The art and the science of building systems design evolve continuously as designers, practitioners, and researchers all endeavor to improve the performance of buildings and the comfort and productivity of their occupants. Retaining coverage from the original second edition while updating the information in electronic form, Heating and Cooling of Buildings: Design for Efficiency, Revised Second Edition presents the technical basis for designing the lighting and mechanical systems of buildings.

Along with numerous homework problems, the revised second edition offers a full chapter on economic analysis and optimization, new heating and cooling load procedures and databases, and simplified procedures for ground coupled heat transfer calculations. The accompanying CD-ROM contains an updated version of the Heating and Cooling of Buildings (HCB) software program as well as electronic appendices that include over 1,000 tables in HTML format that can be searched by major categories, a table list, or an index of topics. Ancillary information is available on the book’s website www.hcbcentral.com

From materials to computers, this edition explores the latest technologies exerting a profound effect on the design and operation of buildings. Emphasizing design optimization and critical thinking, the book continues to be theultimate resource for understanding energy use in buildings.

Contents

Introduction

A Bit of History

Importance of Buildings in the U.S. Economy

Role of HVAC Design Engineer

A Note on the Economics of Energy Efficiency

Units and Conversions

Orders of Magnitude

Elements of Heat Transfer for Buildings

Introduction to Heat Transfer

Conduction Heat Transfer

Convection Heat Transfer

Radiation Heat Transfer

Evaporation and Moisture Transfer

Closure

Review of Thermodynamic Processes in Buildings

Introduction to Thermodynamics

Thermodynamic Properties

First Lermodynamics

Second Law of Thermodynamics and Thermodynamic Cycles

Summary

Psychrometrics, Comfort, and Health

Introduction and Definitions

Thermodynamic Fundamentals

The Psychrometric Chart and Tables of Air Properties

Psychrometric Processes for Buildings

Thermal Comfort

Air Quality and Ventilation

Summary

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics in Building Systems

Introduction

Basic Concepts

Pressure Losses in Liquid and Air Systems

Prime Movers

Flow Measurement

Summary

Solar Radiation and Windows

Solar Geometry

Extraterrestrial Insolation

Insolation Data and Models

Sol-Air Temperature

Windows

Heating and Cooling Loads

Air Exchange

Principles of Load Calculations

Storage Effects and Limits of Static Analysis

Zones

Heating Loads

CLTD/CLF Method for Cooling Loads

Transfer Functions for Dynamic Load Calculati...