Analyzing Field Measurements : Air title: Conditioning & Heating author: Curl, Robert S. publisher: The Fairmont Press isbn10 | asin: 0881732540 print isbn13: 9780881732542 ebook isbn13: 9780585198026 language: English Air conditioning--Efficiency, Cooling load-- subject Measurement, Heating load--Measurement, Heating. publication date: 1997 lcc: TH7687.5.C87 1997eb ddc: 697 Air conditioning--Efficiency, Cooling load-- subject: Measurement, Heating load--Measurement, Heating. Page i Page iii Analyzing Field Measurements Air Conditioning&Heating Robert S. Curl, P.E. Energy Engineer Published by THE FAIRMONT PRESS, INC. 700 Indian Trail Lilburn, GA 30247 Page iv Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Curl, Tobert S. Analyzing field measurements: air conditioning & heating/Robert S. Curl. p.cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-88173-254-0 1. Air conditioning--Efficiency. 2. Cooling load--Measurement. 3. Heating load--Measurement. 4. Heating. I. Title. TH7687.5.C87 1997 697--dc21 96-54291 CIP Analyzing Field Measurements: Air Conditioning & Heating By Robert S. Curl, Second Edition. ©1997 by The Fairmont Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Published by The Fairmont Press, Inc. 700 Indian Trail Lilburn, GA 30247 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-88173-254-0 FP 0-13-760133-6 PH While every effort is made to provide dependable information, the publisher, authors, and editors cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Distributed by Prentice Hall PTR Prentice-Hall, Inc. A Simon & Schuster Company Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Prentice-Hall International (UK) Limited, London Prentice-Hall of Australia Pty. Limited, Sydney Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., Toronto Prentice-Hall Hispanoamericana, S.A., Mexico Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi Prentice-Hall of Japan, Inc., Tokyo Simon & Schuster Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore Editora Prentice-Hall do Brasil, Ltda., Rio de Janeiro Page v Table of Contents Introduction ix Chapter 1 1 Initial Cooling Field Inspection air 1 space conditions 3 air handling equipment conditions 4 refrigeration equipment conditions 6 chilled water conditions 6 air distribution systems 7 controls 10 cooling towers 12 specific applications 13 special facilities and equipment 23 Chapter 2 27 Air Conditioning Systems unit air conditioner 32 single zone 36 multizone, hot, cold deck 41 multizone, double duct 46 multizone, reheat 52 variable air volume 57 induction 62 Chapter 3 65 Refrigeration direct expansion air cooled 67 direct expansion water cooled 70 direct expansion air cooled chiller 74 direct expansion water cooled chiller 78 centrifugal chiller 81 absorption chiller 84 cooling tower 87 chiller air 89 coil capacity 90 Page vi Chapter 4 91 Computor Analysis temperature 91 humidity 92 air volume 93 water cooled systems 94 usual screen 97 single zone duct 98 computer control result 98 heat pump 99 centrifugal compressor 100 system analysis 101 office building 102 Chapter 5 103 Basic Formulas pressure temperature tables 108 R-11 108 R-12 109 R-22 110 R-113 111 R-717 112 total heat tables 113 dew point 114 Chapter 6 115 Case Studies, Savings commercial buildings 115 hospitals 116 other buildings 116 Chapter 7 119 Case Studies, Description commercial buildings 119 hospitals 122 other buildings 123 Chapter 8 127 Test Data Sheets conditioned space 127 air handling equipment 128 refrigeration systems 129 chilled water systems 130 duct systems 131 controls 132 cooling tower 133 duct velocity tests 134 air outlet tests 143