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HVAC Systems Design Handbook

Roger W. Haines

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A complete, fully revised HVAC design reference

Thoroughly updated with the latest codes, technologies, and practices, this all-in-one resource provides details, calculations, and specifications for designing efficient and effective residential, commercial, and industrial HVAC systems.

HVAC Systems Design Handbook, Fifth Edition, features new information on energy conservation and computer usage for design and control, as well as the most recent International Code Council (ICC) Mechanical Code requirements. Detailed illustrations, tables, and essential HVAC equations are also included. This comprehensive guide contains everything you need to design, operate, and maintain peak-performing HVAC systems.

Coverage includes:

  • Load calculations
  • Air- and fluid-handling systems
  • Central plants
  • Automatic controls
  • Equipment for cooling, heating, and air handling
  • Electrical features of HVAC systems
  • Design documentation--drawings and specifications
  • Construction through operation
  • Technical report writing
  • Engineering fundamentals-fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, psychrometrics, sound and vibration
  • Indoor air quality (IAQ)
  • Sustainable HVAC systems
  • Smoke management

Book Details

  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
  • Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2009
  • Pages: 576
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0005
  • Dimensions: 9.32in - 6.32in - 1.57in - 1.98lb
  • EAN: 9780071622974
  • Categories: GeneralConstruction - Heating, Ventilation & Air ConditioningCivil - General

About the Author

Haines, Roger W.: - Roger W. Haines, P.E., a distinguished 50-year member of ASHRAE, is widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the field of HVAC engineering. He is the author of Roger Haines on HVAC Controls and is a frequent contributor to HPAC Engineering magazine.

Michael E. Myers, P.E., LEED AP, has been an HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection consulting engineer for 30 years. A member of ASHRAE, an ASHRAE Region XII Chair, and an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer for Smoke Management Systems Design, he is currently a Senior Mechanical Engineer with JALRW Engineering Group, Inc., in Ft. Myers, Florida.