Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Systems
Designs HVAC systems for commercial and large buildings using heat transfer and thermodynamics principles, covering occupant comfort, safety, and engineering ethics.
Summary
Lectures are small, with a median of 24 enrolled students in the recorded sections.
What you’ll be able to do
Describe the role and function of HVAC systems in commercial buildings
Determine thermal loads in buildings and size HVAC systems to satisfy heating and cooling loads using principles of heat transfer and thermodynamics
Critically analyze alternative technologies for providing heating, ventilating, and air conditioning for buildings
Apply standards relevant to HVAC systems in commercial building applications to ensure their compliance
Develop a scorecard to effectively communicate comparative and relevant attributes of mechanical system alternatives for commercial buildings
Apply foundational principles of engineering ethics including strategies to enable future engineering professionals to combat, withstand, and persevere in situations where ethical dilemmas arise
Analyze complex integrated building mechanical systems to achieve specific performance objectives
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapM E 364 or concurrent enrollment, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- ME 364 · prior_or_concurrent
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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- ME 364 · prior_or_concurrent
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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Student experience
the class
Apply knowledge of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and energy systems laboratory in the design of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems used in commercial buildings as well as other large buildings such as laboratories, healthcare facilities, and education facilities. Understand the engineering challenges in designing and deploying efficient and high-performing mechanical systems that provide building occupants comfort, quality indoor environment, while maintaining occupant safety. Principles of engineering ethics and its application to buildings and their HVAC system.
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Topics
- HVAC system design for commercial and institutional buildings
- Analysis of alternative HVAC technologies
- Engineering ethics in building systems
Skills
- Designing HVAC systems for commercial and large-scale buildings
- Determining thermal loads and sizing HVAC systems
- Applying industry standards for HVAC compliance
- Applying engineering ethics to building systems
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