanding of how HVAC systems operate, as well as how to select the right system and system components to achieve optimum performance and efficiency for a particular application. You'll learn the specific ways in which each system, subsystem or component contributes to providing the desired indoor environment, as well as what factors have an impact on energy conservation, indoor air quality and cost. Examined in detail are compressors, water chillers, fans and fan drives, air distribution and variable air volume, pumps and water distribution, controls and their components, heat recovery, and energy conservation strategies. Also covered are heat flow fundamentals, as well as heat flow calculations used in selecting equipment and determining system operating performance and costs.

Performance Evaluation of Pumps and Compressors

Performance Evaluation of Pumps and Compressors
Author: Paresh Girdhar
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2008-12-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0557018404

A comprehensive guide to performance evaluation of pumps and compressors. Includes many solved examples and exercises to clarify concepts.Demonstrates the application of this technique to benchmark the asset performance, troubleshoot problems, size and select new equipment,conduct performance tests and re-rate equipment.Good learning and reference guide for engineers and professionals involved in operation, maintenance, failure analysis, specification and procurement of pumps and compressors. Engineering students will find this book bridging the theory to practical applications.

Forced Hot Air Furnaces

Forced Hot Air Furnaces
Author: Roger Vizi
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1999-04-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780071341714

* Complete Troubleshooting & Repairing guide to hot air furnaces * Complete operation, maintenance, and repair * Covers gas, oil, and electric forced air systems * Includes flowcharts and highlighted tips and solutions to common furnace problems

Audel Welding Pocket Reference

Audel Welding Pocket Reference
Author: James E. Brumbaugh
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2007-03-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470117044

Featuring updated charts dealing with the most common situations welding workers face on the job , this comprehensive, pocket-sized reference is based on recommendations from working professionals and covers welding symbols and definitions, types of joints and welds, typical welding station configurations, oxygen cylinders, arc-welding charts, U.S metric measures, and more.

Audel Millwrights and Mechanics Guide

Audel Millwrights and Mechanics Guide
Author: Thomas B. Davis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1156
Release: 2010-03-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 047063801X

The hardcover, fully updated edition of the only multi-craft trade guide Respected by generations of skilled workers, Audel Millwright's and Mechanic's Guide is the only trade manual to cover maintenance and troubleshooting for all the mechanical trades in a single volume. Now available in hardcover, it covers the newest equipment on shop floors as well as older machinery, sometimes more than 30 years old, for which little maintenance and repair information remains available. Millwrights, mechanics, machinists, carpenters, pipe fitters, electricians, engineers, and those who supervise them will find this book invaluable. The only hardcover maintenance and repair manual to cover all the mechanical trades in one guide This updated guide covers new industrial machinery as well as 30-year-old equipment for which little information can be found Essential for those who repair machinery as well as machinists, carpenters, pipe fitters, electricians, millwrights, mechanics, engineers, mechanical technicians, industrial maintenance managers, and construction tradespeople This hardcover edition of Audel Millwright's and Mechanic's Guide is as valuable to today's skilled workers as previous editions were to their fathers and grandfathers.

Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual

Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual
Author: Thomas B. Davis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2003-10-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0764541706

This tool needs no maintenance Fully revised and updated, this convenient guide covers the latest industrial equipment as well as all the tools and machines prevalent in older plants, even those from the early 1970s and before. Your complete reference tool * Discusses machinery installation, welding, rigging, carpentry, basic electricity, and more * Features a chapter on safety issues * Covers belts, drives, transmissions, and bearings * Examines automatic sprinkler systems * Offers tips for preventive maintenance * Includes coverage of piping and pipefitting * Reviews shop mathematics, geometry, and trigonometry