Course Overview
Covers theory and applications for basic commercial air heating and ventilating systems, air handling unit components, ductwork systems, air terminal devices and electric resistance heating. Heat energy sources and passive and active solar heating systems. Outlines system design requirements and procedures. The above is applied to a design for pre-selected building.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in MSYS 2079
Credits
3.5
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify furnace types and components.
- Recognize air contaminants and specify required air purification systems.
- Describe various alternate energy sources and systems.
- Calculate the required combustion air and fuel based upon combustion equations.
- Calculate energy costs for alternative heating systems (electric, gas, propane, oil).
- Select gas-fired furnaces for a given heat load and ventilation system.
- Compare alternative heating systems (electric, oil, gas).
- Design an air heat system.
- Select air terminal devices.
- Identify various solar heating systems.
- Compare the different types of commercial humidifiers and their control systems and estimate required water flows.
- Identify various types of heat-recovery devices and calculate heat recover rates.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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