HVAC Systems Design Handbook

* A classic reference providing the applications, on-the-job insights, codes and specifications, and direction needed to design HVAC systems * Covers residential, commercial, and industrial systems * NEW coverage of Energy Conservation and Digital Control Practice and greater emphasis on indoor air quality UPDATED TO REFLECT THE LATEST CODES AND SPECIFICATIONS

ONE-STOP GUIDANCE ON DESIGNING EFFICIENT

AND EFFECTIVE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL HVAC SYTEMS

Here’s an all-in-one working tool for every phase of the HVAC design process – packed with a treasury of applications and invaluable on-the-job insights that reflect the author’s half-century in the HVAC field.

Featuring today’s only truly integrated approach to the subject, the Handbook offers thorough coverage of the latest technological and procedural advances in the design and installation of HVAC systems. The Fourth Edition offers completely updated code references, new coverage of energy conservation and digital control practice, and a greater focus on indoor air quality, including maintenance and operation.

Enhanced by more than 300 job-simplifying illustrations and tables, the Handbook provides HVAC design pros with everything they need to design, operate, and maintain peak-performing HVAC systems.

Roger W. Haines, P.E. is widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the field of HVAC Engineering. He is the author of Roger Haines on HVAC Controls and is a frequent contributor to HPAC Engineering Magazine. Mr. Haines resides in Laguna Woods,California.

C. Lewis Wilson, P.E. is Chairman and CEO of the Heath Engineering Company and former Professor of HVAC at the University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and the University of New Mexico. Mr. Lewis is a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah.

The all-in-one book that will help identify new solutions in HVAC systems applications. Table of Contents: HVAC Engineering Fundamentals; Design Procedures; Load Calculations; Design Procedures; General Concepts for Equipment Selection; Air Handling Systems; Fluid Handling Systems; Automatic Controls; Cooling; Heating: Air Handling: Electrical Features of HVAC Systems; Design Documentation and Follow Up; Technical Report Writing; and Specifications Writing. Index. Illustrations.

HVAC Systems Design Handbook 1 Chapter 1: HVAC Engineering Fundamentals: Part 1 1 Chapter 2: HVAC Engineering Fundamentals: Part 2 15 Chapter 3: Design Procedures: Part 1 - Load Calculations 25 Chapter 4: Design Procedures: Part 2 - General Concepts for Equipment Selection 81 Chapter 5: Design Procedures: Part 3 - Air-Handling Systems 95 Chapter 6: Design Procedures: Part 4 - Fluid-Handling Systems 145 Chapter 7: Design Procedures: Part 5 - Central Plants 191 Chapter 8: Design Procedures: Part 6 - Automatic Controls 223 Chapter 9: Equipment: Part 1 - Cooling 287 Chapter 10: Equipment: Part 2 - Heating 321 Chapter 11: Equipment: Part 3 - Air-Handling Systems 367 Chapter 12: Electrical Features of HVAC Systems 397 Chapter 13: Design Documentation: Drawings and Specifications 411 Chapter 14: After Design: Through Construction to Operation 429 Chapter 15: Technical Report Writing 439 Chapter 16: Engineering Fundamentals: Part 1 - Fluid Mechanics 447 Chapter 17: Engineering Fundamentals: Part 2 - Thermodynamics 453 Chapter 18: Engineering Fundamentals: Part 3 - Heat Transfer 459 Chapter 19: Engineering Fundamentals: Part 4 - Psychrometrics 469 Chapter 20: Engineering Fundamentals: Part 5 - Sound and Vibration 485 Chapter 21: Indoor Air Quality 501 Enhanced by more than 300 job-simplifying illustrations and tables; this handbook provides HVAC design professionals with everything they need to design; operate; and maintain peak- performing HVAC systems. -- Edited summary from book A reference providing applications, on-the-job insights, data and direction needed to design effective and efficient HVAC systems for residential, commercial and industrial systems. Title from PDF title page (viewed on Aug. 30, 2007).