HVAC systems and components

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Monograph. — 2nd edition. — McGraw-Hill, 1998. — 435 p.Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) is at once one of the oldest and one of the most modern technologies.Today it is not unusual for an inhabitant of an advanced industrial country to live almost entirely within an artificiallycreated environment. HVAC has turned many environmentally hostile regions into useful, productive areas.The objective of the Handbook of HVAC Design is to provide a practical guide and a reliable reference for designing and operating HVAC systems. It details the necessary steps for planning, design, equipment selection, operation and maintenance. Included are the relevant associated disciplines and considerations necessary for a broad understanding of this subject, including economic factors, pollution controls, and the physiology of comfort.System FundamentalsDesign ConsiderationsComponents for Heating and CoolingHeat Generation EquipmentHeat Distribution SystemsRefrigeration Systems for HVACCooling Distribution Systems and EquipmentGeneral ConsiderationsAppendix A Engineering Guide for Altitude CorrectionsAppendix B Metric Conversion FactorsIndex