Advanced HVAC.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment restricted to students with graduate standing in the School of Engineering or by permission of instructor. The course intends to reinforce the fundamentals of HVAC systems and apply them to research topics. Student will review the basics of HVAC systems; the use of psychrometric charts to deal with various moist-air processes; indoor environment health, thermal comfort and indoor air quality control; heat transmission in building structures; solar irradiation; basic space heating and cooling load calculations; and space air distribution and related equipment.