Architectural Environment and Equipment Engineering (College English Series Textbooks)

Author: Zhang Yinping et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-01-17
Features: The material in this book is selected from the four volumes of the ASHRAE Handbooks published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) from 1999 to 2003. Each year, one volume is published, and the cycle repeats every four years. The content covers fundamental theories, equipment knowledge, and applications in the field of HVAC and refrigeration. The material is systematic and the language is standardized, making it a rare professional English reading resource in the HVAC and refrigeration field. Combining years of teaching experience, the editors have made careful selections in the material. The book is divided into four parts: Part I (Lessons 1–5) covers fundamental theories, including thermodynamics and refrigeration cycles, fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer, and humidity; Part II (Lessons 6–8) covers general engineering information, including thermal comfort, air pollutants, and indoor environmental health; Part III (Lessons 9–14) covers HVAC systems and equipment, including HVAC system analysis and selection, central refrigeration and heating, distributed refrigeration and heating, air-cooling and dehumidifying coils, particulate air purifiers, and packaged air conditioners and heat pumps; Part IV covers scientific paper writing. The appendix includes answers to exercises, a glossary of terms, brief introductions to international academic journals in the field of building environment and equipment engineering, an overview of how to search for academic journal papers, and brief introductions to relevant international academic organizations and websites. This book can be used as a textbook for professional English courses for undergraduate students in building environment and equipment engineering, engineering thermophysics, and related fields, as well as for reference by teachers and researchers in these fields.