Air conditioning system design /
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| Author / Creator: | Legg, Roger, author. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, [2017] ©2017 |
| Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11308314 |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Air Conditioning System Design; Copyright; Dedication; Book Opening Quote; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Bromley 2017 RCL; Chapter 1: Properties of Humid Air; Atmospheric Pressure; Dry Air and Water Vapour; Vapour Pressure; Saturated Vapour Pressure; Superheated Vapour; Relative Humidity; Ideal Gas Laws; Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures; General Gas Law; Density of Air; Moisture Content; Saturation Moisture Content; Percentage Saturation; Specific Volume; Relationship Between Air Density and Specific Volume; Dry-bulb and Wet-bulb Temperatures; Dry-bulb Temperature
- Wet-bulb TemperatureThe Psychrometric Equation; Dew-Point Temperature; Specific Enthalpy; Humid Specific Heat; Adiabatic Saturation Temperature; Tables of Properties; The Psychrometric Chart; References; Chapter 2: Air Conditioning Processes; Mixing of Two Air Streams; Sensible Heating Coils; Cooling Coils; Sensible Cooling at Constant Moisture Content; Sensible Cooling With Dehumidification; Cooling Coil Contact Factor; Humidifiers; Adiabatic Humidifiers: Recirculation of Spray Water; Spray Humidifiers as Heat Exchangers-Nonadiabatic Processes; Sprayed-Cooling Coil
- Adiabatic Humidifiers: No Recirculation of Spray WaterSteam Humidifiers; Direct Steam Injection; Pan Steam Humidifier; Adiabatic Dehumidification; Air Conditioned Space: Room Process Lines; Room Ratio Lines; Chapter 3: Indoor Design Conditions; Thermal Comfort; Indices of Thermal Comfort; Comfort Requirements; The Comfort Equation; Other considerations; Pleasant Indoor Environments; Dry-bulb Temperature; Relative Humidity; Air Movement; Mean Radiant Temperature; Space Conditions for Other Requirements; Indoor Design Condition Envelopes; Measurement of Space Conditions; References
- Chapter 4: Outdoor Air Design ConditionsFrequency of Occurrence of Outdoor Air Conditions; Summer Design Conditions from Frequency Tables; Winter Design Conditions; Design Conditions for the United Kingdom; World-Wide Data; Outdoor Air Condition Envelopes; Points to Note; References; Chapter 5: Room Heat Gains, Air Diffusion, and Air Flow Rates; Heat Gains; Storage Effect of the Building Structure; Reduction of Heat Gains; Windows; Glazing Area; Shading Devices; Internal Blinds; Types of Glass; Walls and Roofs; Infiltration of Outdoor Air; Lighting; Air Diffusion; Cooling Mode; Heating Mode
- Common Terms Used in Air DiffusionOutlet Grilles and Diffusers; General Rules for Positioning Grilles and Diffusers; Supply Outlets; Exhaust Outlets; Air Volume Flow Rate; Air Supply for Summer Cooling; Latent Heat Gains; Winter Heating; Total Air Flow Rate; Variable Air Volume; Minimum Ventilation Rates for Normal Occupancy; Air Movement Control; Smoke Control Escape Routes; References; Chapter 6: All-air Systems; Systems Using 100% Outdoor Air; Summer Operation; Winter Operation; System Using Adiabatic Humidification; Year-Round Operation of Plant; System Using Steam Humidification