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MEC 4870 - HVAC Systems Design2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course explores major elements in the design of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems. It consists of two parallel tracks. In the first track, topical coverage includes: psychrometric analysis, load estimation, duct/piping design, equipment selection, energy consumption estimating, acoustic analysis, and HVAC controls. In the second parallel track, the students utilize the Carrier HVAC simulation software to design the HVAC systems for a building and simulate the performance of these systems. (prereq: MEC 3130 , MEC 3140 ) (quarter system prereq: ME 318, ME 3102, ME 3104)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Perform a heating and cooling load calculation for a building
- Make choices for building structure design to maximize HVAC systems efficiency
- Evaluate the psychrometric processes involved in heating and cooling a building.
- Select appropriate heating and cooling equipment
- Utilize a commercially-available software package (Carrier E20-II) to simulate the HVAC systems for a building
- Utilize available software to design the duct system for a design building
Prerequisites by Topic
- First law of thermodynamics
- Control volume mass and energy analysis
- Energy properties of ideal gases
- Basics of psychrometrics
- Losses in duct and pipe flow
Course Topics
- Psychrometric analysis applied to HVAC systems
- System types, including absorption refrigeration
- Heating and cooling load analysis
- Air distribution and duct sizing
- Air system acoustics
- Water systems
- Equipment and control system selection
- Design project
Laboratory Topics
- Use of Carrier E20-II software for building design and systems simulation
Coordinator
Michael Swedish
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