MEBS6006 Environmental Services I
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Introduction
1. Background
Educational objectives & related courses
Study topics, assumptions & main focus
Your experience and expectation
2. Basic Concepts of Environmental Services
What is Environmental Services?
Importance of HVAC
Practical design strategy: integrated approach
3. Air Conditioning
Definition & applications
Brief history
Air conditioning and refrigeration
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Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
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The Father of Air Conditioning - Willis Haviland Carrier
Five subsystems or loops of air conditioning system
Air-side, chilled water, refrigeration equipment, heat rejection, controls
Three generic types of systems:
Centralised all air systems
Partially centralised air/water systems
Local systems
Video presentation:
Fundamentals of Air Conditioning
[video, 24 min.][
AV 697.93 A29
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HVAC systems at Healthrow Airport Terminal 4, London
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Video Presentation:
Fundamentals of Air Conditioning
[video, 24 min.], College of Estate Management, Reading, Berkshire, 1987. [
AV 697.93 A29
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Further Reading:
CIBSE, 2001.
Ventilation and Air Conditioning, CIBSE Guide B2
, Chp. 2, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [
697.9 V4
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Wang, S. K., Lavan, Z. and Norton, P., 2000.
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
, Chp. 1, CRC Press, Boca Raton. [
697.93 W246 a
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Web Links:
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE)
http://www.ashrae.org
History of Air Conditioning [ASHRAE]
http://xp20.ashrae.org/ABOUT/history.htm
Air conditioning and refrigeration
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| Created: Aug 2007 | Update: 6 Sep 2009 | By:
cmhui@hku.hk
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