PRINCIPLES OF TROPICAL AIR CONDITIONING

About the Book

Principles of Tropical Air Conditioning is written with the humid tropics in mind. It is intended to meet the syllabus of the Higher National Diploma (HND) or equivalent professional examinations in Building Services Engineering. It is also designed to cover the air conditioning course content of the new Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng) degree approved by the National Universities Commission. It is specifically focused in providing design data for tropical air conditioning system design and provides illustrative examples that can give young practitioners enough information to evaluate air conditioning and refrigeration cooling loads and equipment selection with minimum supervision. In addition, Principles of Tropical Air Conditioning serves as quick reference source containing useful design data and parameters often required by the practicing engineer.

About the Author

Engr. Chris A. Ibe has extensive hands-on experience in Mechanical and Electrical Services Engineering. As a former Reader in Mechanical Engineering and Dean, School of Engineering Technology at the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Nigeria, Engr. Ibe has been actively involved in academic planning and professional development. His vast professional experience spans over three decades of teaching and industrial practice in Building Services Engineering with emphasis on air conditioning systems design, installation and commissioning. An Alumnus of Cranfield University, United Kingdom, Engr. Ibe is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), and is currently the Managing Partner and Chief Executive of KRINOLL & PARTNERS LIMITED, a firm of Chartered Engineers & Consultants, with offices in Owerri, Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria. Engr. Emmanuel E. Anyanwu; B.Sc (Ife), M.Sc (Cranfield), Ph.D (Nigeria) is a professor of Mechanical Engineering (Energy & Power) at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri – Nigeria. He has more than twenty five years teaching experience in refrigeration and air conditioning at tertiary education levels and has many research publications on solar refrigeration systems design and performance analysis in learned journals. Professor Anyanwu is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, (FNSE) and Member, American Society of Engineers (MASME) and is currently the Dean, School of Engineering & Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.