TME522 – HVAC

Chapter 2: Air Conditioning Systems

Department of Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering

German Jordanian University

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 Notes
HVAC Systems are categorized acceding to:
o the manner by which they distribute energy and ventilation air.
o How they are controlled.
o Their special equipment arrangements.

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 System Selection and Arrangement
HVAC central systems are located in one or more mechanical rooms
which is/are located outside the conditioned area:
o Noise.
o Spills.
o Maintenance.

Equipments normally found within the central mechanical room:

o Fans, air handlers, dampers and filters .
o Pumps and control valves.
o Heat exchangers.
o Flow measuring and control devices.
o Chillers and furnace or boiler equipment.

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 The Complete System

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 HVAC Zones
• Zone: a space requiring separate thermostatic control.
• Spaces with uniform loads : large, open areas with small
external loads. For example, auditoriums, stores and theatres.
• Spaces requiring precision control: areas that require strict
control of cleanliness, humidity, temperature, or air distribution.
For example, clean rooms, computer rooms, hospital operating
arenas.
• Multiple systems for large areas: several zones serviced by one
or more systems. For example offices, factories.
• Very large installations: many buildings served by a central
plant. For example, college campuses, research facilities,
industrial parks.
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 All-Air Systems
All heating and cooling (sensible and latent) is done by supplying air
to the conditioned space.
• Single-air System
• Reheat System
• Variable-volume System
• Dual-duct System
• Multi-zone System
• Low Temperature System

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 All-Air Systems
Constant Volume, Single Duct

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 All-Air Systems
Constant-volume reheat system

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 All-Air Systems
Variable air volume (VAV) system

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 All-Air Systems
Dual-duct system

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 All-Air Systems
Multi-zone system

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 Air-Water Systems
Conditioned air and water are supplied to a terminal unit at a zone.
• Air-Water Induction System.
• Fan-Coil Conditioner System.

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 Air-Water Systems
Induction system

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 All-Water Systems
Air is heated and cooled at a terminal unit within the zone. Water is
conditioned by a central plant and pumped to the zone terminal
unit.

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 All-Water Systems

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 Other HVAC systems
Other systems are described in more details in the ASHRAE HVAC
Systems and Equipment Handbook
i. Unitary Air Conditioners
ii. Room Air Conditioners
iii. Through-the-wall Conditioner System
iv. Heat Pump Systems
v. Heat Pump Types
vi. Ground-coupled Closed Loop Systems
vii. Heat Recovery Systems
viii. Thermal Storage

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 All-air Systems

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 Air-Water Systems

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 All-Water Systems

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 Homework
There will be no problems to solve for this chapter.

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