© Dr. Md. Zahurul Haq  [2014]

Syllabus Concept of refrigeration and its applications; Different refrigeration methods; Analysis of vapour compression refrigeration, absorption refrigeration and air-cycle refrigeration systems; Refrigerants; Refrigeration equipment: compressors, condensers, evaporators, expansion devices, other control and safety devices; Multi-evaporator, multi- compressor systems; Low temperature refrigeration. Concept of air conditioning and its uses; Cooling load calculation; Psychrometric analysis; Air conditioning systems; Air distribution systems; Duct design methods; Air conditioning equipment; Application criteria; Control systems. Fire Hazards; Fire fighting equipment; Vertical transportation, its system design; Escalators and moving ramps.

Dr. Md. Zahurul Haq Professor & Head Department of Mechanical Engineering Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh zahurul@me.buet.ac.bd  

Lecture Notes [2014]  Notices • Hvac Data Book • . • . • .   Bibliography • Hundy, Trott & Welch (2008), Refrigeration & Air-conditioning, Butterworth-Heinemann. • Stoecker & Jones (1983), Refrigeration & Air-conditioning, McGraw-Hill, Inc. • Ameen (2006),  Refrigeration & Air-conditioning, Prentice Hall. • McQuiston, Parker & Spitler (2005), Heating, Ventilating & Air-conditioning: Analysis & Design, J. Wiley. • McDowall (2007), Fundamentals of HVAC Systems, Elsevier. • Grondzik, Kwok, Stein & Reynolds (2010), Mechanical & Electrical Equipment for Buildings, J. Wiley.

• Course Outline • Air-Condition Systems & Thermal Comfort          • Cooling Load Estimation          • Psychrometric Analysis                Class Presentations • Air-Distribution Systems & Duct Design        Class Presentations • Air-Conditioning Equipment & Control Systems       • Refrigeration Applications       • Vapor Compression (VC) Refrigeration o Working principle & analysis  [1] [2] o Multi-evaporator & multi-compressor systems                   [1] [2]                      • Refrigeration Equipment o Compressor        o Condenser & Cooling Tower        o Evaporator        o Expansion & Control Device        o Refrigerants      • Vapor Absorption (VA) Refrigeration      • Various Refrigeration Systems & Cryogenics           [1][2] • Fire Hazards & Fire Fighting Equipment     • Vertical Transportation, Escalator & Ramp