ENGI79008
Air Systems Design
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  I: Administrative Information   II: Course Details   III: Topical Outline(s)  Printable Version
 
Section I: Administrative Information
  Total hours: 39.0
Credit Value: 2.5
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Fall 2015
Prerequisites: N/A
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents:
N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: Successful completion of the Building Environmental Systems Operator - Class 2 program.

Program(s): Building Environmental Systems
Program Coordinator(s): Roberto Cordovado
Course Leader or Contact: Multiple Course Leaders
Version:
3.0
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: N/A

 
 
Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
This is one of the two advanced subjects in understanding systems design for students who have completed the basic subjects in BES Operator - Class 2 Certificate program. This subject includes a study of the design, application and operating characteristics of air handling systems.

Program Context

 
Building Environmental Systems Program Coordinator: Roberto Cordovado
This course is an elective course in the Building Environmental System Operator - Class 1 Certificate Program.


Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

 
 Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able 
to: 

1. Use duct calculators and psychrometric charts to calculate air
   duct sizes and capacities.

2. Use fan charts and diffuser charts to determine fan sizes and duct
   terminal sizes.

3. Review pipe design:  the use of pipe charts and pump charts to
   determine proper pipe and pump sizes to service the cooling
   towers, chillers and heat transfer coils required for the heating
   and cooling of the designed air supply.



Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

 
Project Outline             5% 
Final Project              25% 
Mid-Term Test              30% 
Final Exam                 40% 
                          ---
                  Total   100%

Since this is a professional credit subject, marking standards 
reinforce professional practice by demanding legible, tidy work. 
Written assignments should be well organized and grammatically 
correct, with proper spelling and punctuation. Late assignments are
subject to penalties.

Full participation and attendance is recommended for this course.  
Students who miss a class are responsible for any information 
discussed, assigned or distributed in that class period.    

To attain a passing grade for the subject, a student must complete 
and obtain a passing grade on all combined term work (tests and
assignments)and also a passing grade on the final exam.  

Note:  Continuing Education students may withdraw up to the 3/4 point
of the course duration without academic penalty.  For example, if 
your course is 14 sessions, you may withdraw (in writing) up to the 
11th session without academic penalty.  If you withdraw after this 
point, you will receive the grade earned.  This policy applies only 
to courses and not seminars or workshops.
Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities requirements:

 

Essential Employability Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:

X Communication X Critical Thinking & Problem Solving   Interpersonal
X Numeracy X Information Management   Personal

Notes: N/A

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) : Office of the Registrar

Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous relevant work/life experience, service, self-study and training on the job. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):

Challenge Exam Portfolio Interview Other Not Eligible for PLAR
X        

Notes:  N/A

 
 
Section III: Topical Outline
Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Effective term: Fall 2015
Professor: Multiple Professors
Textbook(s):
BES708 - Air Systems Design Manual, published by Seneca College.
ISBN: 0-00011-708-B.

Available at the Sheridan College Bookstore.

Applicable student group(s): Building Environmental Systems Operator - Class 1 students.
Course Details:
The following topics will be covered, however, the order in which 
they are delivered may change.  Students will be advised in the first 
class if changes are to be made.
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Week 1 
 - Types of Fans and Fan Law
 - Fan charts and selection of fans from industrial practice 

Week 2
 - Pressures in fan and ductwork systems 
 - Industrial practices to size ductwork and the application of
   "Trane Ductulator" to size ductwork 

Week 3
 - The equivalence of round and rectangular ductwork 
 - System resistance including interpretation of elbow and other
   components losses 

Week 4
 - Fan systems including parallel fans, starter and motors
   consideration 
 - Diffusers selection and layout with consideration of air throw,
   noise and air velocity 

Week 5
 - Properties of air determination by reading Psychrometric chart 

Week 6
 - Using the Psychrometric chart to interpret properties of air in
   air mixing 

Week 7 - MID-TERM TEST
       - PROJECT OUTLINE DUE

Week 8
 - Ventilation requirement for different types of occupancies 
 - Internal heat gain, cooling load of buildings 

Week 9 
 - Stack effect in a building, building pressurization 

Week 10
 - Study of cooling system design:  cooling load evaluation with
   ventilation and humidity consideration, diffusers, ductwork layout
   and sizing of fan and coil selection 

Week 11
 - Air balance in ductwork and diffusers 
 
Week 12
 - Course Review

Week 13
 - FINAL EXAM


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