HVAC Systems Design Handbook, Fifth Edition / Edition 5

by Michael E. Myers, Roger W. Haines

Overview

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A complete, fully revised HVAC design reference

Thoroughly updated with the latest codes, technologies, and practices, this all-in-one resource provides details, calculations, and specifications for designing efficient and effective residential, commercial, and industrial HVAC systems.

HVAC Systems Design Handbook, Fifth Edition, features new information on energy conservation and computer usage for design and control, as well as the most recent International Code Council (ICC) Mechanical Code requirements. Detailed illustrations, tables, and essential HVAC equations are also included. This comprehensive guide contains everything you need to design, operate, and maintain peak-performing HVAC systems.

Coverage includes:

• Load calculations
  
• Air- and fluid-handling systems
  
• Central plants
  
• Automatic controls
  
• Equipment for cooling, heating, and air handling
  
• Electrical features of HVAC systems
  
• Design documentation—drawings and specifications
  
• Construction through operation
  
• Technical report writing
  
• Engineering fundamentals-fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, psychrometrics, sound and vibration
  
• Indoor air quality (IAQ)
  
• Sustainable HVAC systems
  
• Smoke management
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071622974
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/09/2009
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Roger W. Haines, P.E., a distinguished 50-year member of ASHRAE, is widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the field of HVAC engineering. He is the author of Roger Haines on HVAC Controls and is a frequent contributor to HPAC Engineering magazine.

Michael E. Myers, P.E., LEED AP, has been an HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection consulting engineer for 30 years. A member of ASHRAE, an ASHRAE Region XII Chair, and an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer for Smoke Management Systems Design, he is currently a Senior Mechanical Engineer with JALRW Engineering Group, Inc., in Ft. Myers, Florida.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. HVAC Engineering Equations for Daily Use;Chapter 2. HVAC Engineering Fundamentals: Part 1;Chapter 3. HVAC Engineering Fundamentals: Part 2;Chapter 4. Design Procedures: Part 1—Load Calculations;Chapter 5. Design Procedures: Part 2—General Concepts;Chapter 6. Design Procedures: Part 3—Air Handling Systems;Chapter 7. Design Procedures: Part 4—Fluid Handling Systems;Chapter 8. Design Procedures: Part 5—Central Plants;Chapter 9. Design Procedures: Part 6—Automatic Controls;Chapter 10. Equipment: Part 1—Cooling;Chapter 11. Equipment: Part 2—Heating;Chapter 12. Equipment: Part 3—Air-Handling Systems;Chapter 13. Electrical Features of HVAC Systems;Chapter 14. Design Documentation: Drawings and SpecificationsChapter 15. After Design: Through Construction to Operation;Chapter 16. Technical Report Writing;Chapter 17. Engineering Fundamentals: Part 1—Fluid Mechanics;Chapter 18. Engineering Fundamentals: Part 2—Thermodynamics;Chapter 19. Engineering Fundamentals: Part 3—Heat Transfer;Chapter 20. Engineering Fundamentals: Part 4—Psychrometrics; Chapter 21. Engineering Fundamentals: Part 5—Sound and Vibration Chapter 22. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ);Chapter 23. Sustainable HVAC Systems;Chapter 24. Smoke Management;Index