| Area: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Other Requisite(s): | Admission: Completion of all 3rd year units
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| Syllabus: | Air Conditioning system types and applications, moist air properties, air conditioning processes from Thermodynamic fundamentals and from Psychrometric charts. Design and off-design operation. Evaporative cooling. Indoor air quality - comfort and health.Heat gains, solar radiation and heat flow through structures. Heat storage. System design. Space air diffusion. Duct design by various methods. Use of A-C design software. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have been introduced the design process for air conditioning and associated technologies. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | AIRAH DA9 Air Conditioning Load Estimation. AIRAH DA3 Duct Design Manual. AIRAH DA5 User guide to the program CAMEL. Course Notes Air conditioning design. |
| Unit Texts: | McQuiston F.C. & Parker J.D., 1994, 'Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning Analysis and Design' 5th Ed, Wiley, New York |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments (x2) 30%. Workbook 30%. Final Exam 40%. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
