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HVAC Basics
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HVAC Basics
Jitendra Jha
HVAC – Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning
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HVAC Energy Consumption
Cooling 642 kWh/m2
Heating 623 kWh/m2
Electricity 414 kWh/m2
Annual Energy Use
>60%
A lab building on campus
32%
DOE numbers
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HVAC
HVAC – Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning
Temperature
Humidity
Pressure
Ventilation
68°F (20°C) and 75°F (25°C)
30% relative humidity (RH) and 60% RH
A slightly positive pressure to reduce outside air infiltration.
Rooms typically have several complete air changes per hour
Diagram of mechanical system on the blackboard
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Where?
Mechanical Room: Boilers, chillers, pumps, heat exchangers…
Air Handling Units (AHUs): heat, cool, humidify, dehumidify, ventilate, filter and distribute the air.
Room Controls: thermostats and Variable Air Volume (VAV) boxes
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In the mechanical room
Boiler
Chiller
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Heating
Also to radiators, terminal reheat, domestic hot water.
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Heating
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Cooling
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AHU – Air Handling Unit
Return air
Exhaust air
Outside air Supply air
Where does air come from and go to?
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AHU
Damper
Heating/Cooling Coil
Fan
Sensor
Filter
What’s in an AHU?
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AHU - Economizer
Economizer mode: Using outside air for cooling rather than mechanical cooling.
Linked
Minimum in summerMore outside air in winter
55°F
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AHU – Heating and Cooling
dehumidification
55°F
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Humidification
Why before the cooling coil?
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VAV
Two variables – Temperature & Air Volumedamper
The box you can see in the hallway.
IF temperature too high
First reduce reheat till fully closedThen increase air volume
IF temperature too low
First reduce air volume till minimumThen start reheat
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Winter
Outside
Return
Mixed
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Summer
Outside
Return
MixedCooled and dehumidified
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The Real World
Any difference? Anything wrong?
52°F
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The Real World
52°F
Chilled water is still used when outside air is far below 52FTemperature increased after humidification.Sensor error.Separate control caused counteraction.
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What we have learned?
What’s in the mechanical rooms.
What happens in air handling unit.
How VAV works.
What can happen in the real world.
The system that ensures the thermal comfort.
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AHU Conectivity
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Thanks!
Jitendra Jha(HVAC Engineer)