Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | HVAC AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | MES551 | ||||||||
| Course Unit Details | MSc Sustainable Energy Systems (Electives Courses) - MSc Energy Systems and the Built Environment (Electives Courses) - | ||||||||
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 7 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | � HVAC Systems
- The Complete System
- The Air-Conditioning and Distribution System
- Mechanical Equipment: Air-handling Equipment, Heating Equipment, Boilers, Refrigeration Equipment, Compressors – reciprocating, scroll, rotary, centrifugal, Pumps and Piping, Controls and Instrumentation
- All-Air Systems Single-air System, Reheat System, Variable-volume System, Dual-duct System, Multi-zone System
- Air-and-Water Systems (Fan-Coil Conditioner System)
- All-Water Systems
- Heat Pump Systems Ground-coupled Closed Loop Systems
- Heat Recovery Systems
� Psychrometrics
- Fundamental Humidity Parameters, Dry bulb temperature, Humidity ratio, Relative humidity, Dew point temperature, thermodynamic properties.
� Indoor Air Quality
- Contamination control (health concerns), Filtering (Particulate Removal), Thermal comfort.
� Heat Transfer in Buildings
- Conduction, Convection, Radiation
� Heating Load
- Transmission losses
- Infiltration losses
- Other miscellaneous losses
- Outdoor – Indoor design conditions
� Cooling Load (Transient Analysis)
- Cooling Design Conditions
- Transfer Function Method (TFM)
- CLTD Method
� Energy Calculations
- Energy Analysis of Buildings. Degree-Day Method, Bin Method
� Air Diffusion
- General air jet characteristics
- Air distribution system design
- Noise
� Duct Design
- Duct design procedure
- Blower and Fans
- Fan Selection
- Effective duct length
� Heating Equipment
- Boilers
- Electrical Resistance Heating
- Heat Pumps
� Cooling Equipment
- Vapour Compression Cycle
- Absorption Cycle
- Air Handling units, chillers, heat pumps
� Controls
- Open Loop Control
- Automatic Feedback control
- Proportional control
- Proportional Integral Control (PI)
- Proportional Integral Derivative Control (PID)
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| Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
