Course detail

Application of HVAC Systems

FSI-IAKAcad. year: 2021/2022

Application of ventilating, exhausting and air-conditioning equipment in civil, industrial, transport and agricultural buildings. Air-conditioning of vehicles and special applications.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Bc. Jan Fišer, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will made familiar with practical applications of ventilation and air-conditioning systems and their design, economy of air cooling and heat recovery of exhaust air. Students will learn how to design air-conditioning systems ait - water, kitchen ventilation and an air curtain.

Prerequisites

Theoretical knowledge of ventilation and air-conditioning.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures and connected with best practise on excursions.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To meet the graded course-unit requirements students have to pass test in 13th week of the term.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course objective is to make students familiar with ventilation, exhaust, and air-conditioning systems as employed in residential buildings, catering, sport and health care facilities, workshops, transportation and agricultural related buildings. Economy and operation of ventilation and air-conditioning equipments will be discussed as well.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Course-unit credit requirements: Attendance at seminars and practical excursions and meeting requirements specified by the teacher during seminars.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Heinsohn, R.J.: Industrial Ventilation. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York 1991 (EN)
Etheridge, D.W. - Sandberg, M.: Building Ventilation., John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., Chichester 1996 (EN)
Goodfellow, H. - Tähti, E.: Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook. Academic Press, London 2001 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

eLearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ETI-P Master's

    specialization TEP , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Bc. Jan Fišer, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Ventilation and air-conditioning of flats and family houses 1 and 2.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of hotels and board.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of cultural facilities.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of sports, commercial facilities.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of workshops with specified microclimate.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of celean space.
Ventilation and air-conditioning of industrial buildings.
Ventilation of garages and traffic tunnels.
Ventilation of food processing plants.
Ventilation of buildings for agricultural.
Air-conditioning of vehicles.
Hygiene, cleaning and maintenance of HVAC systems.

Computer-assisted exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Ondřej Pech, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1) Air terminal devices.
Air handling units with heat recovery system.
Air handling units with heat recovery system - service measurement
2) Ventilation of a traffic tunnel.
3) Excursion to ventilation system of a traffic tunnel.
4) Excursion to HVAC system of a high-rise building.
5) Excursion to HVAC system of a commercial building / industrial facility
Air curtains and their design.
6) Calculation of the air curtain.
Assessment of energy consumption of the air curtain.
Revision test.

eLearning

eLearning: currently opened course