Radiant heating & cooling handbook /

Annotation Design radiant heating and cooling systems with help from top expertsThe first and only professional guide of its kind, Radiant Heating and Cooling Handbook is packed with tools that make the work of HVAC systems designers, engineers, and technicians go more smoothly and easily. Relating...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watson, Richard D. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Chapman, Kirby S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2002]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
Temas:
Heat > Transmission.
Heat > Radiation and absorption.
Radiant heating.
Energy budget > Geophysics.
Heat > Conduction.
Heat > Convection.
Psychometry.
Gases > Thermal conductivity.
Fluid mechanics.
Buildings > Environmental engineering.
Temperature normals.
Electric heating.
Hot-water heating.
Hydronics.
Heating > Control.
Temperature control.
Thermostat.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to radiant systems
  • Fundamentals of heat transfer and thermodynamics
  • Thermal comfort
  • Sizing and load estimation
  • Radiant heating systems
  • Control options for radiant heating and cooling panels
  • Radiant heating and cooling hybrid systems
  • Engineering design tools to assist in heater-cooler sizing.
  • Examples of radiant systems ; Advantages of using radiant systems ; How to use this book ; Energy balance ; Conduction and convection heat transfer ; Radiation heat transfer ; Multimodal heat transfer ; Psychrometrics and mixtures ; Fluid mechanics ; What is thermal comfort? ; Thermal comfort models ; Mean radiant temperature ; Operative temperature ; ASHRAE standard methods ; Building comfort analysis program methodology ; Introduction to radiant panels ; Electric radiant heating panels ; High-temperature heaters ; Radiant hydronic heating systems ; Case studies ; Introduction ; Role of the heat output ; Controls in common use ; Thermostats and thermal comfort ; Energy management systems ; When to use hybrid systems ; Convective systems with radiant panels ; Ventilation with radiant heating and cooling ; Hybrid heating and cooling demonstration projects ; Introduction to computeraided thermal comfort design tools ; Design process for localized thermal comfort ; Example design calculations using above ; Sizing, design, and methodology conclusions.

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