Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and refrigeration technology.
Psychrometric analysis: moist air properties, psychrometric chart, unit and
HVAC processes in conditioned spaces and equipment. Requirements for a
comfortable and healthy indoor environment: thermal comfort models, air
quality, air contaminants and their control, noise. Design requirements. HVAC
systems: their selection and application. Air cleaning and filtration, air
distribution and duct systems, air supply and removal from conditioned
spaces. Environmental controlled systems including heating, ventilation, air
conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) emphasizing residential, -
Commercial and industrial applications. Maintenance personnel, application
engineering, sales, supervision, electronic temperature controls specialists and
environmental systems designers.
New indoor air quality requirements, increased residential and commercial
construction, phase-outs of CFC refrigerants, global competition within
developing countries, and the popularity of computerized controlled electronic
refrigeration systems. Construction of additional agricultural food storage and
processing facilities.