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COURSE PLAN
FIRST: BASIC INFORMATION
College
College Faculty of Engineering Technology
Department Mechanical Engineering Department
Course
Course Title Air conditioning Technology
Course Code 30128422
Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite Heat Transfer
Instructor
Dr. Ahmad S Awwad
Name
Office No. 2th floor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Tel (Ext)
E-mail ahmadawwad@bau.edu.jo
Office Hours 11:00 –12:00 Sunday to Thursday
Class Times Building Day Start Time End Time Room No.
Sunday, Tuesday and
10:00 Am
Thursday
10 11:00 Pm 1028
9:30 Am
Monday& Tuesday

Text Book
Heating and Air Conditioning For Residential Buildings, Mohammad A. Alsaad and Mahmoud A.
Hammad, Sixth Ed.Ajial Press, 2011.

References

1. Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration, Culter J. Clevland and Christopher
Morris, Fourth Ed. 2014.
2. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, D. J. Eyres G. J. Bruce, Seventh Ed. 2012.
3. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, D. Bogdan and B. Horbaniuc, Second Ed. 2013.

SECOND: PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

COURSE DESCRIPTION
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Review of psychometry. Air conditioning processes. Thermal comfort, Inside and outside design
conditions. Ventilation and infiltration, Heating load calculations, Solar radiation, cooling load
calculations. Water heating systems layout and design, Under floor heating system. Air ducts
systems design.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1- Enable the students to be familiar with basic principles of function of air conditioning and their
systems.
2- To teach students how to design various components of air conditioning systems.
3- To gain confidence to think, plan and tackle air conditioning components design problems.
4- Encourage students to deal with practical and existing air conditioning systems and seek to
understand their design principle.
5- Provide good ground and confidence for work and employment in air conditioning design and
industry.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course students should be able to:

1. Understand the psychometric processes in air conditioning.

2. Use the psychometric chart as a practical tool for quick analysis and calculations in air
conditioning.
3. Appreciate the influence of external and internal conditions on the design of air conditioning
systems and comfort.
4. Be familiar with the different types and applications of air conditioning systems.
5. Carry out detailed calculations of heating and cooling loads in buildings.
6. Carry out design calculations of water and air heating systems.
7. Plan and carry out air conditioning - based experiments as well as analyze experimental
results.
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8. Conduct a project and present it professionally.

COURSE SYLLABUS
Reference Assess-
Topic Details
Week (chapter) ment

1 Review of Basic Concepts: Heating, Air conditioning, Chapter 1

Temperature measurement, Dimensions and units.

2 Review of fundamentals of thermodynamics: First Law of Chapter 2

thermodynamics and its applications, Specific heats, Vapor
compression refrigeration cycle, Properties of working
fluids.

3 Psychometry: Psychometric chart, Air conditioning Chapter 3

processes, Humidification of air, Sensible heat ratio,
Apparatus Dew point temperature, Coil bypass factor.

4 Human Comfort: ASHRAE comfort chart, Acclimatization, Chapter 4

Ventilation and infiltration, Outside air and inside air design
temperatures.

5 Heat Transfer in Residential Buildings: Modes of heat Chapter 5

transfer, Heat loss from below grade surfaces, Breathing line
temperature.

6, Heating Load Calculation: Heating load due to infiltration Chapter 6

air, Domestic hot water load, Volumetric flow rate of supply
7
air, Heating load form.

8, Hot Water Heating System: Pipe system arrangements, Chapter 7

Pipes, Hot water temperature difference, Pressure drops in
9
pipes and fittings, Heating system sizing, Circulating pumps,
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Heat transfer elements, Boilers, Expansion tank.

10 Under-Floor Heating System: Pipe installation, loops Chapter 8

Configuration, Design parameters, Design procedure,
Manifolds, Design consideration.

11 Solar radiation and Chapter 9

12 cooling load calculations

13 Warm Air Heating System and Chapter 10

14 Ducts Designs

COURSE LEARNING RESOURCES

• This module will be taught using available resources including: lectures, data show and
materials uploaded to the e-learning system.
• Home works and Projects are the main instrument presented in this course. Projects need
to be completed according to the assigned time schedule.

ONLINE RESOURCES
1- http://www.youtube.com
2- https://www.mit.edu

ASSESSMANT TOOLS
ASSESSMENT TOOLS %
Participation ,Project &Presentation 10
Mid Exam 40
Final Exam 50
TOTAL MARKS 100

THIRD: COURSE RULES

ATTENDANCE RULES
Attendance and participation are extremely important, and the usual University rules will apply.
Attendance will be recorded for each class. Absence of 10% will result in a first written warning.
Absence of 15% or more will result in forfeiting the course and the student will not be permitted to
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attend the final examination. Should a student encounter any special circumstances (i.e. medical or
personal), he/she is encouraged to discuss this with the instructor and written proof will be required to
delete any absences from his/her attendance records.
GRADING SYSTEM
Example:
Points Grade
4 A
3.75 A-
3.5 B+
3 B
2.75 B-
2.5 C+
2 C
1.75 C-
1.5 D+
1 D
0.75 D-
0.5 F

REMARKS
Use of Mobile Devices, Laptops, etc. During Class, unexpected noises and movement automatically
divert and capture people's attention, which means you are affecting everyone’s learning experience if
your cell phone, laptop, etc. makes noise or is visually distracting during class. For this reason, students
are required to turn off their mobile devices and close their laptops during class.

Academic Integrity. Students, who copy assignments, allow assignments to be copied, or cheat on tests
will fail the assignment or test on the first offense, and may fail the entire course on the second.
Plagiarism means using words, ideas, or arguments from another person or source without citation. Cite
all sources consulted to any extent (including material from the internet), whether or not assigned and
whether or not quoted directly.

COURSE COORDINATOR
Course Coordinator: Department Head:
Signature: Signature:
Date: Date: