Thoroughly updated with the latest codes, technologies, and practices, this all-in-one resource provides details, calculations, and specifications for designing efficient and effective residential, commercial, and industrial HVAC systems. HVAC Systems Design Handbook, Fifth Edition, features new information on energy conservation and computer usage for design and control, as well as the most recent International Code Council (ICC) Mechanical Code requirements. Detailed illustrations, tables, and essential HVAC equations are also included. This comprehensive guide contains everything you need to design, operate, and maintain peak-performing HVAC systems. 576 pp.

Coverage includes:

• Load calculations
• Air- and fluid-handling systems
• Central plants
• Automatic controls
• Equipment for cooling, heating, and air handling
• Electrical features of HVAC systems
• Design documentation--drawings and specifications
• Construction through operation
• Technical report writing
• Engineering fundamentals-fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, psychrometrics, sound and vibration
• Indoor air quality (IAQ)
• Sustainable HVAC systems
• Smoke management

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: HVAC Engineering Equations for Daily Use
• Chapter 2: HVAC Engineering Fundamentals,Part 1
• Chapter 3: HVAC Engineering Fundamentals,Part 2
• Chapter 4: Design Procedures,Part 1-Load Calculations
• Chapter 5: Design Procedures,Part 2-General Concepts for Equipment Selection
• Chapter 6: Design Procedures,Part 3-Air-Handling ystems
• Chapter 7: Design Procedures,Part 4-Fluid-Handling Systems
• Chapter 8: Design Procedures,Part 5-Central Plants
• Chapter 9: Design Procedures,Part 6-Automatic Controls
• Chapter 10: Equipment,Part 1-Cooling
• Chapter 11: Equipment,Part 2-Heating
• Chapter 12: Equipment,Part 3-Air-Handling Systems
• Chapter 13: Electrical Features of HVAC Systems
• Chapter 14: Design Documentation: Drawings and Specifications
• Chapter 15: After Design: Through Construction to Operation
• Chapter 16: Technical Report Writing
• Chapter 17: Engineering Fundamentals,Part 1-Fluid Mechanics
• Chapter 18: Engineering Fundamentals,Part 2-Thermodynamics
• Chapter 19: Engineering Fundamentals,Part 3-Heat Transfer
• Chapter 20: Engineering Fundamentals,Part 4-Psychrometrics
• Chapter 21: Engineering Fundamentals,Part 5-Sound and Vibration
• Chapter 22: Indoor Air Quality
• Chapter 23: Sustaianable HVAC Systems (new)
• Chapter 24: Smoke Management (new)