Skip to main content
Skip header

Heating and air conditioning

* Exchange students do not have to consider this information when selecting suitable courses for an exchange stay.

Course Unit Code635-3037/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VEL37doc. Ing. Marek Velička, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject is focused on the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of heating buildings. Attention is mainly devoted to the basic principles of calculating heat losses, the possibility of reducing heating costs, basic types of heat sources, possibilities of heating method - floor heating, radiant heating, infrared heating, hot air heating, the heating systems and air conditioning systems principles.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student will be able:
- to characterize the main principles of heating buildings in terms of thermal properties
- to describe basic types of heating and the possibility of reducing heating costs
- to describe basic principles of ventilation and types of air conditioning
Course Contents
• Meteorological and climate basics – how it affects weather and climate heating buildings. Environmental factors - temperature, humidity, wind, solar radiation.
• Thermal comfort – definition, influences, their officials. Heat production, the equation of thermal comfort, temperature regulation. Flow in the heated space.
• Heating of buildings – types of heating, heat and fuel consumption in heating buildings.
• Heat losses of buildings – transmission the walls and ventilation losses.
• Basis of structural design and construction in terms of thermal properties.
• Ways to reduce the cost of heating, building thermal insulation.
• Categorization of heat – the boiler room, fuel economy, principles of co-production of heat and electricity, heating systems, heat pumps.
• Local heating – heaters for solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, local boiler and furnaces.
• Types of heating systems, layout and components.
• Heat pumps – principle, types, efficiency.
• Other possibilities heating – floor heating, radiant heating, infrared heating, hot air heating.
• Solar thermal systems for production of heat, types of collectors.
• Principles of ventilation – natural and mechanical ventilation, exhaust and air distribution, mixing and humidification.
• Air conditioning - air conditioning types, distribution and conditioning on the design of heat transfer fluids, climate control, air conditioning system components.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] HAINES, R. W., HITTLE, D. Control systems for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning. 6th ed. Boston: Kluwer Academic, 2003. ISBN 1402074174.
[2] LIENHARD IV, J. H., LIENHARD V, J. H. A Heat Transfer Textbook. 4th ed. Cambridge: Phlogiston Press, 2012.
[3] STREETER, V. L., BEDFORD, K. W. A WYLIE, B. E. Fluid mechanics. 9th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998. ISBN 0-07-062537-9 (Chapter 4).
[4] TALER, J., DUDA, P. Solving Direct and Inverse Heat Conduction Problems. Berlin: Springer, 2006. ISBN 978-3-540-33470-5.
[1] BAŠTA, J. et al. Topenářská příručka: 120 let topenářství v Čechách a na Moravě. Svazek 1. 1. vyd. Praha: GAS, 2001. ISBN 80-86176-82-7.
[2] VELIČKA, M. Vytápění a klimatizace. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2013. 57 s. e-learningová skripta.
[3] CIHELKA, J. et al. Vytápění, větrání a klimatizace. 3. vyd. Praha: SNTL, 1985.
[4] MacKAY, D. J. C. Sustainable Energy - without the hot air. Cambridge: UIT, 2008. ISBN 978-0-9544529-3-3.
Recommended Reading:
[1] WATKINS, D. E. Heating services in buildings: design, installation, commissioning & maintenance. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN 978-0-4706-5603-7.
[2] SIENIUTYCZ, S., JEŻOWSKI, J. Energy Optimization in Process Systems. Oxford: Elsevier, 2009. ISBN 978-0-08-045141-1.
[3] HENS, H. Building physics: heat, air and moisture: fundamentals and engineering methods with examples and exercises. 2nd ed. Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, 2012. ISBN 978-3-433-03027-1.

[1] DUFKA, J. Hospodárné vytápění domů a bytů. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-2019-7.
[2] SVOBODA, A. et al. Plynárenská příručka: 150 let plynárenství v Čechách a na Moravě. 1. vyd. Praha: GAS, 1997. ISBN 80-902339-6-1.
[3] HAŠEK, P., KLEČKOVÁ, Z. Energetika v metalurgii - cvičení. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 1991.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit25 15
        ExaminationExamination75 36