Course detail

HVAC systems

FAST-BTA016Acad. year: 2020/2021

Maintaining of indoor climate with HVAC systems.
Selected physical phenomena, humid air and its treatment.
Thermal and humidity loads in buildings.
Natural ventilation: types and applications.
Mechanical ventilation and hot air heating and air-conditioning.
HVAC systems.
Cooling in air-conditioning.
Heat recovery systems.
Noise in HVAC systems and its attenuation.
Application of HVAC systems in public and residential buildings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student get base of ventilation and air conditioning systems in buildings.

Prerequisites

Fundamental knowledge of building physics and thermal engineering.
Fundamental knowledge of heating systems, especially the thermal calculations.
Fundamental knowledge of the principle of pipeline network design.
Fundamental knowledge of building acoustics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Maintaining of indoor climate with HVAC systems. Selected physical phenomena, wet air and its conditioning.
2. Thermal humidity loads in buildings.
3. Natural ventilation: types and applications.
4. Air flow in rooms, distribution elements.
5. Parts of HVAC systems for air treatment and air transport.
6. HVAC mechanical rooms.
7. Air-based systems in air-conditioning and their design.
8. Water- and refrigeration-based systems in air-conditioning and their design.
9. Cooling in HVAC systems.
10. Heat recovery in HVAC systems.
11. Noise in HVAC systems and its attenuation. Design of damping elements.
12. Regulation of HVAC equipment, applications of HVAC systems in industry.
13. Applications of HVAC systems in residential and public buildings.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Base of ventilation and air conditioning (VAC) in buildings. Creation of indoor climate by VAC systems. Energy, ecology and economy aspects in design of VAC equipment.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-EVB Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Maintaining of indoor climate with HVAC systems. Selected physical phenomena, wet air and its conditioning. 2. Thermal humidity loads in buildings. 3. Natural ventilation: types and applications. 4. Air flow in rooms, distribution elements. 5. Parts of HVAC systems for air treatment and air transport. 6. HVAC mechanical rooms. 7. Air-based systems in air-conditioning and their design. 8. Water- and refrigeration-based systems in air-conditioning and their design. 9. Cooling in HVAC systems. 10. Heat recovery in HVAC systems. 11. Noise in HVAC systems and its attenuation. Design of damping elements. 12. Regulation of HVAC equipment, applications of HVAC systems in industry. 13. Applications of HVAC systems in residential and public buildings.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Air heater 2. Psychrometry tasks 3. Heat balance 4. Natural ventilation 5. Mechanical ventilation concept 6. HVAC mechanical room 7. Drawings and specifications 8. Air-based air-conditioning system 9. Combined air-conditioning system 10. Cooling in HVAC systems 11. Heat recovery in HVAC systems 12. Noise attenuation in HVAC systems 13. Submission of assigned tasks and credits.