HVAC Instant Answers
Peter Curtiss, Newton Breth
IDENTIFY AND
SOLVE EVEN THE MOST COMPLEX HVAC OPERATING PROBLEM IN SECONDS!
Here’s a single-source reference that provides
quick accurate answers to even the toughest HVAC questions!
Portable, simple, well-illustrated and with just enough text to get
the job done, HVAC Instant Answers
provides fingertip access to the HVAC solutions needed to solve even
the most difficult problem – in a flash.
Packed with schematic diagrams, system
layouts, flowcharts, and graphics for the quickest, most
understandable solution possible, HVAC Instant Answers is both a
great learning tool for those entering the field as well as a
reliable reference from which even experienced pros will learn
something.
You’ll find crystal-clear descriptions of
common symptoms, controls, and problems – along with the best
solution.
| HVAC Instant Answers will tell you
exactly what to do when problems occur with:
* Air distribution systems
* Central cooling plants *
Compressors * Condensers and cooling
towers * Converters
* Fans and Pumps * Rooftop
units * Steam distribution
* Thermal energy storage systems
* Valves and dampers * Water
loops * Zones |
You’ll also find a handy list of tools, sensor
specification charts, and just about everything else you need to get
the job done right.
Contents:
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2: Air and Ducts
Chapter 3: Water, Steam, and Pipes
Chapter 4: Electricity and Wiring
Chapter 5: Measurement and Control
Chapter 6: Pumps and Valves
Chapter 7: Water Distribution Systems
Chapter 8: Chillers
Chapter 9: Air-Cooled Condensers and
Cooling Towers
Chapter 10: Thermal Energy Storage
Systems
Chapter 11: Boilers
Chapter 12: Steam Distribution Systems
Chapter 13: Fans and Dampers
Chapter 14: Air-Handling Units
Chapter 15: Air Distribution Systems
Chapter 16: Zone Terminal Systems
Chapter 17: Evaporative Cooling
Chapter 18: Residential Systems
Appendix A: Tools for the Technicians
Appendix B: Using Multimeters
Nomenclature
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors:
PETER SCOTT CURTISS is a consulting
engineer in Boulder, Colorado. He received his Ph.D. in Civil
Engineering at the University of Colorado, where he was one of the
first to investigate the use of neural networks in the control and
optimization of large HVAC systems.
NEWTON BRETH has worked as an
Instrument Technician at the University of Colorado since 1977.
Prior to that, he spent time in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the
Denver Water Board. He is certified by the Instrument Society of
America and holds several U.S. patents related to automatic control
devices.
Softcover
514 Pages
5 x 8 in.
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