CAE 464/517: HVAC Systems Design (Spring 2023)
Course Description
This course introduce students to both theory and applied design procedures for HVAC equipment and systems. By taking this course students will be able to:
- Understand fundamentals of fluid and energy flows for HVAC equipment and systems
- Design and size air distribution systems, hydronic systems, and refrigeration systems
- Design, draw, and read mechanical drawings
- Design, review, and assess different HVAC designs
- Propose recommendations to revise HVAC designs and retrofit existing HVAC systems
- Utilize both hand calculations and computer modeling (graduate students) for sizing air distribution systems, hydronic systems, and refrigeration systems
Course Syllabus (updated as we go; includes current schedule)
Lecture
- Lecture 01: Course overview and introduction
- Lecture o2: Intro and review of HVAC system drawings
- Lecture 03: HVAC systems drawings and installation and Psychrometrics
- Lecture 04: Space conditioning and intro to the load calculations
- Lecture 05: Design conditions and heating loads
- Lecture 06: OpenStudio Training
- Lecture 07: Heating and cooling loads
- Lecture 08: Cooling load calculation and examples
- Lecture 09: Revit Training
- Lecture 10: Heating and cooling loads examples
- Lecture 11: Intro to fluid flow and ASHRAE 62
- Lecture 12: Air distribution systems principles and air jets
- Lecture 13: Air distribution systems classification of air diffusion
- Lecture 14: Air distribution systems diffuser selection
- Lecture15: Air distribution systems Diffuser selection examples and intro to ducts and fittings
- Lecture 16: Air distribution systems pressure loss in ducts and fittings
- Exam 17: Midterm Exam (1)
- Lecture 18: Air distribution systems ductwork in practice
- Lecture 19: Air distribution systems duct design
- Lecture 20: Air distribution systems fan selection
- Lecture 21: Air distribution systems Fan selection example and air handling unit
- Lecture 22: Hydronic systems Intro to hydronic systems
- Lecture 23: Midterm Exam (2)
- Lecture 24: Hydronic systems Intro to hydronic systems and pipe design
- Lecture 25: Hydronic systems system characteristics
- Lecture 26: Hydronic systems system characteristics and pumps
- Lecture 27: Hydronic systems boiler and chiller selection and additional examples
- Lecture 28: Hydronic systems coil selection and intro to vapor compression
- Lecture 29: Vapor compression cycles
- Lecture 30: Building Tour