HVAC Systems: Design,

Operation and Maintenance

Course Details

Single Attendee
CEUs/PDHs Instructor Days
Price

Dr. Mohamed Hamed, PhD and

2.8/28 5 $2,495.00
P.Eng.

Description
Mastering the fundamentals, sizing, selection, and operation is essential for both
designers and
operators of HVAC systems. This comprehensive course delves into the core
principles of HVAC
systems, commencing with Psychrometry and proceeding to the representation
and calculations of air conditioning processes and cycles.
Participants will learn cooling and heating load calculations, the design of air
distribution systems,
HVAC equipment and system selection, controls, energy conservation, and the

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 economics of HVAC
systems. Additionally, the course demonstrates the utilization of Carrier’s Hourly
Analysis Program
(HAP) for the design and sizing of HVAC Systems.
Moreover, attendees will benefit from numerous practical rules of thumb, aiding
beginners in system
design and sizing, while offering experienced professionals valuable insights for
quick design and
operational checks.

Course Outline:
1. Psychrometry

2. Air Conditioning Cycles

3. Space Conditions – Comfort

4. Cooling/Heating Load Calculations

5. Rules of Thumb (ROTs)

6. Design of Air Distribution System (Duct Design)

7. Workshops

8. HVAC Equipment and System Selection

9. Control Strategies, Energy and Costs

10. Design of Water Distribution Systems

What You Will Learn

Fundamentals of the design and operation of HVAC systems

Air conditioning cycle, load, duct, and hydronic piping design calculations

Selection procedures of efficient operation of various HVAC equipment and

systems

Recognizing energy saving opportunities in HVAC systems and equipment

Select and design efficient controls of HVAC systems at part-load

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 Who Should Attend
Design and Project Engineers and Technologists

Plant and Facility Engineers

Consultants

Mechanical Engineers and Technologists

Maintenance and Operation Personnel

Other Technical Personnel who need to Upgrade/Refresh their current

Knowledge of HVAC Systems

Daily Schedule
10:00 AM EST Session begins.

5:00 PM EST Adjournment.

There will be a one-hour lunch break each day in addition to a refreshment and
networking break during each morning and afternoon session.

Syllabus
Day Topic Subtopics

• Moist air properties

Day I Psychrometry • The psychrometric chart
• Moist air processes

• Recirculated, return, outdoor, and

supply air
• Relation between supply air and
Air Conditioning Cycles
space air conditions
• Typical cooling and heating cycles
• Capacity of refrigerating plant

• Comfort-physiological considerations
Day II Space Conditions – Comfort • Environmental comfort indices
• Comfort conditions

Cooling/Heating Load • Design temperature differences

Calculations • Quantity of heat to be removed
• Conduction heat gains

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 • People load
• Loads due to lights and equipment
• Infiltration load
• Ventilation load
• Radiant and solar heat gains

Calculation of design load for an HVAC

Workshop I
system under instructor guidance

• Cooling and heating load ROTs

• Infiltration and ventilation ROTs
• Humidification ROTs
Day III Rules of Thumb (ROTs) • Occupancy ROTs
• Lighting ROTs
• Loads from equipment and
appliances ROTs

• Total, static and velocity pressures

• Changes in pressure in a duct
• Loss in static pressure due to friction
Design of Air Distribution • Fan laws and fan performance
System curves
• System characteristic curves
• Fan selection
• Duct design

Design of a duct system under

Workshop II
instructor guidance

• Unitary equipment
• Heat pumps
• Chilled water systems
HVAC Equipment and System
Day IV • Selection procedure for chilled water
Selection
coils, air conditioners, and heat pumps
• Selection procedures for unitary heat
pumps and furnaces

• HVAC control strategies

A/C Control Strategies and • Constant Volume air systems
Energy • Variable air volume systems
• Central HVAC system controls

Energy and Costs • HVAC system demand calculations

• Energy consumption and cost
calculations

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 • Maintenance and replacement and
system installation costs

• Piping loop systems

• Head loss characteristics
Day V Hydronic System Design • Design methods
• Piping layout and sizing
• System head and pump selection

• Design of a Water system under

Workshop III
instructor guidance

• Basic HAP program concepts

Carrier’s Hourly Analysis
• Step-by-step instructions for system
Program (HAP)
design

• An example problem illustrating the

Workshop IV
use of HAP to design an HVAC System

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