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Jan 30, 2025
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AE 5480 - Advanced Hydronic Systems for Buildings3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course focuses on advanced hydronic design for commercial buildings in all sizes. The course will include briefly review the foundations of pumping configurations, calculating pump head, hydronic accessories, as well as investigating alternative hydronic systems used in the industry. Alternative systems to be discussed include water and ground source heat pumps, solar thermal, chilled water storage, ice storage systems, chilled beam systems, condensing boilers, and radiant systems such as in-floor heating and snow melt systems. The course will also focus on district heating and cooling energy plants. (prereq: AE 3301 or equivalent)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the required components in a hydronic system
- Calculate pump head for open and closed loop systems
- Explain how low temperature hot water systems shall be designed
- Discuss options for thermal expansioin and apply the options to a system layout
- Explain the different types of piping used in HVAC water system applications and describe the characteristics and usage of each
- Explain the different methods of pipe joining encountered and describe the characteristics and usage of each
- Calculate and compare energy consumption for various hydronic systems
- Discuss the variables involved with terminal control and what mechanical components are suggested at a terminal unit
- Explain control valve characteristics and valve authority, rangeability, and selection
- Explain the factors required to size and select expansion tanks
- Discuss the differences between water source and ground source pumps
- Design a radiant floor heating system
Prerequisites by Topic
- Water Pump Calculations
- Building Heating Loads
- Building Cooling Loads
Coordinator
David Grassl
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