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This course applies engineering principles and design methods related to heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) to the professional practice of building services design. The course covers process and technical aspects of HVAC systems design at the various phases of a building project; project initiation, concept and preliminary design, developed and detailed design, and commissioning. Learning includes design projects and case studies.
This course applies engineering principles and design methods related to heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) to the professional practice of building services design. The course covers process and technical aspects of HVAC systems design including project preliminary design and detailed design. Learning includes design projects and case studies.The course covers the following topics:• Building codes and standards (NZ, ASHRAE, CBISE, CIC)• Design objective: thermal comfort, indoor air quality, industrial applications (museum etc)• Space heating and cooling load: Introduction to radiant time series method• HVAC equipment: Space air conditioning, Psychometrics, AHU and Heat recovery• Ventilation strategies and air distribution: mixing, displacement, and hybrid.• Introduction to HVAC systems: CAV, VAV, etc and HVAC design: System and duct design
Developing HVAC solutions to complex buildings considering regulatory requirements.Identifying HVAC systems to complex building design problems.Developing and communicating concept and preliminary designs of HVAC systems for complex buildings, including sketches, schematics, and design features reports to document design development.Selecting and sizing HVAC equipment and systems.
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
The course runs over a period of eight weeks, with learning delivered through lectures, forums and tutorials, two one-day workshops and independent learning. There are approximately 150 learning hours in total, comprising:Lectures and tutorials 12 hoursWorkshop 14 hoursIndependent learning 114 hours (project work and reading)
Wentao Wu
Project 1 Sizing heating and cooling load - 20%Project 2 Sizing HVAC equipment: AHU, fan, air terminals etc - 20%Project 3 Selecting HVAC system and system diagram - 30%Project 4 HVAC design: duct layout and drawings - 30%Total 100%
All required course material will be provided to students.Recommended textbook:McQuiston, F.C., Parker, J.D., Spitler, J.D., 2004. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning: Analysis and Design. Six Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 978-0-47015-1. Pp: 642.
Domestic fee $1,268.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .