The 2009 ASHRAE Handbook-Fundamentals covers basic principles and data used in the HVAC&R industry. Updated with research sponsored by ASHRAE and others, this volume includes 1,000 pages and 39 chapters covering general engineering information, basic materials, climate data, load and energy calculations, duct and pipe design, and sustainability, plus reference tables for abbreviations and symbols, I-P to SI conversions, and physical properties of materials. An accompanying CD-ROM (free with the book-also sold separately) contains all the volume’s chapters in both I-P and SI units.

This edition includes a new chapter (35), Sustainability, which defines this concept for HVAC&R and describes the principles, design considerations, and detailed evaluations needed in designing sustainable HVAC&R systems. In this volume, chapter order and groupings have been revised for more logical flow and use.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Psychrometrics
• 2. Thermodynamics and Refrigeration Cycles
• 3. Fluid Flow
• 4. Heat Transfer
• 5. Two-Phase Flow
• 6. Mass Transfer
• 7. Fundamentals of Control
• 8. Sound and Vibration
• 9. Thermal Comfort
• 10. Indoor Environmental Health
• 11. Air Contaminants
• 12. Odors
• 13. Indoor Environmental Modeling
• 14. Climatic Design Information
• 15. Fenestration
• 16. Ventilation and Infiltration
• 17. Residential Cooling and Heating Load Calculations
• 18. Nonresidential Cooling and Heating Load Calculations
• 19. Energy Estimating and Modeling Methods
• 20. Space Air Diffusion
• 21. Duct Design
• 22. Pipe Sizing
• 23. Insulation for Mechanical Systems
• 24. Airflow Around Buildings
• 25. Heat, Air, and Moisture Control in Building Assemblies-Fundamentals
• 26. Heat, Air, and Moisture Control in Building Assemblies-Material Properties
• 27. Heat, Air, and Moisture Control in Insulated Assemblies-Examples
• 28. Combustion and Fuels
• 29. Refrigerants
• 30. Thermophysical Properties of Refrigerants
• 31. Physical Properties of Secondary Coolants (Brines)
• 32. Sorbents and Desiccants
• 33. Physical Properties of Materials
• 34. Energy Resources
• 35. Sustainability
• 36. Measurement and Instruments
• 37. Abbreviations and Symbols
• 38. Units and Conversions
• 39. Codes and Standards