x, 204 pages including illustrations, tables, diagrams : folded diagrams ; 23 cm
OCLC
ocm04855355
"A reprint of 'Howard lectures' on the mechanical production of cold, delivered before the Society of arts in 1897, with additions and corrections."--Pref.
Preface.--I. General principles of refrigeration.--II. Air machines.--III. Absorption machines.--IV. The vapour compression process.--V. (1) Trials of refrigerating machines. (2) Uses of mechanical refrigeration.--VI. Applications of extreme cold.--Appendices