Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering 4-9 Mechanical Engineering Building www.engineering.ualberta.ca/mece Tel: 780.492.3598 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G8 Fax: 780.492.2200 MEC E 466 Building Systems Design Course Outline Fall Term 2012 Instructor: Dr. André McDonald Room 4-8B Tel: 492-2675 andre.mcdonald@ualberta.ca Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 15H 15H50, or by appointment Timetable: Lectures: Lec A3, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 13:00 13:50 in ETLE 1-018 Seminars: Lab D3, Wednesday, 14:00 15:50 in Room MEC 4-3 Text: William Bobenhausen, Simplified Design of HVAC Systems, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994 Assignments: Assignments 15% Conceptual Design 10% Midterm Exam 10% Design Project 25% Final Exam 40% TOTAL 100% Notes: i. Assignments are due on Fridays at 13H at the beginning of lecture, or as announced. Due dates are posted in the course schedule below. Late assignments and design reports will not be accepted. ii. Design scopes and reports will be due on the dates posted in the course schedule below (A Friday at 13H at the beginning of lecture). iii. Assignments and the exams will be based on the lectures and readings from the textbook and supplementary material. The onus is on the student to review all the text chapters in their entirety. Extensive references are also provided for the students convenience. iv. The exams will be opened book and opened notes. Any texts and any notes will be allowed. No computers or devices with access to the internet will be allowed. v. The University s policy on course outlines can be found in Section 23.4(2) of the University Calendar. vi. Cheating/plagiarism will not be tolerated. Visit www.ualberta.ca/secretariat/policy/sec30.html for the code on student behavior.
Page 2 Lecture Syllabus Week Lecture Dates Topics Textbook Sections and References 1 September 5, 7 Air-Conditioning Systems Introduction Lecture Notes General overview of systems 2 September 10, 12, 14 Human Comfort and IAQ Thermal comfort Psychrometric chart in Imperial units Indoor air quality (IAQ) Ventilation ASHRAE Standards 55 and 62.1 3 September 17, 19, 21 Weather Design Conditions Winter and summer design conditions Heating and cooling degree-days 4 September 24, 26, 28 Air Distribution and Fans Air properties Air duct sizing and fan selection Small duct, high velocity (SDHV) systems 5 October 1, 3, 5 Building Heat Loss and Heat Loads R and U values for assemblies Calculating heating loads Walls, fenestrations, infiltration Ventilation heat loss 6 October 10, 12 Warm Air Heating Systems Residential, small commercial Furnaces and furnace sizing Air outlets and returns 7 October 15, 17, 19 Hydronic Heating Systems Pipe sizing Piping arrangements with boilers Pump sizing and selection 8 October 22, 24, 26 Hydronic Heating Systems Conventional and condensing boilers Tankless water heaters Solar preheating 1.1-1.6, 6.1, 6.6, Package 2.1 2.12, 9.1 9.9, McDonald: 2.1 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 5.1 5.15, 6.3, 13.1 13.11 10.3 10.10, 15.8, McDonald: 3.3, 3.4, 5.2, 5.4 15.4 15.6, 22.7, McDonald: 5.3 October 29 MIDTERM EXAM Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 9 October 31, Building Heat Gain 4.1 4.5, 6.4, 6.5 November 2 Heat gains within buildings Ventilation heat gain
Page 3 Week Lecture Dates Topics Textbook Sections and References 10 November 5, 7, 9 Building Cooling Loads Solar cooling loads Cooling load calculations 11 November 14, 16 Applied Psychrometrics Heating and humidification Air mixing Cooling and dehumidification Sizing cooling coils 12 November 19, 21, 23 Vapor Compression Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Systems Cycle description and COP Basic equipment Heat pumps 13 November 26, 28, 30 Vapor Compression Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Systems Heat pumps HVAC Controls Terminology Control of hydronic systems Zoning and space temperature control 14 December 3, 5 HVAC Controls Terminology Control of hydronic systems Zoning and space temperature control 7.1 7.3, 8.1 8.9 19.1 19.6, 20.1, 20.2, 20.1 20.14, 21.1 21.5, 23.1 23.11, 23.1 23.11, Additional References 1. John Mitchell, James Braun, Principles of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning in Buildings, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013 2. Faye McQuiston, Jerald Parker, Jefferey Spitler, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning: Analysis and Design, 5 th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000 3. Roger Haines, Michael Myers, HVAC Systems Design Handbook, 5 th Edition, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2010 4. System Design Manual, Carrier Air Conditioning Co., Syracuse, NY, 1974 5. 2005 ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air- Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Atlanta, GA, 2005
Page 4 Seminar/Workshop Schedule Workshop # Workshop Dates Workshop Topic 1 September 19 2 September 26 3 October 3 4 October 10 5 October 17 6 October 24 7 October 31 8 November 7 9 November 14 10 November 21 11 November 28 Design Project Workshop: Project Problem Review and Constraints Design Project Workshop: Designing HVAC Systems Design Project Workshop: Conceptual Design Guidelines 20-minute meeting with groups on ideas Fan Motor Workshop: EC versus PSC motors Load Calculation Workshop: Use of Software Air Distribution System Layout, Equipment Manufacturers, and Lab Tour No Seminar Personal Preparation for Midterm Exam: McDonald available in Room MEC 4-8B for questions Information Session on ASHRAE and Practice in the HVAC Field Mr. Wesley Bruce, Carrier Hydronic Heating System Workshop: Designing for High-rise Buildings 30-minute meeting with groups on project progress Cooling Coil Workshop: Component Design and Selection No Seminar Group Preparation for Design Project Final Report Important Note: All Design Project scopes and final reports must be typed-written. The Analysis/Calculations section of the Detailed Design section may be hand-written. All tables, charts, etc. must be typed-written, where appropriate. Sketches may be drawn by hand or with any software that is readily available.
Page 5 Assignment and Design Problems Sets Due Dates Problems Problem Set 1 September 21 Problem Set 1 Problem Set 2 October 5 Problem Set 2 Conceptual October 12 Design Report Problem Set 3 October 19 Problem Set 3 Problem Set 4 November 9 Problem Set 4 Problem Set 5 ** November 23 Problem Set 5 Design Project Final Report December 5 ** Important Note: Problem Set 5 is due at 17H in Room 4-8B