Heating and Cooling of Buildings
by Jan F. Kreider, Peter S. Curtiss · Jan F. Kreider, Peter S. Curtiss
An engineering textbook on building HVAC design: heat transfer through envelopes, psychrometrics, heating and cooling load calculations, energy analysis, and the selection of air, water and refrigeration systems. Readers learn to size heating and cooling equipment and compare system options quantitatively.
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