HVAC Systems and Energy Use
EEN 49700/ 3 Cr.
The fundamentals required to design and analyze HVAC systems used in buildings. Fundamentals of HVAC systems & psychrometrics, building heating / cooling loads, application of HVAC equipment to buildings, HVAC component analysis, Energy reduction strategies.
- Available Online: No
- Credit by Exam: No
- Laptop Required: No
Textbooks
Principles of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning in Buildings, Mitchell & Braun, Wiley, 1st Edition
Outcomes
- Solve engineering problems in defining building heating / cooling loads, air and liquid distribution systems, and thermal storage systems
- Apply psychrometrics to find the properties of moist air and apply the properties to determine the comfort of occupants in a space, and the operating requirements of HVAC equipment
- Describe different types of HVAC equipment and match them to their application
- Analyze HVAC equipment types to find the lowest energy use system for a given application
- Design and size heat exchangers for AC and Heat Pump duty
- Perform cycle analysis on HVAC equipment.
- Use engineering models to design and analyze building HVAC systems
Topics
- Fundamentals
- System Analysis Techniques & MATLAB
- Psychrometrics
- Thermodynamics and Fluid Flow in HVAC
- Heat Transfer in HVAC
- Overview of HVAC systems
- Building Energy Analysis
- Thermal Comfort and Air Quality
- Building Heating and Cooling Loads
- Building HVAC Energy Use
- HVAC Design Considerations
- Analysis of Equipment
- Air Distribution
- Liquid Distribution systems
- Heat Exchangers
- Cooling Tower and Desiccant Dehumidification
- Vapor Compression Refrigeration, AC and Heat Pumps
- Thermal Storage
- HVAC Control
- Energy Efficiency Improvements