- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
HVAC Engineer's Handbook
About this book
In the almost sixty years since the publication of the first edition of HVAC Engineer's Handbook, it has become widely known as a highly useful and definitive reference for HVAC engineers and technicians alike, and those working on domestic hot and cold water services, gas supply and steam services.
The 11th edition continues in the tradition of previous editions, being easily transportable and therefore an integral part of the HVAC engineer or technician's daily tools.
Newly updated data on natural ventilation, ventilation rates, free cooling and night-time cooling, make the 11th edition of the HVAC Engineer's Handbook a vital source of information.
Fred Porges has worked in both the manufacturing and process industries, and became a partner in a building services consultancy in 1962. He has held senior positions with design contractors, and his experience covers every building service and type of building from schools to housing, factories to laboratories.
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Edition
111 | Abbreviations, symbols and conversions |
Symbols for units
| m | metre |
| mm | millimetre |
| μm | micrometre (formerly micron) |
| in | inch |
| ft | foot |
| yd | yard |
| m2 | square metre |
| mm2 | square millimetre |
| a | acre |
| ha | hectare |
| in2 | square inch |
| ft2 | square foot |
| m3 | cubic metre |
| l | litre |
| in3 | cubic inch |
| ft3 | cubic foot |
| gal | gallon |
| s | second |
| min | minute |
| h | hour |
| d | day |
| yr | year |
| kg | kilogram |
| t | tonne |
| lb | pound |
| gr | grain |
| cwt | hundred weight |
| N | newton |
| kgf | kilogram force |
| pdl | poundal |
| lbf | pound force |
| Pa | pascal |
| m2/s | metre squared per second |
| st | stoke |
| J | joule |
| kWh | kilowatt hour |
| cal | calorie |
| Btu | British thermal unit |
| W | watt |
| V | volt |
| A | ampere |
| VA | volt ampere |
| K | kelvin |
| °C | degree Celsius |
| °F | degree Fahrenheit |
| °R | degree Rankine |
| dB | decibel |
Symbols for physical quantities
| l | length |
| h | height |
| b | width |
| r | radius |
| d | diameter |
| AS | area |
| V | volume |
| t | time |
| T | period (time of one cycle) |
| uvw | velocity |
| ω | angular velocity |
| a | acceleration |
| g | acceleration due to gravity |
| α | attenuation coefficient |
| β | phase coefficient |
| m | mass |
| ρ | density |
| d | relative density |
| F | force |
| W | weight |
| M | mome... |
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Abbreviations, symbols and conversions
- 2 Standards for materials
- 3 Combustion
- 4 Heat and thermal properties of materials
- 5 Properties of steam and air
- 6 Heat losses
- 7 Cooling loads
- 8 Heating systems
- 9 Steam systems
- 10 Domestic services
- 11 Ventilation
- 12 Air conditioning
- 13 Pumps and fans
- 14 Sound
- 15 Labour rates
- 16 Bibliography
- 17 Standards
- Index