AE 5402 - Building Mechanical System Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Calculate building heating and cooling loads using standard hand calculation methods, including the CLTD method of cooling load determination
• Explain the purpose and operating principles associated with various hardware components within an HVAC system, and perform basic sizing of components and designs of systems
• Understand various strategies for energy recovery within HVAC systems
• Construct virtual building models and perform energy simulations on simple buildings, using the TRACE energy simulation program
•  Explain why and how various unit treatment processes such as water softening, ion exchange, and reverse osmosis are used within modern plumbing systems to pre-treat potable water prior to consumption or for post-treatment purposes
• Explain current trends and recent advances in fire protection systems

• Building mechanical systems

• Review of Psychrometrics and Human Comfort
• Review of Heating Load Calculations                   
• Cooling Load Calculations                                                                                         
• HVAC System Types (All air and hydronic; heating and cooling)            
• HVAC Equipment                                                                                                          
• Midterm Exam                                                                                                                
• Energy Conservation Strategies                                                                                              
• Intro. to Energy Simulation and Modelling w/ Trane TRACE                   
• Topics in Fire Protection System Design                                                                            
• Water Pre- and Post-treatment for Plumbing Systems