HVAC Engineer's Handbook

F. Porges

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781136397028
• Edition: 11
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Construction & Architectural Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

In the almost sixty years since the publication of the first edition of HVAC Engineer's Handbook, it has become widely known as a highly useful and definitive reference for HVAC engineers and technicians alike, and those working on domestic hot and cold water services, gas supply and steam services.The 11th edition continues in the tradition of previous editions, being easily transportable and therefore an integral part of the HVAC engineer or technician's daily tools. Newly updated data on natural ventilation, ventilation rates, free cooling and night-time cooling, make the 11th edition of the HVAC Engineer's Handbook a vital source of information.Fred Porges has worked in both the manufacturing and process industries, and became a partner in a building services consultancy in 1962. He has held senior positions with design contractors, and his experience covers every building service and type of building from schools to housing, factories to laboratories.

1	Abbreviations, symbols and conversions

Symbols for units

m	metre
mm	millimetre
μm	micrometre (formerly micron)
in	inch
ft	foot
yd	yard
m^2	square metre
mm^2	square millimetre
a	acre
ha	hectare
in^2	square inch
ft^2	square foot
m^3	cubic metre
l	litre
in^3	cubic inch
ft^3	cubic foot
gal	gallon
s	second
min	minute
h	hour
d	day
yr	year
kg	kilogram
t	tonne
lb	pound
gr	grain
cwt	hundred weight
N	newton
kgf	kilogram force
pdl	poundal
lbf	pound force
Pa	pascal
m^2/s	metre squared per second
st	stoke
J	joule
kWh	kilowatt hour
cal	calorie
Btu	British thermal unit
W	watt
V	volt
A	ampere
VA	volt ampere
K	kelvin
°C	degree Celsius
°F	degree Fahrenheit
°R	degree Rankine
dB	decibel

Symbols for physical quantities

l	length
h	height
b	width
r	radius
d	diameter
AS	area
V	volume
t	time
T	period (time of one cycle)
uvw	velocity
ω	angular velocity
a	acceleration
g	acceleration due to gravity
α	attenuation coefficient
β	phase coefficient
m	mass
ρ	density
d	relative density
F	force
W	weight
M	mome...

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 Abbreviations, symbols and conversions
• 2 Standards for materials
• 3 Combustion
• 4 Heat and thermal properties of materials
• 5 Properties of steam and air
• 6 Heat losses
• 7 Cooling loads
• 8 Heating systems
• 9 Steam systems
• 10 Domestic services
• 11 Ventilation
• 12 Air conditioning
• 13 Pumps and fans
• 14 Sound
• 15 Labour rates
• 16 Bibliography
• 17 Standards
• Index