Course detail

Application of HVAC Systems

FSI-IAKAcad. year: 2025/2026

Application of ventilating, exhausting and air-conditioning equipment in civil, industrial, transport and agricultural buildings. Air-conditioning of vehicles and special applications.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Bc. Jan Fišer, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Entry knowledge

Theoretical knowledge of ventilation and air-conditioning.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

To meet the graded course-unit requirements students have to pass test in 13th week of the term.
Course-unit credit requirements: Attendance at seminars and practical excursions and meeting requirements specified by the teacher during seminars.

Aims

The course objective is to make students familiar with ventilation, exhaust, and air-conditioning systems as employed in residential buildings, catering, sport and health care facilities, workshops, transportation and agricultural related buildings. Economy and operation of ventilation and air-conditioning equipments will be discussed as well.
Students will made familiar with practical applications of ventilation and air-conditioning systems and their design, economy of air cooling and heat recovery of exhaust air. Students will learn how to design air-conditioning systems ait - water, kitchen ventilation and an air curtain.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Etheridge, D.W. - Sandberg, M.: Building Ventilation., John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., Chichester 1996 (EN)
Goodfellow, H. - Tähti, E.: Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook. Academic Press, London 2001 (EN)
Heinsohn, R.J.: Industrial Ventilation. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York 1991 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ETI-P Master's

    specialization TEP , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Bc. Jan Fišer, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Ventilation and air-conditioning of flats and family houses 1 and 2.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of hotels and board.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of cultural facilities.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of sports, commercial facilities.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of workshops with specified microclimate.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of celean space.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of industrial buildings.
Ventilation of garages and traffic tunnels.
Ventilation of food processing plants.
Ventilation of buildings for agricultural.
Air-conditioning of vehicles.
Hygiene, cleaning and maintenance of HVAC systems.

Computer-assisted exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Bc. Jan Fišer, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1) Air terminal devices.
Air handling units with heat recovery system.
Air handling units with heat recovery system - service measurement
2) Ventilation of a traffic tunnel.
3) Excursion to ventilation system of a traffic tunnel.
4) Excursion to HVAC system of a high-rise building.
5) Excursion to HVAC system of a commercial building / industrial facility
Air curtains and their design.
6) Calculation of the air curtain.
Assessment of energy consumption of the air curtain.
Revision test.