Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician

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Sample Journal Articles:

Liang, Hongpu. “Optimization of Floor Radiant Air Conditioning Heating System in Building Heating Design.” International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies, vol. 16, no. 1, Mar. 2021, pp. 205–211. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1093/ijlct/ctaa051.

LIU, Enhai, et al. “Experimental Study on the Thermal Performance of an Air Conditioning System in a Pure Electric Vehicle.” Thermal Science, vol. 25, no. 3B, Apr. 2021, pp. 2093–2099. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2298/TSCI200201093L.