HVAC Systems

Topic 1 resources.  Posted 1/13/2012.

Narrative 1

Topic 2 resources.  Posted 1/13/2012.

Narrative 2

Topic 3 resources.  Posted 1/16/2012.

Narrative 3

        Psychrometric charts:  P1aIP    P1IP    P1bSI    P2IP    P2SI    P3IP    P3SI    P4aIP    P4SI    P5IP    P5SI

        EES examples:  Adiabatic mixing    Text4.3    Text4.4    Text4.6

        PSYPROPS zipped files:    PSYPROPS

        ALLPROPS zipped files:    ALLPROPS

Topic 4 resources.  Posted 1/29/2012.

Narrative 4

        EES examples:  Text4.12    Text4.16    Text4.17

        MathCad example:  Problem4.74 (mcd file)    Problem4.74 (pdf file)

        Well mixed model for unsteady purging of a contaminant:  Unsteady_purging

Topic 5 resources.  Posted 1/30/2012.

Narrative 5

        Variables and units for heat transmission to buildings:  Variables and units

        Thermal conductivity and thermal conductance of building materials (from ASHRAE Fundamentals):  k_and_C_English    k_and_C_SI

Topic 6 resources.  Posted 2/13/2012.

Narrative 6

        Additional explanations:  Solar angles    Corrected azimuth equation    Solar time    Incident angle

        EES examples:  Solar irradiation    Text book example problems

Topic 7 resources.  Posted 1/30/2012.

Narrative 7

        EES textbook example problems:    7.1    7.2    7.3    7.4    7.5    7.7    7.8    7.9

Topic 8 resources.  Posted 2/17/2012.

Narrative 8      

        Additional explanations:  Heat Balance Method    Radiant Time Series Method

        Additional information:    Wall and roof types    Cooling load process

        Excel examples:    Problem7.23    Problem7.30

        EES examples:    Text book example problems    Cooling load SHR

Topic 9 resources.  Posted 2/24/2012.

Narrative 9

        Additional information:   Commercial building energy consumption      

        Excel examples:       Text8.5    Problem8.3    Problem8.5

        EES examples:        Text8.1    Text8.2    Text8.3

Topic 11 resources.  Posted 5/2/12

Narrative 11

        Example product literature:    Grilles and registers    FlowLinear

Topic 12 resources.  Posted 4/26/12

Narrative 12 Ducts    Narrative 12 Fans_Blowers

        Additional information:   Example fan and blower data sheets      

        Excel examples:     Text11.2   

        EES examples:      Text11.1    

Topic 13 resources.  Posted 3/8/2012.

Narrative 13    Narrative 13 heat pumps

        Additional information:   Combustion Reactions  

        EES combustion examples:    Stoichiometric Combustion    Excess Air Combustion

        EES examples:      Text9.5    Text9.6    

        Excel Examples:    Text9.3    Text9.4    Problem9.31    Problem9.23

Topic 14 resources.  Posted 4/3/2012.

Narrative 14 VCC    Narrative 14 AC and evap    Narrative 14 cooling towers

        Additional information:  

        Refrigerant charts:  R134A_IP    R134A_SI    R410A_IP

        Excel example:       Problem10.36

        EES text example problems:    10.1    10.2    10.3    10.4    10.5    10.6    10.7    10.8    10.9    

Topic 17 resources.  Design for Efficiency.  Posted 4/9/2012.

        Economizer bin calculation problem    Economizer bin calculation spreadsheet

        Excel examples:       Text11.8    Text11.9  

        EES examples:        Text11.6    Text11.7