Today we are likely to take the refrigeration compressor for granted just as we take for granted the way the uses of refrigeration have intertwined themselves into our everyday lives. Whether we think of food processing, transportation and marketing; accuracy in industrial processes; computer systems; or human comfort, all depend on refrigeration and the refrigeration compressor. In fact some southern locations owe their industrial development almost entirely to air conditioning in manufacturing plants, in offices, and in homes, to say nothing of the air conditioned car which gets people to work. Refrigeration in its many forms and applications has become a way of life, not only in the United States, but increasingly in many other places in the world. And heat pumps save important heating energy.
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