SPD5132 Indoor Environment and HVAC Systems

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Course background + HVAC systems: basic concepts

Course Background

1. HVAC systems

2. HVAC system design

3. All air systems

4. All water systems

5. Air-water systems

6. Unitary package systems

7. VRF systems

[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

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 Video presentation:

• Variable Refrigerant Flow System - VRF System (5:21) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujv3k59XISo
  

Further reading:

• Videos:
• Air Conditioning 4 - Constant Air Volume (CAV) System (3:12) http://youtu.be/ZJBSDTpwUpY
• Air Conditioning 5 - Variable Air Volume (VAV) System (1:50) http://youtu.be/YCogTVa3XOw
• Air Conditioning 6 - Fan Coil Unit (FCU) (1:58) http://youtu.be/QI0O5xZ3liI
• Air Conditioning 6 - Unitary System (0:39) http://youtu.be/B6U2pginbH4
• Air Conditioning 8 - Air Conditioning Design (1:32) http://youtu.be/do6TnHuZn5A
• HKHA優質工序系列 - Chapter 30 - 空調系統 - 30.1 空調系統功能 (4:04) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf57Iy0agMw
  
• Brief Notes on Air Conditioning System Design http://ibse.hk/SPD5132/design-hvac.pdf
• Lesson 36 Selection Of Air Conditioning Systems http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112105129/36 [PDF]
• Useful reference on VRF systems:
• 2016 ASHRAE Handbook HVAC Systems and Equipment, Chapter 18. Variable Refrigerant Flow
  
• (* Available in E-Database: Construction Information Service (CIS))
  

 Web links:

• High-performance HVAC http://www.wbdg.org/resources/high-performance-hvac
• Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) http://www.seventhwave.org/new-technologies/variable-refrigerant-flow-vrf
• Module 51: Air source VRF systems for flexible room heating and cooling, heat recovery and hydronic heating http://www.cibsejournal.com/cpd/modules/2013-04/

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| Created: Jul 2016 | Update: 11 Jan 2017 |