Building
Environments,
HVAC Systems
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Description: |
First Edition
by Johnson Controls |
Creating healthy, productive indoor
environments can be the greatest challenge facing those involved
with the buildings. Whether you engineer, install, service, or
operate heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems,
Building Environments: HVAC Systems is for you.
This comprehensive, easy-to-read text builds
your understanding of HVAC systems and the controls that manage
them. Through illustrations and realistic examples, Building
Environments: HVAC Systems clearly and concisely explains how
mechanical and control systems work together to create quality
building environments.
You'll learn the technical details behind
these complex systems without being overwhelmed. Its unique style
makes this fully illustrated text the best single reference if you
are entering the HVAC industry or want to expand your knowledge of
HVAC and control systems.
Contents:
Preface.
About the Cover. Acknowledgments.
CHAPTER 1: The Role of HVAC Systems in Facilities
Management.
CHAPTER 2: Heat, Temperature and Pressure Basics.
CHAPTER 3: Managing Human Comfort.
CHAPTER 4: Determining the Loads on the HVAC System.
CHAPTER 5: Psychrometrics: The Properties of Air.
CHAPTER 6: Plotting HVAC Processes on the Psychrometric
Chart.
CHAPTER 7: HVAC System Types.
CHAPTER 8: Introduction to Boilers.
CHAPTER 9: Heat Exchange and Heat Recovery Equipment.
CHAPTER 10: Introduction to the Refrigeration Cycle and
Equipment.
CHAPTER 11: Evaporative Cooling and Cooling Towers.
CHAPTER 12: Centrifugal Pumps and Hydronic Systems.
CHAPTER 13: Air Cleaning Equipment.
CHAPTER 14: Air Moving Equipment: Fans and Ducts.
CHAPTER 15: Humidifiers.
CHAPTER 16: Control Systems for Occupant Comfort.
CHAPTER 17: Control Strategies for Occupant Comfort.
CHAPTER 18: Advanced Technology for Effective Facility
Control.
List of figures and tables.
Glossary.
Index.
About the Author.
348 Pages - 7-3/8 x 9 in.
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