| CODE | MEC4012 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Mechanical Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the engineering fundamentals of refrigeration systems and Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems. The specific topics dealt with in this module are vapour compression refrigeration and heat pumps, vapour absorption systems, Psychrometry, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems. Study-unit Aims: The main aim of this study-unit is to give participants a solid background in the area of building services engineering, in particular HVAC systems. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Distinguish between the different definitions of humidity and work out problems involving humid air; - Recognise the various components making up a refrigeration system or an HVAC system; - Analyse a refrigeration system or an HVAC system; - Appreciate the importance of energy efficiency in buildings; - Gain practical experience into air conditioning maintenance by means of an assignment/lab experiment. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Troubleshoot a refrigeration system or an HVAC system; - Calculate a building/system heating/cooling load; - Design a refrigeration system or an HVAC system. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - T.D. Eastop and A. McConkey, 'Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists', Prentice Hall; 5th edition (March 10, 1996), UK. ISBN-10: 0582091934. - McQuiston F.C., Parker J.D., Spitler J.D., Heating, Venilation and Air Conditioning Analysis and Design, 6th Edition, Wiley, 2004, ISBN-10: 0471470155. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: MEC3307, MEC1405, MEC3341, MEC3103 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Christopher Micallef |
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