HVAC TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS

1. Introduction to HVAC
1.1. Scope of HVAC Industry with overview of Consulting & Construction
industry.
1.2. Concepts of Air conditioning systems.
1.3. Codes & Standards
2. Refrigerant
2.1. Types of refrigerant, Codes
2.2. Evaporating & condensing properties of refrigerant.
2.3. Refrigerant Pipe sizing methods
3. Principles of air conditioning
3.1. Components of Vapor compression cycle
3.2. Functioning of Vapor compression cycle
3.3. Understanding of Suction Line, Discharge Line & Liquid Line
3.4. Understanding of Absorption Chilling system
4. Air conditioning systems-Functioning / Installation /
Selection / Maintenance
4.1. Local cooling comfort System
4.1.1. Window / Split Air conditioning
4.1.2. Multi Split Air conditioning- VRF/VRV systems
4.1.3. Chilled water Fan coil unit
4.2. Centrally air conditioned system
4.2.1. Central Air Conditioning System/All Air System
4.2.2. Chilled water system/ All Water System
5. Psychometric chart
5.1. Properties of Air (DBT, RH, WBT, HR, DPT, ENTHALPY)
6. Components of AHU & its functioning
6.1. Cooling
6.2. Heating
6.3. Humidification Methods
6.4. Dehumidification Methods
6.5. Filtration
6.6. Types of Fans, Arrangement of Fans
7. Cooling & Heating load estimation
7.1. Basics of Heat transfer in a building envelop.
7.2. Heat Gain Calculation/Cooling Load Calculation
7.2.1. Sources of Heat Gain
7.2.2. Calculating ESHF, GTH, ADP, Dehumidified CFM.
7.3. Heat loss calculations
7.3.1. Basics of Heat loss in a building envelop. Sources of Heat loss –
7.3.2. Heat loss Calculation
8. Design of Air Distribution System.
8.1. Understanding the need of Air Distribution System Design
8.2. Components of Air distribution system-
Function/Selection/Installation/Maintenance
8.2.1. Types of Ducts, Duct Plenum, Flexible Connector, Sound Attenuator,
8.2.2. Duct Fittings- Duct Elbows selections (Long radius, Short radius- No throat,
Throat elbows, with heel radius, throat radius & radius of elbow).
8.2.3. Supply & Return Duct configuration, Assigning Velocity of Air (FPM) to each
Section of Supply and Return Duct Low Velocity system, Medium Velocity
System and High Velocity System.
8.2.4. Supply and Return Duct configurations & Routing methods- Extended
Plenum Systems, Radial System, Trunk and Branch system
8.3. Duct designing methods.
8.3.1. Velocity reduction method.
8.3.2. Equal friction Method.
8.3.3. Static regain method.
9. Design of Ventilation system.
9.1. Types of Ventilation System (Supply, Extract & Balanced)
9.2. Components of Ventilation system.
10. Chilled Water system design-Function / Selection /
Installation / Maintenance
10.1. Introduction to Chilled water system, Hot water system.
10.2. Classification of chillers
10.2.1. As per Evaporator- Dx & Flooded Type
10.2.2. As per Condenser- Air Cooled, Water Cooled & Evaporative
10.2.3. As per compressor- Reciprocating, Centrifugal & Rotary/Scroll
10.2.4. Chiller arrangements, Cooling tower arrangement, Types of cooling tower
10.2.5. Expansion tank Function, Selection & Installation
10.3. Pumps
10.3.1. Pump Types
10.3.2. Arrangement of Pumps
10.4. Piping fundamentals
10.4.1. Pipe designators, piping standards.
10.4.2. Piping fittings- Elbows (Long Radius & Short Radius), Bends (45 Deg & U),
Stub In Connections, Reducers, Olets and Components.
10.4.3. Valves used in Chilled water system – Gate Valve, Globe Valve, Butterfly
Valve, Check or NRV Pressure Regulation & Safety, Double Regulation Valve
10.5. Chilled Water System Design
10.5.1. Water Demand calculations- Chilled Water GPM/Condenser Water
GPM/Hot Water GPM calculations
10.5.2. Calculation Water velocity- Suction side & Discharge side, assigning velocity
to different pipe sections.
10.5.3. Friction Loss in Valves & Special components.
10.5.4. Calculating TDH for Pump (Open Piping System and Closed Piping System).
11. Equipment Selection
11.1. AHU & FCU classification and selection.
11.2. Package Unit Selection DX- Chiller Selection.
11.3. Condenser Selection (Air cooled, Water Cooled, Evaporative).
11.4. Cooling Tower Selection Mixed Air Temperature Calculation.
12. Estimation of Project
12.1. BOQ preparation
12.2. Final Billing & Quotations finalization
13. Documents Approvals
13.1. Preparation of Material submittals, Shop drawing submittals, Types of
approval
14. Project Procurement
14.1. Identifying the critical equipments, preparation of purchase orders, Letter
of Intent, Letter of credit, Minutes of meeting
15. Drafting of HVAC Systems
15.1. Introduction to Drafting,
15.2. Types of Drawings used in the industry,
15.3. Study & Preparation of Floor Drawings,
15.4. Roof Drawings,
15.5. Sectional Drawings
16. Hourly Analysis Program (HAP)
16.1. Introduction & Getting Started
16.2. HAP Tutorials
16.3. System Design Example Problem
16.4. Design Applications
16.5. Performing Common Tasks with HAP