Course: HVAC System Design

	AREN 3010 Mechanical Systems for Buildings

	Course Schedule

Date	Lecture	Notes	Slides	Quiz	HW Due	HW Sol
8/25	Introduction, energy use in buildings		Slides
8/26	Overview of mechanical systems		Slides
9/1	Psychrometrics properties
9/3	Psychrometrics for heating and cooling	InClassSol			HW	Sol
9/8	Calculation tools
9/10	Thermal comfort		Slides	Sol	HW	Sol
9/15	Indoor air quality
9/17	Simple heat transfer in building envelopes			Sol	HW	Sol
9/22	Glazing and insulation materials
9/24	Transient heat transfer	Notes		Sol	HW	Sol
9/29	Infiltration	Sol-air
10/1	Solar geometry		Slides	Sol	HW	Sol
10/5	Solar shading and windows
10/8	Introduction to ASHRAE Standards					Sol
10/13	Design heating loads
10/15	Exam
10/20	Basic heating equipment
10/22	Software for design analysis
10/27	Software demo
10/29	Piping system design				HW	Sol
11/3	Pressure drop in pipes
11/5	Pumps
11/10	Heating design example
11/12	Heating design example				Project 1 Sample drawings	Sol
11/17	Design cooling loads
11/19	Cooling design example
12/1	Diffuser selection	Notes
12/3	Cooling equipment			Sol	Project 2 HW	Sol
12/8	Systems for sustainable design
12/10	Project Q&A
12/16	Final Project Due, 5:00 pm				Project Input file Drawings 90.1 Carrier

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Instructor: Michael J. Brandemuehl, PhD, PE
Phone: 303.492.8594
Fax: 303.492.7317