SECTION 1

THEORY OF HEAT

Introduction

1

Unit 1

Heat,Temperature, and Pressure

14

Unit 2

Matter and Energy

27

Unit3

Refrigeration and Refrigerants

36

SECTION 2

SAFETY,TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, AND SHOP PRACTICES

Unit 4

General Safety Practices

84

Unit 5

Tools and Equipment

102

Unit 6

Fasteners

135

Unit 7

Tubing and Piping

148

Unit 8

Leak Detection, System Evacuation, and System Cleanup

178

Unit 9

Refrigerant and Oil Chemistry and Management—Recovery, Recycling, Reclaiming, and Retrofitting

213

Unit 10

System Charging

251

Unit 11

Calibrating Instruments

269

SECTION 3

BASIC AUTOMATIC CONTROLS

Unit 12

Basic Electricity and Magnetism

282

Unit 13

Introduction to Automatic Controls

310

Unit 14

Automatic Control Components and Applications

322

Unit 15

Troubleshooting Basic Controls

552

Unit 16

Advanced Automatic Controls—Direct Digital Controls (DDCs) and Pneumatics

376

SECTION 4

ELECTRIC MOTORS

Unit 17

Types of Electric Motors

398

Unit 18

Application of Motors

429

Unit 19

Motor Controls

447

Unit 20

Troubleshooting Electric Motors

458

SECTION 5

COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION

Unit 21

Evaporators and the Refrigeration System

476

Unit 22

Condensers

498

Unit 23

Compressors

532

Unit 24

Expansion Devices

566

Unit 25

Special Refrigeration System Components

595

Unit 26

Applications of Refrigeration Systems

640

Unit 27

Commercial Ice Machines

684

Unit 28

Special Refrigeration Applications

733

Unit 29

Troubleshooting and Typical Operating Conditions for Commercial Refrigeration

752

SECTION 6

AIR-CONDITIONING (HEATING AND HUMIDIFICATION)

Unit 30

Electric Heat

798

Unit 31

Gas Heat

816

Unit 32

Oil Heat

889

Unit 33

Hydronic Heat

940

Unit 34

Indoor Air Quality

995

SECTION 7

AIR-CONDITIONING (COOLING)

Unit 35

Comfort and Psychrometrics

1016

Unit 36

Refrigeration Applied to Air-Conditioning

1040

Unit 37

Air Distribution and Balance

1059

Unit 38

Installation

1107

Unit 39

Residential Energy Audit

1130

Unit 40

Typical Operating Conditions

1181

Unit 41

Troubleshooting

1195

SECTION 8

ALL-WEATHER SYSTEMS

Unit 42

Heat Gains and Heat Losses in Structures

1226

Unit 43

Air Source Heat Pumps

1245

Unit 44

Geothermal Heat Pumps

1297

SECTION 9

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES

Unit 45

Domestic Refrigerators and Freezers

1334

Unit 46

Room Air Conditioners

1408

SECTION 10

COMMERCIAL AIR-CONDITIONING AND CHILLED-WATER SYSTEMS

Unit 47

High-Pressure, Low-Pressure, and Absorption Chilled-Water Systems

1438

Unit 48

Cooling Towers and Pumps

1483

Unit 49

Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting of Chilled-Water Air-Conditioning Systems

1509

Unit 50

Commercial Packaged Rooftop, Variable Refrigerant Flow and Variable Air Volume Systems

1535

Appendix A

Alternative Heating (Stoves and Fireplace Inserts)

1575

Appendix B

1584