BASIC TERMS RELATED TO AIR CONDITIONING

• HVAC - Heating,ventilation and air conditioning is the technology of indoor and vehicular environmental CONTENT ISBT VED ARVED STANDARDS INFERENCES
comfort.Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality.
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• AIR CONDITIONING- The process of treating air so as to control simultaneously its temprature, humidity, purity,
distribution, and air movement and pressure to meet the requirement of the conditioned space. E PLAZA BE PLAZA
• DUCT SYSTEM – A continuous passageway for the transmission of air which in addition to the ducts may include
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duct fitting ,dampers, plenums , grilles and diffusers.
• PLENUM – An air compartment to which one or more duct are connected and which forms part of an air A) BAD)
distribution system. • Entrance foyer • Shops • Waiting rooms on
NATURALLY
• RETURN AIR – The air that is collected from the continuous space and returned to the conditioning equipement. VENTILATED
• security check-in • lobbies and ground floor
and • waiting on ground
• SUPPLY AIR – The air that has been passed through the conditioning apparatus and taken through the duct system SPACES/ NON-AC • waiting area on floor
and distributed in the conditioned space. first floor --------------
SPACES
• SUPPLY AND RETURN AIR GRILLES AND DIFFUSERS – These are devices fixed in the air conditioned
SPACES THAT Waiting areas for Food court , Food court ,
space for the distribution of conditioned supply air and return of air collected from the conditioned space for arrival and departure dormitories, dormitories ,
recirculation. ARE AIR blocks commercial commercial shops ,
CONDITIONED shops,gaming zone gaming zone ,
banquet hall -------------------
COOLING TOWER – These are used to dissipate heat from water
cooled refrigeration , air conditioning and industrial process system.
Cooling towers are installed at a place where the free flow of atmospheric
air is available. LOCATION OF Along the site G-2 G-2 • For roof top installation of • It should be located close to the water
boundary close to Basement (double Basement chillers these may placed on tank.
FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR COOLING CHILLER PLANTS overhead water tanks heighted basement) beams connected on the • It must link the water carrying ducts
TOWER SELECTION ARE: elevated levels of pillars. vertically to the AHU’S .
• Water cooled chillers have less
1. Height limitation and aesthetic requirement. vibration,if chosen choose them
2. Location of cooling tower –considering possibility of drain back with fans of less speeds.
system. 5 no.s On every floor,exactly On every • Ahus must be located close to the chiller
PROVISION OF FOR FLOOR MOUNTED
3. Placement with regard to adjacent walls,windows , other buildings Each on a floor above the chiller plant floor,exactly above plant so that the design proves to be
and effects of any water carried over by air stream. AHU’S the chiller plant AND CEILING MOUNTED economical.
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4. Material of construction.
• Suspending the indoor machine
5. Direction and flow of wind. and duct without touching the
6. Quality of water used for make up. member of false
7. Maintainance and service space. ceiling/partitions.
• Ensure the ducts supports do
8. Ambient air quality.
not touch the evaporator.
FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENT FOR COOLING TOWER. • Should be above the chiller
Natural draft cooling tower – 0.15 to 0.20 m2/t of refrigeration. plant .
Induced draft cooling tower – 0.10 to 0.13 m2-i- WATER 1 tonne of refrigeration = 25 L As there is evaporation and other losses of
Fibre reinforced plastic – 0.07 to 0.08 m2. 500 ton =12500 liter 500 ton =1,2500 liter of water. about 25-30 percent ,the demand can be
REQUIREMENT between 40-50 litres per day.
FOR CHILLER ------------
1 tr -1000 cubic units/feet.
1 tr -4 gallon –approx. 25 litres PLANTS
For ex –( in ahmedsbad)
500 tr – 12,500 litres

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LOCATION OF CHILLER PLANTS

 MECHANISED VERTICAL CIRCULATION SYSTEM
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•LIFT — An appliance designed to transport TRANSCUB TRANSCUBE
persons or materials between two or more levels in a E PLAZA PLAZA
vertical or substantially vertical direction by means of
a guided car or platform. The word ‘elevator’ is also (VADODAR (AHMEDABAD
synonymously used for ‘lift’.
•ESCALATORS- an escalator is a type of vertical transportation in the form of moving
A) )
staircase- a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. SPACES THAT ARE Escalators and elevators were Escalators and Elevators and escalators
provided to come down to elevators were were provided both ways
CONNECTED waiting areas on ground floor provided to go up – through out the building.
•Escalator slope- 1:8 VERTICALLY i.e connecting
•Escalator width- entrance to the
commercial space.
DESCRIPTION OF Width of escalator=1.2m ,floor width=1.2m Capsule lifts capacity=12 • In case of builldings having height
Accomodates a single person without room
24 inch wide – for any extra item or people.generally used in CONNECTORS
height = 4.2 m person and other lift more than 13m , a lift with capacity
Capacity of elevators = 21 connecting basement of 6 persons shall be provided .
low traffic areas . persons having lift=15 persons. • In case of 21m building height,2
elevators shall be provided.

Accomodates a single person and a suitcase or

32 inch wide package.these are used at moderate traffic
areas.

Accomodates two people side by side and

40 inch wide allow a person to pass a stationary person.

•Moving handrail height-950 mm

•Rise – 7000 mm

•Companies manufacturing escalators

and elevators ELEVATORS
•Kone ESCALATORS
•Fujitec
•Otis elevator
•Mitsubishi
•Schindler
•Thyssenkrupp elevator ISBT
•Kinetic hyundai
•Hitachi
•Escon

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