Handbook of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

Type of monograph: Book, Guide/Handbook

Summary

This handbook is part of "The mechanical engineering handbook series". It provides a current, comprehensive review of the latest procedures and trends in the industry. It combines practice and theory, systems and control and the latest methods and technologies to provide all the modern design and operation information needed by HVAC engineers. Through a link on the CRC Web site, owners of the handbook can access new material periodically posted by the author. Contents: introduction to the buildings sector; fundamentals (thermodynamic and heat transfer basis; psychrometrics and comfort); economic aspects of buildings (central and distributed utilities; economics and costing of HVAC systems); HVAC equipment and systems; controls (fundamentals; intelligent buildings); HVAC design calculations (energy calculations - building loads; simulation and modelling - building energy consumption; energy conservation in buildings; solar energy system analysis and design); operation and maintenance (HVAC system commissioning; building system diagnostics and preventive maintenance).In the appendices: properties of liquids, solids, gases and vapours.

Details

Original title: Handbook of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
Record ID : 2002-3242
Languages: English
Subject: Figures, economy, Environment, General information
Publication: CRC Press - United states/United states
Publication date: 2001
ISBN: 0849395844
Source: Source: 680 p. (18.3 x 26); fig.; tabl.; ref.; index; append.; USD 139.95.
Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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