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Commercial HVAC

 

Course No. M-8003

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Credit:  8 PDH  
Course Fee:  $214.95  

A. Bhatia

Overview

Most people think the air conditioning system's job is just to cool the spaces. Actually, a complete air-conditioning system is capable of maintaining temperature and humidity below or above that of surroundings and provides fresh air into spaces free of contaminants, dust and odorants.

 

Air-conditioning systems are bifurcated in two broad categories: comfort air conditioning and process air-conditioning. Comfort air conditioning refers to control of spaces to promote the comfort, health, or productivity of the inhabitants. Process air-conditioning systems are designed to facilitate the functioning of a production, manufacturing, or operational activity such as mission critical environments like datacenters, or medical facilities, which require year-round control of temperature, humidity and air cleanliness, within the narrow tolerances. 

 

Commercial air-conditioning systems may contain a myriad of components, many of which are present in one form or other in a variety of configurations. Also these components may be assembled into systems literally a dozen or a hundred different ways but in practice these can be classified into three broad categories: all-air, all-water, and air-processed in a central air-handling apparatus. The boundaries between these system types are not absolute, but the choice largely depends on cost, aesthetics and degree of control. 

This 8-hr course provides the common system arrangements of commercial air-conditioning systems and discusses the most prevalent system configurations, equipments and control strategies.

The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.

 

Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills: 

  • Learn the operating principles of centralized air, centralized fluid based and decentralized systems

  • Understand the control strategies of constant volume and variable air volume systems

  • Learn various configurations of centralized fluid based systems including fan coil units and induction units

  • Learn various arrangements of fresh air delivery to fan coil units

  • Understand the principle features and applications of split and window systems

  • Identify the components that make up a commercial air system

  • Understand the different type of chillers and compressors used in air-conditioning systems

  • Learn the different types of boilers and efficiency terms used in heating systems

  • Learn to describe the components and functions of  air handling systems

  • Learn the applications of auxiliary devices such as dampers, terminal units, ductwork, valves and fittings

  • Learn the different heat recovery devices and their applications

  • Understand the control functions, devices and strategies for comfort control and energy efficiency

 

Course

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Commercial HVAC (487 KB)

 

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