Air Conditioning Principles and Systems: An Energy Approach (4th Edition) 4th Edition

This book is a great teaching tool.Generally, textbooks are rather worthless. You spend $100+ on the newest edition released every few years in a money grab.This is the only textbook I have used while working post-college, and I recommend it to all entry/mid-level HVAC engineers.It used to be a must-have for the PE exam when you could bring in your own books.

It tells you what you need to know, with the minimum of technical jargon. They did a particularly nice job of simplifying the idea of entropy without being way off base.This book is for people who want a solid understanding of what goes into designing systems. It is not a "how to" book, nor does it have lots of color pictures of controls, condensers, etc. It is exactly what it says on the cover: An energy oriented approach. I really like the book.

This was a required textbook for an Intro to HVAC class I took while in college (architectural engineering major) and bought it, sold it, and then re-purchased this when I had to go back to something for my job. It was very well written with good examples and simplified (but not overly) theories. Would definitely recommend for anyone needing to reference/learn simple HVAC principals.

I like this book. I believe this book must be written by the auther who has profound knowledge on HVAC. Easy. And most of contents are connected to real world and phenomenons around us.

Packs a lot of info into a small package. Good starting point for learning more systems in depth. The HVAC ocean is deep and wide, but with this you have a map.

The text is pretty good. Straight forward, not too theoretical. But as a text for class, it would be really good if the problems at the end of each chapter had solutions or final answers. That's pretty typical of text books, every other question has an answer, so you can get an idea if you're doing things correctly. Without answers, it's somewhat like the blind leading the blind.I rented this text. The binding is shot. Pages are literally falling out. I don't know if that is from significant use from previous renters, or just poor quality by the publishers. Possibly both?

Book is in super clean and good condition! Good referencing book and easy to understand for beginner student who are studying for air-conditioning principles and systems.

As advertised and fast shipping