Faculty of Mechanical

Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

ME 439, Refrigeration and air conditioning

Course Designation: Elective
Credit: 3
No. of Sessions per week: 3
Session Duration: 50 min
Semester: Fall 2014
Course Instructor

Massab Junaid, Research Associate

e-mail: massab@giki.edu.pk

Course TA

Tayyab; Room M02, ext :2296;

Prerequisites

ME 321, ME 332, ME 333

Text Books

Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning: Analysis and

Design, 6th edition By McQuiston, Parker and Spitler

Reference Books

Heating and Cooling of Buildings, 2nd Edition by

Kreider, Curtiss and Rabl ASHRAE
Fundamentals Handbook

Course Objectives

This course is in an introduction to the design of thermal

systems for indoor climate control. The concepts, design,
application and control of HVAC and refrigeration are
introduced through the use of fundamentals of thermo-fluids.
The course is designed to provide a balance among theory and
practical design principles and to introduce the students with
real world problems of HVAC design and applications.

Course Content
Review of thermodynamic processes in buildings: basic thermodynamic fundamentals,
principles
Introduction and fundamental physical concepts: background, heating, humidifying, cooling,
dehumidifying, cleaning, air motion, seasonal operation

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Air-conditioning: components of a complete system, introduction, air handling, heating equipment,
boilers, furnaces, pumps and piping, controls and instrumentation, all-air systems, unitary air
conditioners, heat recovery, thermal storage
Moist air properties and conditioning processes: moist air and standard atmosphere,
fundamental parameters, adiabatic saturation, psychometric chart, classic moist air processing using
psychometric chart, space air conditioning design conditions and off design conditions,
Comfort and Health: physiological considerations, environmental indices, comfort conditions, IAQ
concerns, contaminants, controlling contaminants
Heat transmission in building structures: modes of heat transfer, heat transfer coefficients for
walls, roofs, windows, doors, floor slabs, pipes (horizontal, buried), and moisture transmission.
Space heat load analysis: outdoor and indoor design conditions, transmission heat losses,
infiltration, crack method, air-change method, draft coefficient, calculation aids, heat losses in air
ducts, auxiliary heat sources, heated structures, supply air and source media for space heating
Solar radiation: thermal radiation, radiant energy/radiation, global irradiation, total emissive power,
black bodies, earths motion, time, solar angles, hour angle, declination, solar altitude, zenith angle,
solar azimuth angles, solar irradiation, solar heat gain coefficients, energy calculations
Cooling load analysis: basics and terminologies, design conditions, heat balance method, transient
conduction, response factors and CTFs, opaque surfaces, absorbed solar heat gain, exterior
surface heat balance formulation, fenestration, internal surface heat balance formulation, modes of
radiation, transparent surfaces, zone air heat balance, radiant time series method, application of
methods, supply air quality
Fluid flow, pumps, and piping design: fluid flow basics and terminologies, flow measurement,
centrifugal pumps, combined system and pump characteristics, variable pump speed, piping design
system, closed and open-loop systems, pipe sizing, air elimination, large system design, steam
heating systems
Fans and building air duct design: fans and their performance, fan laws, fan types and selection,
installation of fans, restrictions, field performance testing, variable-air-volume systems, flow through
ducts and fitting, duct systems, duct design
Refrigeration: refrigeration systems, performance, compression cycles, refrigerants and their effect
on environment, components, compressors and their types, absorption refrigeration system and
types
Course Learning Outcomes: Inducing skills in students relating to the arts and sciences of
refrigeration and air-conditioning;
solve problems; design, HVAC systems, pipes and ducts. Moreover, Students will gain the
knowledge of HVAC
plant types, design, operation, optimization and their impact on the environment.

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Related Lab Experiments (Lab Course MM345)
NONE

Evaluation Methods
1. Quizzes*

15%

2. Assignment Sessions 15%

3. Midterm Exam

25%

4. Final Exams

45%

* Homework assignments will be given regularly during the course. Quizzes will be related
to the prerequisite material of the course, the course material covered in class, solved
example problems of the text and problems similar to the homework assignments. There will
be no makeup quizzes
Course Professional Outcome / Industrial Usage
HVAC systems design, understanding weather characteristics, HVAC systems impact on
enviroment
ABET Category
Engineering Science/ Taught
Engineering Design/ Quiz/ Project

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2.5 Credit
0.5 Credit