ARCH 530 Midterm Exam Study Guide Thermodynamics

Heat transfer
Heat capacity
Climate o Equation (equation provided
on exam if needed)
Btu
Ventilation/Air Quality Specific heat
Conductivity (k)
Influence of urban landscape and Conductance (C)
heat on ambient air quality Resistance (R) (how to calculate for
Sick building syndrome total R)
Building related illness Overall coefficient of heat
IAQ/Ventilation standards and transmission (U) (relationship to R)
guidelines Thermal gradient
o ASHRAE Standard 62.1 and Psychrometric chart (know the
62.2 different curves and lines)
Possible sources of IAQ problems Infiltration and exfiltration
Strategies for good IAQ o Air change method
o Crack length method
Heating and cooling load
calculations (dont need to know
Thermal Comfort equations but understand what is
involved in solving for the loads (i.e..
Variables
concept)
6 primary factors affecting thermal
Heating and cooling degree days
comfort
Metabolic rate
Clothing insulation
Mean radiant temperature
Thermal comfort indices
o ASHRAE Standard 55
Effective temperature
Passive Cooling and Heating
Operative temperature
Predicted mean vote and predicted Heat transfer methods
percentage of dissatisfied o Conduction
Adaptive approach o Convection
o Radiation
o Evaporation
Latent and sensible heat
Heat flow direction
o Pressure and temperature
Solar time and local time
 True north and magnetic north o Underfloor
Solar azimuth and altitude o Displacement
Thermal mass and time lag o Chilled beam
Passive cooling systems and o Radiant heat
strategies o VRF/VRV
o Ventilation o DOAS
o Radiant cooling o VAV, CAV
o Evaporative cooling o Heat exchanger/energy
o Earth cooling recovery ventilator (EERV)
o Dehumidification o Task ambient conditioning
Principles of airflow o Duct types
o Bernoulli effect
o Venturi effect
Passive heating strategies
o Greenhouse effect

HVAC
Heating and cooling equipment
o Central equipment
Boilers, chillers,
condensers, AHU,
etc.
o AHU air quality
Filters, MERV, UV
lamp
Distribution
o All air
VAV System
o Air and water
o All water
o Overhead