Subject Name: ENVIRNMENT SERVICES & SUSTAINIBILITY (HVAC) – Sem VI ( 3rd Year )

Subject Code: 15BAR – 3CS32T

Year and Semester: Sem VI ( 3rd Year)
Name of Faculty: Prashansa

Subject Outline

Aims
The objective of the course is to provide a systematic understanding of HVAC systems as they apply
to human habitat, the architectural requirements. The course will integrate and emphasize issues of
environmental sustainability. The course enables students to interact knowledgably.

Teaching Method

 Lecture about the given topic

 Predominantly, discussions in the classroom
 Hands on approach through experiments and model making/ case studies
 Research on topics.

Learning Outcomes
Students will:-

Approach
 Process Oriented, principles of science explained and Guided Inquiry/research.
 Assignment with group work to have co-operation, and individual etc
 Peadology offers practical approach of electricity and fire fighting layout and understanding
of the working and space requirements from architectural point of view.

Weekly Schedule
S.No Week Lesson Assignments
1. Week 1 Intoduction to Comfort, Psychometrics and
Adaptive comfort
2. Week 2 Intoduction to Air Conditioning, Sensible heat, Assignment 1
Latent heat
3. Week 3 Air Conditioning various factors affecting it:
Specific Humidity, Relative humidity,
Temperature. Tonnage of AC load.
4. Week 4 Refrigeration Cycle, Understanding principles Assignment 2
of Air conditioning, Heat Load Estimation.
5. Week 5 Constituents of heat load calculations, wall,
glass, roof, partitions, fresh air, lighting and
occupants
6. Week 6 Non Ducted system – Window and split units,
Installation and construction details
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7. Week 7 Ducted systems – Split units and Packaged

units, Construction details, installation,
practices and installation.
8. Week 8 Direct Expansion and Chilled water systems.
Types of compressors- air cooled, water
cooled, screw chillers, Coolong towers, AHU,
FCU, Pumps
9. Week 9 Direct expansion system- architectural details Assignment 3
and planning requirements., piping and
ducting, hot water generation system.
10. Week 10 VAV, VRV, VFD systems, Vapour absorption
system, Fresh air, Sick building Syndrome, IAQ,
Importance of fresh air in HVAC
11. Week 11 HVAC in Hotels, Hospitals, Commercial Assignment 4
Buildings, Case Study (Integration of building
design strategies with HVAC)
12 Week 12 Basement Ventilation, Compartmentation,
Other ventilation systems, Car park
Ventilations, Toliet/ Pantry Ventilation.
13 Week 13 Air Cooling System, Structure Cooling

Assignment 1: Thermal comfort conditions: study for yourself.

Assignment 2: Study of a small scale building for heat load estimation

Assignment 3: Centralized HVAC space design for a Commercial Building

Assignment 4: Case Study: group work

Assessment Rubrics:
Understanding of the Topic:
1. Technical Knowledge
2. Application of the Knowledge
Presentation:
Quality of writing
Finishing of model
Compilation of data
Analysis of data
Creative input

Recommended Databases

1. National Building Code 2016

2. Energy Conservation Building Code 2016, Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
3. Manual of Climate Design – Koinesberger
4. GRIHA manual

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