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Audel HVAC fundamentals
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- ISBN: 0764542060 (paper/website)
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Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 21 cm.
print - Edition: All new 4th ed.
- Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley Pub., c2004.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Rev. ed. of: Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning library. Includes indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | v. 1. Heating systems, furnaces, and boilers -- v. 2. Heating system components, gas and oil burners, and automatic controls -- v. 3. Air conditioning, heat pumps, and distribution systems. |
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| Subject: | Air conditioning Ventilation Heating |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | TH 7227 .B76 2004 | 30533066 | General Collection | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 1 : Heating Systems, Furnaces and Boilers
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Table of Contents
Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 1 : Heating Systems, Furnaces and Boilers
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | ||
| About the Author | ||
| Chapter 1 | Introduction | |
| Heating and Ventilating Systems | ||
| Air Conditioning | ||
| Selecting a Suitable Heating, Ventilating, or Air Conditioning System | ||
| Career Opportunities | ||
| Professional Organizations | ||
| Chapter 2 | Heating Fundamentals | |
| British Thermal Unit | ||
| Relationship Between Heat and Work | ||
| Heat Transfer | ||
| Specific, Sensible, and Latent Heat | ||
| Heat-Conveying Mediums | ||
| Air | ||
| Steam | ||
| Water | ||
| Electricity | ||
| Chapter 3 | Insulating and Ventilating Structures | |
| Insulating Structures | ||
| Principles of Heat Transmission | ||
| Heat Transfer Values | ||
| Thermal Conductivity | ||
| Thermal Conductance | ||
| Thermal Resistance | ||
| Overall Coefficient of Heat Transmission | ||
| Condensation | ||
| Vapor Retarders | ||
| Air Barriers and Air/Vapor Retarders | ||
| Insulating Materials | ||
| Rigid Insulation Board | ||
| Reflective Insulation | ||
| Blanket or Batt Insulation | ||
| Loose-Fill Insulation | ||
| Blown-In Insulation | ||
| Foam Insulation | ||
| Building Construction and Location | ||
| Recommended Insulation Practices | ||
| Frame Walls | ||
| Masonry | ||
| Metal | ||
| Sandwich Construction | ||
| Basement Walls | ||
| Crawl Space Exterior Walls | ||
| Walls Between Separately Heated Dwelling Units | ||
| Wood or Metal Joist Frame Floors | ||
| Concrete Floors | ||
| Slab-on-Grade Floors | ||
| Floors of Sandwich Construction | ||
| Frame Ceilings and Roofs | ||
| Concrete Ceilings | ||
| Sandwich Ceilings | ||
| Windows and Doors | ||
| Insulating Attics, Attic Crawl Spaces, and Flat Roofs | ||
| Ventilating Structures | ||
| Chapter 4 | Sizing Residential Heating and Air Conditioning Systems | |
| Rule-of-Thumb Methods | ||
| Sizing Systems Using Coefficients of Heat Transmission | ||
| Outside Design Temperature | ||
| Inside Design Temperature | ||
| Design Temperature Difference | ||
| Determining Coefficients of Heat Transmission | ||
| Calculating Net Area | ||
| Heat Transmission Loss Formula | ||
| Computing Total Heat Loss | ||
| Loss in Doors and Windows | ||
| Loss in Basements | ||
| Loss in Slab Construction | ||
| Infiltration Heat Loss | ||
| Ventilation Heat Loss | ||
| The Average Value Method | ||
| Heat Loss Tabulation Forms | ||
| Estimating Fuel Requirements and Heating Costs | ||
| The Heat Loss Formula | ||
| The Corrected Heat Loss Formula | ||
| The Degree-Day Formula | ||
| The NEMA Formula | ||
| Manual J and Related Materials Used for Sizing Heating/Cooling Systems | ||
| Other Heating Costs | ||
| Determining Utility Rates | ||
| Chapter 5 | Heating Fuels | |
| Natural Gas | ||
| Manufactured Gas | ||
| Liquefied Petroleum Gas | ||
| Fuel Oils | ||
| Coal | ||
| Coke | ||
| Briquettes | ||
| Coal Oil | ||
| Wood as Fuel | ||
| Ash, Slag, and Clinker Formation | ||
| Soot | ||
| Comparing Heating Fuel Costs | ||
| Chapter 6 | Warm-Air Heating Systems | |
| Classifying Warm-Air Heating Systems | ||
| Gravity Warm-Air Heating Systems | ||
| Planning a Gravity Warm-Air Heating System | ||
| Forced-Warm-Air Heating Systems | ||
| Planning a Forced-Warm-Air Heating System | ||
| Perimeter-Loop Warm-Air Heating Systems | ||
| Ceiling Panel Systems | ||
| Crawl Space Plenum Systems | ||
| Zoning a Forced-Warm-Air Heating System | ||
| Balancing a Warm-Air Heating System | ||
| Warm-Air Furnaces | ||
| Control Components | ||
| Ducts and Duct Sizing | ||
| Cooling with a Warm-Air Heating System | ||
| Air Cleaning | ||
| Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers | ||
| Advantages of a Warm-Air Heating System | ||
| Disadvantages of a Warm-Air Heating System | ||
| Troubleshooting a Warm-Air Heating |
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