Tools and Additional Material

Handouts and Resources

These handouts are in addition to the weekly course note handouts given in class. The course notes are available on the Notes and Solutions page of this website.

Psychrometric Chart - Sea Level (1.2 MB pdf)
Psychrometric Chart - 5000 ft (1.4 MB pdf)

Exam #2 Review Solution


HVAC Design Lecture Notes (3.3 MB)

Tools

Thermal Comfort Spreadsheet with PMV Calcs
A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet has been developed to assist in psychrometric and comfort calculations. The spreadsheet includes VisualBasic routines for common psychrometric calculations and for predicting thermal comfort using the PMV/PPD method.

Report Templates (140 KB zip file)
Set of Microsoft Word templates for preparation of technical reports. The template includes standard formats, Styles, AutoText entries, shortcut keys, and other features to improve productivity and enhance document consistency. Two of the templates, ReportDuplexMaster.dot and ReportSimpleMaster.dot, also provide descriptions of the features and examples of their use.

Cooling Loads Analysis Spreadsheet (520 kB zip file)
A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet has been developed to evaluate cooling loads in a simple building. The spreadsheet uses a thermal network to model transient heat flows. It also accounts for solar gains and shading.

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Instructor:  Michael J. Brandemuehl, Ph.D., P.E.
Phone: 303-492-8594
Fax: 303-492-7317

University of Colorado at Boulder
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Engineering Center ECCE 246, 428 UCB
Boulder, CO  80309-0428