Ventilation Systems and Equipment

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Department of Environmental Engineering

Synopsis:

Fundamentals of the natural and mechanical ventilation, ventilation systems dimensioning methods.Theory of isothermal and non-isothermal flows in rooms, simulation. Room air diffusion. Duct system design.

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Syllabus of lectures:

Requirements for indoor air quality. Material and energy sources of indoor air contamination. Ventilating systems selection, design and regulation (natural ventilation function in annual operation, mechanical ventilation dimensioning for residential and industrial building, return air design). Room air diffusion methods, mixing and displacement systems. Outlet selection and location. Duct system design. Industrial exhaust system design, air cleaning in industry. Energy consumption by ventilating equipment operation, waste heat using.

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2005 ASHRAE Handbook: Fundamentals, ASHRAE Atlanta, 2005

H.B. Awbi: Ventilation of Buildings, E & FN SPON, 1991

F. Allard, editor: Natural Ventilation in Buildings, James & James Ltd, 2002

H.Goodfellow: Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook. Academic Press, 2001

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