AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM

C3001- Materials & Engineering Construction 3

DEFINITION
Air conditioning is a process of controlling and treating of air for closed rooms in order to obtain comfort. Mechanical treatment is done to the temperature, humidity, air renewal, cleanliness and air distribution to obtain the need and function of a room.

DEFINISI
Penyamanan udara ialah proses pengawalan dan perawatan bagi semua kandungan udara untuk ruang @ tempat-tempat tertutup. Perawatan mekanikal dilakukan terhadap suhu, kelembapan, pembaharuan udara, kebersihan dan pengagihan udara tersebut bagi mencapai keperluan dan fungsi tertentu sesuatu ruang.

Air-cond system should have:

Control on temperature through heating / cooling Control on humidity through humidification/ dehumidification Control on cleanliness through filtering, cleaning to remove dirt Air distribution : ventilation & flow methods

WHY air-cond.?
Comfort Workers performance and products output Health Equipments Wealth

Comfort parameters:
Temperature : 22C to 27C. Relative humidity : 40% to 60%. Air movement : not exceeding 12 meter/min Sufficient clean air to prevent body smell. Avoid noise from equipment and air duct.

Design factors
Building orientation / orientasi bangunan Buildings cover/ Penutupan bangunan Penyusupan Surroundings and climate / Keadaan persekitaran dan iklim Activities and equipments in rooms/ Aktiviti dan alatan dalam ruang

2 types of cycle in air cond.

Air cycleprocess of distributing treated air into rooms

Basic refrigerant system

Basic refrigerant system

Window unit

Unit system

Packaged unit

Split unit

Air conditioning system

Central handling plant system Plant system Chilled water system Inductance system Centralised control system

Fan coil unit

v.a.v system