Describes the contents of the new ASHRAE Guide, organised into 11 chapters. Focuses on the application procedures developed in the Guide - Matching heat sources, cooling load and heat rejection capability with an absorption machine and Ammonia absorption refrigeration (AAR) systems. Notes the Guide supplies step-by-step procedures for determining the economic application of absorption technology for a specific application and permits a comparison of alternative absorption systems if variations in input or output conditions occur.

KEYWORDS: year 1995, Refrigeration, USA, absorption refrigeration, cooling, heat recovery