<n practical application I c mmir refrigeration i of 3 in all of its branches => \~"^B WwW Refrigeration ml wmJifitmwia ato. ALTHOUSE AND TURNQUIST TEMPERATURE CONTROL COMPRESSOR -BLACK JTXWL HOUSE CORD THERMOSTAT ©LIGHT jl, COMPRESSOR SOCKET ( ) •7BLACK CONNECT BLACK WIRE TOCENTER TERMINAL _i>y ^yip_ mf^- RESISTTiOR! WHITE //RED ORGREEN 8LACK-^H BLACK TERMINAL (COMMON) M L5> W"STAMPING BLACK LIGHT SWITCH (START) TERMINAL WHITE BLACK WHITE R'STAMPING (MAIN) ^ * Digitized by the Internet Archive 2010 in http://www.archive.org/details/modernrefrigeratOOalth •«*»Ji>r ? M - Modern Refrigeration and ait conditioning BY ANDREW D. ALTHOUSE, B.S., (M.E.), M.A. Assistant Director Vocational Education Department Detroit Public Schools Member, American Society of Refrigerating Engineers AND CARL H. TURNQUIST, B.S., (M.E.), M.A. Head of the Refrigeration Deportment Cass Technical High School Detroit, Michigan Associate Member, American Society of Refrigerating Engineers CHICAGO THE GOODHEART-WILLCOX COMPANY, INC. Publishers Copyright 1956, 1958, i960 By GOODHEART-WILLCOX CO., INC. THE All rights reserved America Printed in the United States of Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 60-6022 INTRODUCTION r m MODERN REFRIGERATION and AIR CONDITIONING covers the practical application of refrigeration in all of its branches--Domestic, Commercial, Frozen Food Refrigerators, Air Conditioning, Heat Pumps, etc. MODERN REFRIGERATION and AIR CONDITIONINGteaches refrig- eration and air conditioning principles--the foundation on which a thorough knowledge of these important subjects is based. Beginners and apprentices in refrigeration and air conditioning will find this book a real aid to getting started on a pleasant and profitable career. Experienced servicemen will find it invaluable as a guide, and a reference. Andrew D. Althouse Carl H. Turnquist ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The production of a book of this nature would not be possible withoutthe co-operation of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry. In preparing the manuscript for MODERN REFRIGERATION and AIR COND- ITIONING, the industry has been most co-operative. The authors acknowledge the co-operation of these companies with great appreciation: AerovoxCorp. JohnstonRefrigerationService AiroSupplyCo. D.KayMfg. Co. Airserco Mfg.Co., Inc. Kerotest Mfg.Co. AirtempDiv. ChryslerCorp. E.I.DuPontDeNemours&Co..Kinetic AlcoValveCo. Chemicals Div. Allin Mfg. Co. Koch Refrigerators, Inc. TheAmerican BrassCo. Kold-Hold Mfg.Co. KelvinatorDiv., American MotorsCorp. LandoAdvertisingAgency American Potash & Chemicals Corp. LehighMfg.Co. AmericanSociety ofHeatingandAir Linde Air ProductsCo. ConditioningEngineers LynchCorp. American Society of Refrigerating Marsh InstrumentCo. Engineers Maurey Mfg.Co. Aminco Refrigeration Products Co. McCall RefrigeratorCorp. Anemostat Corporation ofAmerica The McCarthyCo. AnsulChemicalCo. McCord Radiator & Mfg.Co. A-PControlsCorp. McCray RefrigeratorCo., Inc. Automatic ControlsCorp. McQuayInc. AvcoMfg. Corp.,CrosleyDiv. The MclntireCo. BaltimoreAircoilCo.. Inc. Mechanical RefrigerationEnterprises Barostat Co. Mills Industries Inc. Friez InstrumentDiv. BendixAviation Montgomery Ward&Co. Corp. Mueller BrassCo. Ben-HurMfg.Co. NashDiv., American MotorCorp. Black,Sivalls &BrysonInc. NationalCoolerCorp. BorgWarnerCorp.. NorgeSales Div. Nicholson FileCo. The BristolCo. Owens-CorningFiberglasCorp. Brunner Mfg.Co. Paragon ElectricCo. BushMfg.Co. PeerlessofAmericaInc. Cadillac MotorCarDiv.,General Motors PennControls, Inc. CCoarrpr.ierCorp PPheirlfceoctCioornp.StoveCo..Inc. CenturyElectric Mfg.Co. PittsburghPlateGlassCo. ChicagoSealCo. PyramidInstrumentCorp. ChryslerCorp.. Dodge Div. 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TaylorInstrumentCompanies PontiacMotorDiv.,GeneralMotorsCorp. Tecumseh ProductsCo. General RefrigerationSalesCorp. Temprite ProductsCorp. Gibson RefrigeratorCo. Tenney Engineering, Inc. Gilbert &BarkerMfg.Co. TimkenSilent AutomaticDiv..ScaifeCc GlascockBros. Mfg.Co. TheTomngtonMfg.Co. TheGoodyearTire &RubberCo.,Inc. TranterMfg.Inc. GreenfieldTap&DieCorp. TubingApplianceCo..Inc. HenryValveCo. TylerRefrigerationCorp. Halstead &Mitchell Ultra-Violet Products, Inc. HotpointCorp. WabashCorp. Handy & Harman WagnerElectricCorp. Houdaile-HersheyCorp. The WarrenCo. IllinoisTestingLaboratories, Inc. WebsterElectricCo. TheImperialPrass Mfg.Co. WestinghouseElectricCorp. InternationalHarvesterCo. White-RodgersElectricCo. Iron Fireman Mfg.Co. WilliamsOil-O-MaticHeatingCorp. TheJaquaAdvertisingCo. WilsonRefrigerationInc. Jarrow Products Inc. YorkCorp.