Live support chatHVAC Hacks #9: Hydronic Heating and Cooling System Design - Essential Tips and Rules of Thumb
In HVAC Hacks # 9: Hydronic Heating and Cooling System Design - Essential Tips and Rules of Thumb , you'll learn ...
- Hydronic system fundamentals, including heat transfer, fluid properties, and system components.
- Different types of pumps including end suction, split casing, and vertical inline pumps and learn how to select and size them based on system requirements.
- HVAC water distribution schemes, including constant, variable, and primary-secondary arrangements and understand their advantages and limitations.
- The role of control valves in hydronic systems and how to integrate them effectively into system design.s
Overview
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Credit: 8 PDH
Length: 165 pages
Ever wondered how warmth or coolness reaches your air vents! It all comes from the hidden network of pipes – the hydronic system, the circulatory system of your HVAC.
Welcome to "HVAC Hacks," a comprehensive course series packed with essential tips, industry standards, and rules of thumb to simplify your HVAC design process. Explore the range of course modules tailored to meet your specific needs.
This Module #9 covers the principles of Hydronic System Design and Sizing, starting with an overview of hydronic systems in heating and cooling, including their components and applications. In this comprehensive course, you'll gain in-depth knowledge on topics such as centrifugal pumps, pump curves and performance, HVAC water distribution schemes, constant volume, variable volume, and primary-secondary distribution schemes. Practical tips and convenient rules of thumb are provided to guide you through the design and equipment selection process with confidence.
Suitable for both the entry-level engineers and experienced professionals looking to enhance their design skills and knowledge in HVAC hydronic system design.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- How to interpret pump curves and optimize pump performance for flow rate, head, and efficiency.
- Different pump configurations such as series and parallel operation in hydronic systems for desired performance.
- How to design distribution piping systems, including pipe sizing based on velocity and pressure loss criteria.m
- How to evaluate and troubleshoot hydronic system performance, addressing pump, pipe, and valve issues.
- Best practices for energy-efficient and reliable hydronic system design.
- Design tips and rules of thumb for real-world system design projects.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 40 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: 8 PDH
Length: 165 pages
