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REFERENCES

In addition to the lab manual, the following texts are used as references for this laboratory:

Kuehn, Ramsey and Threlkeld. 1998. Thermal Environmental Engineering, 3rd ed., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.

Portions of this text that are related to the labs are:

• Fan Performance
• The Psychrometric Chart
• Cooling and Dehumidification
• Heating and Humidification
• Solar Energy
• Refrigeration Thermodynamic Cycle Analysis
• Heat Exchangers
• Filter Efficiency and Particle Sampling
• Room Airflow

McQuiston and Parker. 2005. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, 6th ed. John Wiley and Sons.

Duffie and Beckman. 1991. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, 2nd ed. Wiley-Interscience

Handbook Series published by ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers)

Buy these books online at the University of Minnesota Bookstore.

You may also use the laboratory copies of these references, but please do not remove them from the lab.

HELPFUL TOOLS

Can't seem to find the right unit conversion? Try these:

• nifty CONVERT program (save this to your computer, then you can use it)
• online conversion website

Determine the letters of the alphabet and their corresponding Greek characters.

Solar Radiation Solar Calculation Spread Sheet

RESOURCES RELATED TO LAB EQUIPMENT

• How thermocouples work
• Extensive explanation of resistance temperature devices (RTD) from Thermometric Corp.
• Solar radiation measuring equipment manufactured by Eppley Laboratory
• Good source of information on solar collectors from The Solarserver
• Solar Instrument Photos
• Solar Collectors Schematic
• Air Handling Unit Schematic
• Walk-in Cooler Schematic
• Small Refigeration System Schematic

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