HVAC Systems

Sunday, October 8, 2017

HVAC Systems


HVAC Systems



The objectives of HVAC systems are to provide an acceptable level of occupancy comfort and process function, to maintain good indoor air quality (IAQ), and to keep system costs and energy requirements to a minimum.

The components in a typical roof-mounted package HVAC system (Figure 1-1) are:

1.         An indoor fan (blower) to circulate the supply and return air.

2.         Supply air duct work in which the air flows from the fan to the room.

3.         Air devices such as supply air outlets and return air inlets.

4.         Return air duct work in which the air flows back from the room to the mixed air   chamber         (plenum).

5.         A mixed air chamber to receive the return air and mix it with outside air.

6.         An outside air device such as a louver, opening or duct to allow for the entrance of outside air into the mixed air plenum.

7.         A filter section to remove dirt and dust particles from the air.

8.         Heat exchangers such as a refrigerant evaporator and condenser coil for cooling, and a furnace for heating.

9.         A compressor to compress the refrigerant vapor and pump the refrigerant around the   refrigeration system.

10.       An outdoor fan (blower) to circulate outside air across the condenser coil.

11.       Controls to start, stop or regulate the flow of air, refrigerant, and electricity.


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                             Figure 1-1. Roof-mounted Package Air Conditioning Unit





HVAC COMPONENTS



H is for Heating
Boilers (Figure 1-2)

• Types of Boilers

— Steam

— Water

• Boiler Pressures

— Low

— High


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                                                     Figure 1-2. Fire Tube Boiler




• Boiler Fuels

— Natural Gas

— Oil

— Coal

— Electricity

• Boiler Configurations

— Fire Tube

— Water Tube



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                                            Figure 1-3. Natural Gas Furnace



• Furnace Fuels

— Natural Gas

— Oil

— Coal

— LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas)

— Electricity

Heating Coils (Figure 1-4)

• Types of Heating Coils

— Steam

— Water

— Electrical

V is for Ventilation for each of the following:

1) Approximately 20 cfm (cubic feet per minute) of air volume per person of outside air (OA) for ventilation for non-smoking areas.

2) Make-up air (MUA) for exhaust systems such as:

— Kitchen hoods
— Fume hoods
— Toilets

3) Room (conditioned space) pressurization
—   +0.03 to +0.05 inches of water gage for commercial buildings.

AC is for Air Conditioning
(air conditioner, air conditioning unit)

For most of us, air conditioning means comfort cooling with either chilled water systems or refrigerant systems. Both of these

systems include cooling coils to remove heat from the air.

• Chilled Water Systems

— Vapor-compression system
— Absorption system

• Refrigeration (DX) Systems
— Vapor-compression system

• Cooling Coils
— Water coil
— Refrigerant (DX) coil

Cooling and heating coils (Figure 1-4) are heat transfer devices or heat exchangers. They come in a variety of types and sizes and are designed for various fluid combinations: water, refrigerant or steam. Water coils are used for heating, cooling or dehumidifying air and are most often



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                                              Figure 1-4. Hot Water Heating Coil


made of copper headers and tubes with aluminum or copper fins and galvanized steel frames.





AC (Air Conditioning) also means conditioning the air in the following ways:

• Temperature (tempering the air)
  Cooling (removing heat)
   Heating (adding heat)

• Humidity control

— Dehumidifying (removing moisture)
— Humidifying (adding moisture)

• Volume of airflow

— cfm (cubic feet per minute)

• Velocity (speed) of airflow

— fpm (feet per minute)

• Cleaning

— Filtering

• Pattern of airflow

— Direction


• horizontal
• vertical




CENTRAL HVAC SYSTEM COMPONENTS
(heating and cooling systems, furnace repair)



Components

Cooling Tower, CT

Condenser Water Pump, CWP

Condenser Water Supply, CWS

Condenser Water Return, CWR

Condenser, Cond

Evaporator (Water Chiller, Water Cooler), Evap

Compressor, Comp

The condenser, evaporator and compressor together are typically called the Chiller, CH

Chilled Water Pump, CHWP

Chilled Water Supply, CHWS

Chilled Water Return, CHWR

Chilled Water Coil (Cooling Coil), CC

Heating Water Coil (Hot Water Coil, Heating Coil), HC

Heating Water Supply, HWS or HHWS

Heating Water Return, HWR or HHWR

Heating Water Pump, HWP

Boiler, B

Supply Air Fan, SAF, SF

Supply Air Duct, SA

Manual Volume Damper, MVD

Flex Duct, Flex

Ceiling Diffuser, CD

Return Air Inlet, RA

Return Air Duct, RA

Return Air Fan, RAF

Return Air Dampers, RA, ATC Damper (Automatic Temperature

Control Damper)

Exhaust Air (Dampers), EA, ATCD

Outside Air (Dampers) OA, ATCD

Filters, F

Water Valves, 3-way or 2-way ATC Valve (Automatic Temperature Control Valve). MBV (Manual Balancing Valve) or Self-regulating Balancing Valve
This AHU is located on the roof and is therefore designated as a “roof top unit” (RTU).









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