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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Ventilation and Air-conditioning I

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 229-0262/01
Abbreviation VaK I
Course title Ventilation and Air-conditioning I
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Building Environment and Building Services
Course coordinator Ing. Zdeněk Galda, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

•Basic concepts, internal microclimate requirements, parameters;
•Summer and winter air modifications, h-x diagram, heating, cooling, moisture, humidity, the mixing;
•Requirements for ventilation and air-conditioning according to applicable laws;
•Calculation of heat load, air-conditioned space, heat balance;
•Air-conditioning systems, refrigeration systems;
•Contaminants, filtration, filter types, principles of separation;
•Airflow pipeline pressure drop, design methodology pipe networks;
•Fans and pressure conditions in the pipe network;
•Methods of air distribution;
•Noise in air-conditioning, the general context;
•Fire safety in air-conditioning, natural ventilation, forced ventilation;
•Machine-rooms of air-conditioning;
•Project documentation for the installation of HVAC equipment;
•Garage ventilation.

Literature

European Standards, ISO Standards, Eurovent, Czech Standards
ASHREA Handbook Fundamentals, Atlanta : ASHRAE, 2009.
ASHREA Handbook HVAC Systems and Equipments, Atlanta : ASHRAE, 2008.
Multimedial education texts: http://prostredistaveb.vsb.cz

Advised literature

ASHREA Handbook Fundamentals, Atlanta : ASHRAE, 2009.
ASHREA Handbook HVAC Systems and Equipments, Atlanta : ASHRAE, 2008.