Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning : analysis and design /
Faye C. McQuiston, Jerald D. Parker, Jeffrey D. Spitler, Hessam Taherian
- Seventh edition
- xi, 624 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of Contents About the Companion Website xi
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Historical Notes 2
1.2 Common HVAC Units and Dimensions 3
1.3 Fundamental Physical Concepts 6
1.4 Additional Comments 18
References 19
Problems 19
2. Air-Conditioning Systems 22
2.1 The Complete System 22
2.2 System Selection and Arrangement 24
2.3 HVAC Components and Distribution Systems 27
2.4 Types of All-Air Systems 28
2.5 Air-and-Water Systems 35
2.6 All-Water Systems 37
2.7 Decentralized Cooling and Heating 38
2.8 Heat Pump Systems 41
2.9 Heat Recovery Systems 43
2.10 Thermal Energy Storage 44
References 45
Problems 46
3. Moist Air Properties and Conditioning Processes 49
3.1 Moist Air and The Standard Atmosphere 49
3.2 Fundamental Parameters 51
3.3 Adiabatic Saturation 53
3.4 Wet Bulb Temperature and the Psychrometric Chart 55
3.5 Classic Moist Air Processes 57
3.6 Space Air Conditioning—Design Conditions 66
3.7 Space Air Conditioning—Off-Design Conditions 77
References 81
Problems 81
4. Comfort and Health—Indoor Environmental Quality 86
Chart 3 Pressure–enthalpy diagram for refrigerant 134a (Reprinted by permission.) 611
Chart 4 Pressure–enthalpy diagram for refrigerant 22
(Reprinted by permission.) 612
Chart 5 Enthalpy–concentration diagram for Lithium Bromide–water solutions (Courtesy of Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago IL.) 613
Chart 6 Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram for Freon™ 407C (SI Units). Courtesy of Chemours 614
Chart 7 Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram for Freon™ 407A (SI Units). Courtesy of Chemours 615
Chart 8 Pressure-Enthalpy Diagram for Freon™ 410A (SI Units). Courtesy of Chemours 616
Index 617
"Now in it's Seventh Edition, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning has been fully updated to align with the latest technologies and industry developments while maintaining the balance of theoretcial information with practical applications that has prepared many generations of students for their careers."-- Back cover
About the Author The late Faye C. McQuiston was Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Oklahoma State University.
The late Jerald D. Parker was Professor Emeritus at Oklahoma Christian University who also spent 33 years on the faculty at Oklahoma State University.
Jeffrey D. Spitler is Regents Professor and OG&E Energy Technology Chair in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Oklahoma State University.
Hessam Taherian is Assistant Teaching Professor at Penn State Harrisburg.