TC 8.3 is concerned with the design, performance, and application of equipment energized by a heat source and using a thermodynamic cycle to provide an air-conditioning, refrigerating, or heating function; with the properties of absorbent solutions or special working fluids used in these cycles; and with components of the cycle requiring specific design characteristics.

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