ME44001

Air Conditioning for Indoor Thermal and

Environmental Quality
AN Liang (安亮)
Office: FG 623
Tel: 2766 7820
Email: liang.an@polyu.edu.hk

TAs:
Mr. Su Xiangyu (蘇翔宇):
Office: CF305 Email: xiangyu.su@connect.polyu.hk
Mr. Pan Zhefei(潘哲飛):
Office: EF313 Email: jeff.pan@connect.polyu.hk
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 Timetable
Lecture Week (date) Time Classroom Instructor
Lecture #1 1 (16-01-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #2 2 (23-01-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #3 3 (30-01-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #4 4 (06-02-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #5 5 (13-02-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Test (#1) 6 (27-02-2018) 19:00-20:00 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #6 7 (06-03-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #7 8 (13-03-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #8 9 (20-03-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #9 10 (27-03-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Lecture #10 11 (03-04-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Test (#2) 12 (10-04-2018) 19:00-20:00 FJ303 AN Liang
Review & Tutorials 13 (17-04-2018) 18:30-21:20 FJ303 AN Liang
Final 14 & 15 TBD TBD AN Liang
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 Timetable
Lab Week (date) Time Venue Instructor
Session #1 7 (10-03-2018) 09:00-11:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #2 7 (10-03-2018) 11:00-13:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #3 7 (10-03-2018) 14:00-16:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #4 7 (10-03-2018) 16:00-18:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #5 8 (17-03-2018) 09:00-11:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #6 8 (17-03-2018) 11:00-13:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #7 8 (17-03-2018) 14:00-16:00 FJ004 TAs
Session #8 8 (17-03-2018) 16:00-18:00 FJ004 TAs
Experiments to be conducted (20% of CA):
(1) Observation of Refrigeration Cycle & Calculation of Coefficient of Performance.
Attentions:
(1) You may choose your preferred time slot via Blackboard (up to 10 students per session)
in the first three weeks; For the students who did not do so, I will do the arrangement for
them. (No reschedule)
(2) Individual report (please submit the report sheet before you leave the lab)
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 Timetable

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The students, who have not selected the session yet, will be automatically assigned to Session 8.

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 Chapter 2
Spacing Heating and Cooling Load

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The sum of the heat losses is referred to as the heating load.
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1.1
 Sensible heat

• Heat transfer that results in a change in

temperature of a substance
• Sensible heat transfers can be measured with a
thermometer
• Example of a sensible heat transfer:
– Changing the temperature of a sample of water
from 68°F to 69°F

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 1.2

Infiltration is usually estimated on the basis of volume flow rate at outdoor conditions.
Various methods are used in estimating air infiltration in building structures. 9
1.2.1

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1.3

The heat losses of a duct system can be considerable

when the ducts are not in the conditioned space.

Proper insulation will reduce theses losses but cannot

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 2. Space Cooling Load
2.1 Heat gain is the rate at which energy is transferred to
or generated within a space. It has two components,
sensible heat and latent heat, which must be computed
and tabulated separately.

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 2. Space Cooling Load
2.2 Cooling load is the rate at which energy must be
removed from a space to maintain the temperature and
humidity at the design values.

The cooling load will generally differ from the heat gain because the
radiation from the inside surface of walls and interior objects as well
as the solar radiation coming directly into space through openings
does not heat the air within the space directly.

This radiant energy is mostly absorbed by floors, interior walls, and

furniture, which are then cooled primarily by convection as they
attain temperatures higher than that of the room air.

Only when the room air receives the energy by convection does this
energy become part of the cooling load.

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 2. Space Cooling Load
2.3 Heat extraction rate is the rate at which energy is
removed from the space by the cooling and
dehumidifying equipment.

This rate is equal to the cooling load when the space conditions are
constant and the equipment is operating.

However, it is the rarely the case for a number of reasons, including

the fact that some fluctuation in room temperature is necessary for
the control system to operate. Because the cooling load is also
below the peak or design value most of the time, intermittent or
variable operation of the cooling equipment is required.

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Schematic relation of heat gain to cooling load

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Actual cooling load from fluorescent lights

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 3. Zone Air Heat Balance Formulations

3.1

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3.2

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3.3

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3.4

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3.5

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Example #1

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Example #2

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 Example #3
A department store expects to have 120 customers and 15
employees at peak times in summer. The contribution of
people to the sensible, latent, and total cooling load of the
store is to be determined.
Hint: The average rate of heat generation from people doing light work is 115 W,
and 70% of it is in sensible form.

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Example #4

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