Subject Code: ME6L107
Prerequisites: None		 Air-Conditioning and Ventilation L – T – P : 3 –0 – 0 Credits: 3
Psychrometry, simple psychometrics processes, use of psychometrics chart. Comfort and industrial air conditioning. Air filtration. Principles of ventilation. Physiological factors. Comfort index. Air conditioning systems: Spray systems, chilled water and DE Coils, absorption and adsorption systems. Humidifiers. Air conveying: fans, ducts and air diffusion equipment. Estimation of air conditioning load, determination of supply state. Design and constructional details of Unitary air conditioning equipment. Noise level and acoustic control. Automatic controls in air conditioning.
Recommended Books:
  1. ASHRAE Handbook - Fundamentals, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air - Conditioning Engineers Inc., Atlanta, USA, 2009.
  2. Threlkeld, J.L., Thermal Environmental Engineering, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1962.
  3. Croome, D.J. and Roberts, B.M., Air conditioning and ventilation of buildings, Pergamon.
  4. Stoecker, W.F., and Jones, J.W., Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi 1982.
  5. Arora, C.P., Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Tata-McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2003.