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AC (Air Conditioning) also means

conditioning the air in the following ways:
• Temperature (tempering the air)
Cooling (removing heat)
Heating (adding heat)

• Humidity control
— Dehumidifying (removing moisture)
— Humidifying (adding moisture)

• Volume of airflow
— cfm (cubic feet per minute)

• Velocity (speed) of airflow

— fpm (feet per minute)

• Cleaning
— Filtering

• Pattern of airflow
— Direction
• horizontal
• vertical

CENTRAL HVAC SYSTEM COMPONENTS (Figure 1-5)

Components
Cooling Tower, CT
Condenser Water Pump, CWP
Condenser Water Supply, CWS
Condenser Water Return, CWR
Condenser, Cond
Evaporator (Water Chiller, Water Cooler), Evap
Compressor, Comp
The condenser, evaporator and compressor together are typi-
cally called the Chiller, CH
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HVAC Fundamentals
Figure 1-5. Air Handling
Unit (AHU)