This document outlines an environmental services and sustainability course focused on HVAC systems. The course aims to provide an understanding of HVAC systems and their application in human habitats while emphasizing sustainability issues. Students will learn through lectures, classroom discussions, experiments, case studies and research. The 12-week course covers topics like thermal comfort, air conditioning principles, system types, design considerations and case studies. Assignments include analyzing thermal comfort conditions, estimating heat loads, designing HVAC for a commercial building, and a case study group project. Students will be assessed on their technical knowledge, application skills, work quality and analysis. Recommended reference materials are also provided.
This document outlines an environmental services and sustainability course focused on HVAC systems. The course aims to provide an understanding of HVAC systems and their application in human habitats while emphasizing sustainability issues. Students will learn through lectures, classroom discussions, experiments, case studies and research. The 12-week course covers topics like thermal comfort, air conditioning principles, system types, design considerations and case studies. Assignments include analyzing thermal comfort conditions, estimating heat loads, designing HVAC for a commercial building, and a case study group project. Students will be assessed on their technical knowledge, application skills, work quality and analysis. Recommended reference materials are also provided.
This document outlines an environmental services and sustainability course focused on HVAC systems. The course aims to provide an understanding of HVAC systems and their application in human habitats while emphasizing sustainability issues. Students will learn through lectures, classroom discussions, experiments, case studies and research. The 12-week course covers topics like thermal comfort, air conditioning principles, system types, design considerations and case studies. Assignments include analyzing thermal comfort conditions, estimating heat loads, designing HVAC for a commercial building, and a case study group project. Students will be assessed on their technical knowledge, application skills, work quality and analysis. Recommended reference materials are also provided.
This document outlines an environmental services and sustainability course focused on HVAC systems. The course aims to provide an understanding of HVAC systems and their application in human habitats while emphasizing sustainability issues. Students will learn through lectures, classroom discussions, experiments, case studies and research. The 12-week course covers topics like thermal comfort, air conditioning principles, system types, design considerations and case studies. Assignments include analyzing thermal comfort conditions, estimating heat loads, designing HVAC for a commercial building, and a case study group project. Students will be assessed on their technical knowledge, application skills, work quality and analysis. Recommended reference materials are also provided.
Subject Name: ENVIRNMENT SERVICES & SUSTAINIBILITY (HVAC) – Sem VI ( 3rd Year )
Subject Code: 15BAR – 3CS32T
Year and Semester: Sem VI ( 3rd Year) Name of Faculty: Prashansa
Subject Outline
Aims The objective of the course is to provide a systematic understanding of HVAC systems as they apply to human habitat, the architectural requirements. The course will integrate and emphasize issues of environmental sustainability. The course enables students to interact knowledgably.
Teaching Method
Lecture about the given topic
Predominantly, discussions in the classroom Hands on approach through experiments and model making/ case studies Research on topics.
Learning Outcomes Students will:-
Approach Process Oriented, principles of science explained and Guided Inquiry/research. Assignment with group work to have co-operation, and individual etc Peadology offers practical approach of electricity and fire fighting layout and understanding of the working and space requirements from architectural point of view.
Weekly Schedule S.No Week Lesson Assignments 1. Week 1 Intoduction to Comfort, Psychometrics and Adaptive comfort 2. Week 2 Intoduction to Air Conditioning, Sensible heat, Assignment 1 Latent heat 3. Week 3 Air Conditioning various factors affecting it: Specific Humidity, Relative humidity, Temperature. Tonnage of AC load. 4. Week 4 Refrigeration Cycle, Understanding principles Assignment 2 of Air conditioning, Heat Load Estimation. 5. Week 5 Constituents of heat load calculations, wall, glass, roof, partitions, fresh air, lighting and occupants 6. Week 6 Non Ducted system – Window and split units, Installation and construction details ESS (ENVIRONMENT SERVICES SUSTAINIBILITY) -3RD YEAR Sem V
7. Week 7 Ducted systems – Split units and Packaged
units, Construction details, installation, practices and installation. 8. Week 8 Direct Expansion and Chilled water systems. Types of compressors- air cooled, water cooled, screw chillers, Coolong towers, AHU, FCU, Pumps 9. Week 9 Direct expansion system- architectural details Assignment 3 and planning requirements., piping and ducting, hot water generation system. 10. Week 10 VAV, VRV, VFD systems, Vapour absorption system, Fresh air, Sick building Syndrome, IAQ, Importance of fresh air in HVAC 11. Week 11 HVAC in Hotels, Hospitals, Commercial Assignment 4 Buildings, Case Study (Integration of building design strategies with HVAC) 12 Week 12 Basement Ventilation, Compartmentation, Other ventilation systems, Car park Ventilations, Toliet/ Pantry Ventilation. 13 Week 13 Air Cooling System, Structure Cooling
Assignment 1: Thermal comfort conditions: study for yourself.
Assignment 2: Study of a small scale building for heat load estimation
Assignment 3: Centralized HVAC space design for a Commercial Building
Assignment 4: Case Study: group work
Assessment Rubrics: Understanding of the Topic: 1. Technical Knowledge 2. Application of the Knowledge Presentation: Quality of writing Finishing of model Compilation of data Analysis of data Creative input
Recommended Databases
1. National Building Code 2016
2. Energy Conservation Building Code 2016, Bureau of Energy Efficiency. 3. Manual of Climate Design – Koinesberger 4. GRIHA manual
Investigation of occupied-unoccupied period on thermal comfort in Guangzhou-Challenges and opportunities of public buildings with high window-wall ratio
