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In Commercial HVAC , you'll learn ...
- 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
Overview
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 8 PDH
Length: 67 pages
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 eight-hour course provides the common system arrangements of commercial air-conditioning systems and discusses the most prevalent system configurations, equipment and control strategies.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
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
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.
| This course is applicable to professional engineers in: | ||
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| Ohio (P.E. Self-Paced) | Oklahoma (P.E.) | Oregon (P.E.) |
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 8 PDH
Length: 67 pages
