Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology: Mastering HVAC Systems, Psychrometrics, and Energy Performance for Engineers and Technicians

A modern HVAC&R system is only as effective as the engineer who understands the science behind it.

Whether you are designing high-performance air-conditioning systems, selecting refrigeration equipment, calculating building loads, interpreting psychrometric charts, or improving energy efficiency, success depends on a solid understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, refrigeration cycles, controls, and system design—not isolated formulas or memorized procedures.

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology is a comprehensive engineering handbook designed to bridge the gap between theory and real-world HVAC&R practice. Written with clarity, precision, and practical application in mind, this reference guides readers from fundamental engineering principles through advanced system analysis, equipment selection, controls, commissioning, and energy optimization.

Instead of presenting disconnected topics, this handbook explains how every component of an HVAC&R system works together—allowing you to understand not just what to calculate, but why each engineering decision matters.

Inside this handbook, you'll learn how to:

• Build a strong foundation in thermodynamics, refrigeration principles, and HVAC engineering fundamentals
• Understand refrigerant properties, environmental regulations, safety classifications, and refrigerant selection
• Analyze vapor-compression refrigeration cycles, superheat, subcooling, cascade systems, and part-load performance
• Master psychrometrics, moist-air properties, sensible heat ratio, air-conditioning processes, and psychrometric chart analysis
• Apply heat transfer principles including conduction, convection, LMTD, ε-NTU methods, fin efficiency, and dehumidification
• Select and evaluate compressors, condensers, evaporators, cooling coils, and expansion devices using engineering principles
• Perform cooling and heating load calculations using industry-recognized methods including CLTD/SCL/CLF, RTS, ACCA Manual J, and Manual N
• Design efficient duct systems using equal-friction and static-regain methods while minimizing pressure losses and noise
• Compare residential, commercial, industrial refrigeration, VRF systems, heat pumps, and central plant configurations
• Understand HVAC controls, sensors, building automation systems (BAS), chilled-water plant sequencing, and modern control strategies
• Use practical engineering reference data, refrigerant tables, psychrometric data, duct sizing references, design conditions, symbols, unit conversions, and technical appendices for day-to-day engineering work

This handbook also includes clear engineering illustrations, system schematics, technical diagrams, worked examples, reference tables, glossary entries, and practical design guidance to help reinforce core concepts and simplify complex calculations.

• Mechanical Engineers

• HVAC Engineers

• Refrigeration Engineers

• Building Services Engineers

• HVAC Technicians and Contractors

• Engineering Technologists

• Energy Engineers

• Commissioning Professionals

• Engineering Students

• Technical Instructors and Educators

If you're looking for a single, authoritative resource that combines engineering fundamentals, HVAC system design, refrigeration technology, psychrometrics, controls, load calculations, energy efficiency, and practical applications in one comprehensive volume, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology belongs on your desk.

Build stronger engineering knowledge. Design more efficient HVAC systems. Solve complex refrigeration challenges with confidence. Order your copy today.