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In Heat Recovery Ventilation in HVAC Systems, you'll learn ...
- Fundamental principles of heat and energy recovery systems
- The basic principles of various air-to-air energy recovery devices
- Typical applications, calculations, advantages, and limitations
- Codes and standards pertaining to energy recovery
Overview
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Credit: 5 PDH
Length: 97 pages
Energy recovery ventilation is the process of exchanging the energy contained in a normally exhausted building or space air and using it to treat or "precondition" the incoming outdoor ventilation air in residential and commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
During the warmer seasons, the system pre-cools and dehumidifies, whereas during the cooler seasons, it humidifies and pre-heats.
The benefit of using energy recovery is the ability to meet the ASHRAE ventilation and energy standards while improving indoor air quality and reducing total HVAC equipment capacity.
High-performance Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRV) and Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV) ensure a continuous ventilation supply and a comfortable and healthy indoor environment.
This technology not only demonstrates an effective means of lowering energy costs and heating and cooling loads, but it has also enabled HVAC equipment to be scaled down.
These energy recovery systems have attracted a lot of interest for industrial, office, and household applications.
Popular methods include air-to-air systems, in which heat recovered from the exhaust air stream is used to preheat incoming fresh air, and heat pumps, in which heat from the exhaust air stream is used to preheat the building's hot water or space heating system.
This course outlines the fundamental principles of heat and energy recovery systems.
This includes understanding the basic principles of various air-to-air energy recovery devices, as well as typical applications, calculations, advantages, and limitations.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understand the basic principles pertaining to building ventilation design with emphasis on the following:
- The concept of building ventilation and the benefits of air-to-air energy recovery systems
- Various energy-recovery technologies such as plate type exchangers, enthalpy wheels, heat pipes, and run-around loops
- Alternatives to air-to-air recovery techniques such as economizers, demand control ventilation, and the use of exhaust air heat pumps
- Advantages, applications, and limitations of various air-to-air energy recovery technologies
- How to calculate the minimum ventilation rates using ASHRAE 62.1 standards
- Impact of energy codes such as ASHRAE 90.1 standards on the selection of ERVs
- Psychrometric analysis and energy saving calculations for heat and energy recovery systems
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 5 PDH
Length: 97 pages
