4.427J/2.46J Analysis and Design of Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems



Instructor: Qingyan Chen
Room: 5-418
Telephone: (617) 253-7714
Office Hours: M2-4
Send e-mail:QChen@MIT.EDU

TA: Zhiqiang (John) Zhai
Room: 3-412
Telephone: (617)253-7628
Office Hours: R10-12
Send e-mail:zqzhai@MIT.EDU

Units: 3-0-9
Level: H-level Graduate Credit
Prerequisite: 4.42J/2.45J or 2.006
Class meetings: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-11:00 am in Room 5-232

Explores the fundamentals of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. Discussion of psychrometrics, air conditioning processes, thermal comfort, indoor air quality and outdoor design conditions; concentration on the calculation of heating and cooling load in order to size suitable HVAC equipment; estimation of energy consumption of the HVAC equipment. Introduces both manual and computer methods. One site visit.


To contact the instructor, please e_mail to QChen@MIT.EDU
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Last modified: September 1, 2001.