Automotive Air Conditioning: New Century Edition

Author: Chen Mengxiang
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: This book systematically elaborates on the basic theories of automotive air conditioning, including its principles and structure, and provides a detailed introduction to practical knowledge such as the installation, performance testing, and maintenance of automotive air conditioning. The book consists of 12 chapters: The Development and Characteristics of Automotive Air Conditioning, Automotive Air Conditioning Refrigerants and Lubricants, The CFC Ban Issue and Countermeasures for Automotive Air Conditioning, Fundamentals of Automotive Air Conditioning Refrigeration, Calculation of Thermal and Moisture Loads in Automotive Air Conditioning, Automotive Air Conditioning Systems and Their Classification, Automotive Air Conditioning Compressors, Refrigeration System Components, Automatic Control and Adjustment of Automotive Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilation in Vehicles, The Use, Maintenance, and Repair of Automotive Air Conditioning, and Performance Testing of Automotive Air Conditioning. The book's features include numerous examples of new domestic and international automotive air conditioning systems, providing a detailed introduction to the knowledge related to the transition of refrigerants from R12 to R134a, as well as the development of new technologies in automotive air conditioning compressors, various refrigeration components, and other systems. It offers both theoretical depth and strong practicality and operability. For the convenience of readers, the appendix of the book excerpts some test standards for automotive air conditioning refrigeration systems and lists commonly used unit conversion tables for automotive air conditioning. This book can serve as a textbook for relevant majors in colleges and vocational schools, as well as for various refrigeration and air conditioning training classes. It is also suitable for automotive engineering technicians, management personnel, automotive air conditioning maintenance personnel, and drivers as a reference.