Background
Watt, John Reid was born on November 15, 1914 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Paul Harris and Roberta Gertrude (Frye) Watt.
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Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook
(Air conditioning boosts man's efficiency no less than his...)
Air conditioning boosts man's efficiency no less than his comfort. Air-conditioned homes, offices, and factories unmistakably raise human productivity and reduce absenteeism, turnover, mistakes, accidents and grievances, especially in summer. Accordingly, many employers every year cool workrooms and offices to raise summer profits. Employees in turn find cool homes enhancing not only comfort and prestige but also personal efficiency and income. With such economic impetus, low-cost summer cooling must irresistibly spread to all kinds of occupied buildings. Refrigeration provides our best cooling, serving well where people are closely spaced in well-constructed, shaded, and insulated structures. However, its first and operating costs bar it from our hottest commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. Fortunately, evaporative cooling is an economical substitute in many regions. First used in Southwest homes and businesses and in textile mills, it soon invaded other fields and climates. In 1946, six firms produced 200,000 evaporative coolers; in 1958, 25 firms produced 1,250,000, despite the phenomenal sale of refrigerating window air conditioners. Though clearly secondary to refrigeration, evaporative cooling is 60 to 80 percent is economical for moderate income groups and cheaper to buy and operate. Thus, it climates where summers are short. Moreover, it cheaply cools hot, thinly constructed mills, factories, workshops, foundries, powerhouses, farm buildings, canneries, etc., where refrigerated cooling is prohibitively expensive.
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This book explains in detail how to achieve savings of 50-75% with evaporative cooling systems.This exceptionally thorough book covers every consideration in evaporative cooling, including cost, technology, equipment, applications, and operational and performance considerations. All-new coverage shows how to integrate evaporative cooling systems into large-scale HVAC systems. The book covers cooling tower and finned coil indirect cooling, wet bulb economizers, precooling condensed air, makeup air and return air; as well as humidity control. Sample calculations and engineering data are also presented.
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- Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook by John Watt (2011-10-01)
- Evaporative Air Conditioning
- Pioneering, from covered wagons onward
- Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook (3rd Edition) (This book explains in detail how to achieve savings of 50...)
- Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook by John R. Watt (1997-06-03)
- Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook by John Watt (2013-10-04)
John Reid Watt
Edit ProfileMechanical engineering educator
John Reid Watt, American mechanical engineering educator. Registered professional engineer, Texas. Fellow American Society of Heating (chapter newsletter editor 1958-1959, evaporative cooling committee 1953-1960, 84-93, research award 1958); member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life), Industrial Engineering Club (founding president Austin, now chapter American Institute Industrial Engineers), Sigma Xi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Washington, 1937. Master of Arts in Economics, University Washington, 1942. Master of Engineering, University Washington, 1950.
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Texas, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University Texas, 1960. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1939.
Career
Instructor economics, University Texas, Austin, 1941-1943;
instructor mechanic engineering, University Texas, Austin, 1943-1946;
assistant professor, University Texas, Austin, 1948-1956;
associate professor, University Texas, Austin, 1956-1971;
research engineer, C.W. Murchison Enterprises, Dallas, 1946-1948;
visiting professor industrial engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1971-1972;
professor health systems, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1973-1975;
retired,, 1975;
chairman, EFC Associations, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1977-1982;
owner, Energy Conservation laboratories, Inc., Atlanta, 1989-1993. President Watt Properties Company, Inc., Atlanta, 1982-1993. Director research in evaporative air cooling United States Naval Civil Engineering Research and Evaluation Laboratory, Port Hueneme, California, 1952-1953.
Director research National Association Home Builders and National Warm Air Association, Austin, 1954-1956.
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Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook (3rd Edition)
(This book explains in detail how to achieve savings of 50...)
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Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook
(This book explains in detail how to achieve savings of 50...)
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Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook
(Air conditioning boosts man's efficiency no less than his...)
- Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook by John Watt (2011-10-01)
- Evaporative Air Conditioning
- Pioneering, from covered wagons onward
- Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook Softcover reprint of edition by Watt, John (2013) Paperback
- Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook by John R. Watt (1997-06-03)
- Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook by John Watt (2013-10-04)
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Evaporative Air Conditioning Handbook (3rd Edition)
Membership
Fellow American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (chapter newsletter editor 1958-1959, evaporative cooling committee 1953-1960, 84-93, research award 1958). Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life), Industrial Engineering Club (founding president Austin, now chapter American Institute Industrial Engineers), Sigma Xi, Pi Tau Sigma.
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Married Sarah Elizabeth Craven, October 25, 1939 (deceased January 1961). Children: John David, Madeleine Megan Watt, Louisa Catherine Kellough (deceased). Married Lillian A. Mann, May 4, 1962.
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American