本教材根据三年制制冷与空调专业教学计划及《制冷与空调专业英语》课程教学大纲编写，适用于二、三年制普通高职高专教育及五年一贯制高职和三、四年制中职制冷与空调专业学生使用，同时可供从事制冷与空调专业的各类公司培训使用，对本专业的工程技术人员也有较大的参考价值。
本教材共分8个单元，计25篇课文，60篇阅读材料，所选课文及阅读材料几乎涵盖了本专业各专业课程的基本教学内容。
本教材的参考学时为60～120课时。
本教材以培养学生专业英语的阅读能力、熟悉和掌握本专业的专业词汇和专业术语为主要目标，同时加强基础知识，深化专业内容，扩大知识面，提高专业英语的阅读能力和翻译能力。

Unit 1 Fundamentals of Refrigeration
Text 1: The Development of Refrigeration
Text 2: Temperature and Temperature Measurements
Text 3: Pressure
Text 4: Sensible Heat, Specif'w Heat and Latent Heat
Unit 2 Basic Refrigeration Systems
Text 5: Compression System Using Thermostatically Controlled Expansion Valve(TEV)
Text 6: Absorption System
Unit 3 Compression System and Compressors
Text 7: Compression Cycle
Text 8: External - Drive Compressors and Hermetic Compressors
Text 9: Refrigerant Control
Text 10: Evaporator and Condenser
Unit 4 Shop Practice for Refrigeration
Text 11: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Tubing
Text 12: System Evacuation
Unit 5 Electric Circuits and Controls
Text 13: Electric Control Circuits
Text 14: Motor Starting Relays
Text 15: Defrost Controls
Unit 6 Domestic Refrigerators - Freezers and Commercial Systems
Text 16: Domestic Refrigerators and Freezers
Text 17: Commercial Refrigeration Systems
Text 18: Commercial Cabinet
Text 19: Industrial Freezing Of Foods
Unit 7 Fundamentals of Air Conditioning
Text 20: Physical Properties of Air
Text 21: Air movement
Unit 8 Air Conditioning Systems
Text 22: Gas Heating System and Oil Furnaces
Text 23: Principles of Atmosphere Cooling
Text 24: Chilled Water Systems
Text 25: Air Conditioning Systems-Heating and Cooling Loads
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