Summary

Refrigeration Systems and Applications, 2 nd edition offers comprehensive coverage of refrigeration systems and applications, and forms a useful reference source for graduate and postgraduate students and researchers in academia and as well as practicing engineers in industry who are interested in refrigeration systems and applications, food cooling applications, and methods of analyzing the heat transfer which occurs during these applications. It addresses real-life technical and operational problems, enabling the reader to gain an understanding of the fundamental principles and the practical applications of refrigeration technology. New techniques, models, correlations, procedures and applications are covered, and recent developments in the field are included - many of which are taken from the author's own research activities in this area. The book also includes some discussion of global warming issues and its potential solutions, and numerous new chapter-end problems and worked-out examples provide learning aids for students and instructors.

Author Biography

Ibrahim Dincer is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at UOIT. His research interests include energy and energy conversion management, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, drying, refrigeration and thermal energy storage. He has received numerous awards for excellence in research, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Wiley International Journal of Energy Research as well as the Elsevier journal Exergy – An International Journal. He has authored or co-authored 5 books – Exergy, 2006, Elsevier, Porous Media in Modern Technologies, Springer, 2004, Refrigeration Systems and Applications, Wiley, 2003, Thermal Energy Storage Systems and Applications, Wiley 2002, and Heat Transfer in Food Cooling Applications, Taylor & Francis, 2003.

Mehmet Kanoglu is an Associate Professor within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Gaziantep in Turkey. He has authored over 30 international journal and conference papers, and his research interests include thermodynamics in the power and energy industries.

About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgements
General Aspects of Thermodynamics, Fluid Flow, and Heat Transfer
Introduction
Thermodynamic Properties
Ideal Gases
Energy Change and Energy Transfer
The First Law of Thermodynamics
Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
The Carnot Refrigeration Cycle
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Exergy
Psychrometrics
General Aspects of Fluid Flow
General Aspects of Heat Transfer
Concluding Remarks
Nomenclature
Study Problems
References
Refrigerants
Introduction
Classification of Refrigerants
Prefixes and Decoding of Refrigerants
Secondary Refrigerants
Refrigerant-Absorbent Combinations
Stratospheric Ozone Layer
Greenhouse Effect
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Alternative Refrigerants
Selection of Refrigerants
Thermophysical Properties of Refrigerants
Lubricating Oils and Their Effects
Concluding Remarks
Study Problems
References
Refrigeration System Components
Introduction
History of Refrigeration
Main Refrigeration Systems
Refrigeration System Components
Compressors
Condensers
Evaporators
Throttling Devices
Auxiliary Devices
Concluding Remarks
Nomenclature
Study Problems
References
Problems
Refrigeration Cycles and Systems
Introduction
Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Systems
Energy Analysis of Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle
Exergy Analysis of Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle
Practical Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle
Air-Standard Refrigeration Systems
Absorption Refrigeration Systems (ARSs)
Concluding Remarks
Nomenclature
Study Problems
References
Advanced Refrigeration Cycles and Systems
Introduction
Multistage Refrigeration Cycles
Cascade Refrigeration Systems
Liquefaction of Gases
Steam Jet Refrigeration Systems
Thermoelectric Refrigeration
Thermoacoustic Refrigeration
Metal Hydride Refrigeration Systems
Solar Refrigeration
Magnetic Refrigeration
Supermarket Refrigeration
Concluding Remarks
Nomenclature
Study Problems
References
Heat Pumps
Introduction
Heat Pumps
Sectoral Heat Pump Utilization
Heat Pump Applications in Industry
Heat Sources
Classification of Heat Pumps
Solar Heat Pumps
Ice Source Heat Pumps
Main Heat Pump Systems
Vapor-Compression Heat Pump Systems
Energy Analysis of Vapor-Compression Heat Pump Cycle
Exergy Analysis of Vapor-Compression Heat Pump Cycle
Mechanical-Vapor-Recompression (MVR) Heat Pump Systems
Cascaded Heat Pump Systems
Rankine-Powered Heat Pump Systems
Quasi-Open-Cycle Heat Pump Systems
Vapor Jet Heat Pump Systems
Chemical Heat Pump Systems
Metal Hydride Heat Pump Systems
Thermoelectric Heat Pump Systems
Resorption Heat Pump Systems
Absorption Heat Pump (AHP) Systems
Heat Transformer Heat Pump Systems
Refrigerants and Working Fluids
Technical Aspects of Heat Pumps
Operational Aspects of Heat Pumps
Performance Evaluation Aspects of Heat Pumps
Ground-Source Heat Pumps (GSHPs
Heat Pumps and Energy Savings
Heat Pumps and Environmental Impacts
Concluding Remarks
Nomenclature
Study Problems
References
Heat Pipes
Introduction
Heat Pipes
Heat Pipe Applications
Heat Pipes for Electronics Cooling
Types of Heat Pipes
Heat Pipe Components
Operational Principles of Heat Pipes
Heat Pipe Performance
Design and Manufacture of Heat Pipes
Heat-Transfer Limitations
Heat Pipes in HVAC
Concluding Remarks
Nomenclature
Study Problems
References
Conversion Factors
Thermophysical Properties
Food Refrigeration Data
Subject Index
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