MECH 4340

Air Conditioning Systems

Prof. T. S. Zhao
Dept of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
HKUST
 MECH 4340
INSTRUCTOR: Prof. T. S. Zhao
metzhao@ust.hk
OFFICE: Rm 2594
OFFICE HOURS: Thursday
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
PHONE: 2358-8647
 Graduate Teaching Assistant

 Ms. ZHANG Cheng (czhangai@ust.hk)

 Mr. JIANG Haoran (hjiangaf@ust.hk)
 Office Hours:
Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm
Thursday 3:00-4:00 pm
 TEXTBOOK
Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning-Analysis
and Design

Faye C. McQuiston and Jerald D. Parker

John Wiley and Sons
Principles of Heating, Ventilating and Air
Conditioning, 7th Edition

Ronald H. Howell and William J. Coad and Harry J.

Sauer (Can be accessed via library)
 OTHER RESOURCES
 Course Website:
www.me.ust.hk/~mezhao/course/me334/me334.
html
 ASHRAE Handbooks; CIBSE Guide;
 ASHRAE-American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
 CIBSE-The Chartered Institution of Building
Services Engineers
 Other books (library and book stores)
 Plant visiting.
 What Should You Get
From This Course?
 Understand the principles of various types of air
conditioning systems based on the fundamentals
of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Heat
Transfer;
 Develop your creativity and capability in the
design of HVAC systems.
What is this?
 TOPICS
 General introduction to AC;  Fluid flow, pumps, and piping
 Central Air-conditioning systems and design (§10);
Unitary Air Conditioners (§2);  Fans and building Air distribution

 Refrigeration systems (§15); system design (§12);

 Moist air properties (§3);  Special topics on Thermal storage

 Heat transmission in building

air-conditioning and Seawater
structures (§5); cooling systems.
 Hong Kong government
 Solar radiation (§6);
regulations on Air-conditioning
Midterm system design and installation.
 Heating load calculation §7);
Final Exam
 Cooling load calculation (§ 8);
 GRADING

• Homework 5%
• Classroom Problems & Attendance 10%
• Midterm 35%
• Project 10%
• Final Examination 40%
100%
 HOMEWORK
 One set per week, assign on Friday;
 Due at the beginning of every Friday’s class;
 Submitted HW will be corrected by TA.
 Solutions available on web immediately
after due date (hence, no credit if late).
 Classroom Problems & Attendance

• Assign 5-minute problems when the instructor thinks

necessary;
• Get credit when tried, otherwise no credit.
• For those who are absent for an cumulated 5 times, they
will get zero credits for classroom problem and
attendance.
 EXAMINATIONS

MIDTERM
• All the materials studied before the midterm;
• Time and location: TBA;
• Unexcused absences = 0.
FINAL EXAM
• Comprehensive;
• Given at the time scheduled by ARR.
 KEYS TO SUCCESS IN
THIS COURSE
 Work every homework problem
 Read material before each class
 Ask questions!
 Think--it may be simple
 Work with your friends