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Table of Contents 2026 ASHRAE Handbook—Refrigeration

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2026 ASHRAE Handbook—Refrigeration

Description 2026 ASHRAE Handbook—Refrigeration

SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES

  • Halocarbon Refrigeration Systems
  • Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
  • Carbon Dioxide Refrigeration Systems
  • Liquid Overfeed Systems
  • Component Balancing in Refrigeration Systems
  • Refrigerant System Chemistry
  • Control of Moisture and Other Contaminants in Refrigerant Systems
  • Equipment and System Dehydrating, Charging, and Testing
  • Refrigerant Containment, Recovery, Recycling, and Reclamation

COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENT

  • Insulation Systems for Refrigerant Piping
  • Refrigerant Control Devices
  • Lubricants in Refrigerant Systems
  • Secondary Coolants in Refrigeration Systems
  • Forced-Circulation Air Coolers
  • Retail Food Store Refrigeration and Equipment
  • Food Service and General Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
  • Household Refrigerators and Freezers
  • Absorption Equipment

FOOD COOLING AND STORAGE

  • Thermal Properties of Foods
  • Cooling and Freezing Times of Foods
  • Commodity Storage Requirements
  • Food Microbiology and Refrigeration
  • Refrigerated-Facility Design
  • Refrigerated-Facility Loads

REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT

  • Cargo Containers, Rail Cars, Trailers, and Trucks
  • Marine Refrigeration
  • Air Transport

FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND FLORAL APPLICATIONS

  • Methods of Precooling Fruits, Vegetables, and Cut Flowers
  • Industrial Food-Freezing Systems
  • Meat Products
  • Poultry Products
  • Fishery Products
  • Dairy Products
  • Eggs and Egg Products
  • Deciduous Tree and Vine Fruit
  • Citrus Fruit, Bananas, and Subtropical Fruit
  • Vegetables
  • Fruit Juice Concentrates and Chilled Juice Products
  • Beverages
  • Processed, Precooked, and Prepared Foods
  • Bakery Products
  • Chocolates, Candies, Nuts, Dried Fruits, and Dried Vegetables

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

  • Ice Manufacture
  • Ice Rinks
  • Concrete Dams and Subsurface Soils
  • Refrigeration in the Chemical Industry

LOW-TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS

  • Cryogenics
  • Ultralow-Temperature Refrigeration
  • Biomedical Applications of Cryogenic Refrigeration

GENERAL

  • Terminology of Refrigeration
  •  Codes and Standards

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS

INDEX

Composite index to the 2023 HVAC Applications, 2024 HVAC Systems and Equipment, 2025 Fundamentals, and 2026 Refrigeration volumes

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