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HVAC Commissioning Guidebook
by Maija VirtaGreen buildings have become common in India and other countries in Asia. However, there is a concern regarding the performance of green buildings failing to meet the expectations of clients during the operation. One of the key reasons for this is poorly commissioned HVAC systems. In this publication we provide tools and knowhow for more efficient HVAC commissioning. It gives answers for four major questions: why commissioning is needed, how to perform proper commissioning, which key performance issues of common HVAC equipment need to be considered, and what kind of checklists are used during commissioning? It covers the entire commissioning process beginning with the owner’s project requirements and commissioning design reviews. Then, it explains procedures during installation and start-up of equipment followed by the functional performance testing, seasonal commissioning and 10 months’ operation review.This publication is developed by Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers ISHRAE for Indian and Asian requirements in conjunction with the Federation of European HVAC Associations REHVA. The process steps described in this publication are in line with all major international building standards and green building certification schemes. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
HVAC Control Systems: Modelling, Analysis and Design
by Chris P. UnderwoodThis important new book bridges the gap between works on classical control and process control, and those dealing with HVAC control at a more elementary level, which generally adopt a qualitative and descriptive control. Both advanced level students and specialist practitioners will welcome the in-depth analytical treatment of the subject presented in this volume. Of particular significance are the current developments in adaptive control, robust control, artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic systems, all of which are given a thorough analytical treatment in the book. First book to provide an analytical treatment of subject Covers all new developments in HVAC control systems Looks at systems both in the UK and abroad
HVAC Engineer's Handbook
by F. PorgesIn 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.
HVAC Fundamentals: System Design, Operation, Selection, and Optimization (River Publishers Series in Energy Engineering and Systems)
by Samuel C. SugarmanHVAC Fundamentals, System Design, Operation, Selection, and Optimization fully covers the full range of HVAC systems used in today’s facilities and how they operate. HVAC systems are divided into components and controls for air, water, heating, ventilating and air conditioning to illustrate how each system, subsystem, control, or component contributes to providing the desired indoor environment. The reader will learn why one component or system may be chosen over another with respect to design, application, energy conservation, indoor air quality, and cost.This book also covers heat flow fundamentals and calculations used in selecting equipment and determining system operating performance and cost. Fluid flow fundamentals and equations and fundamentals of system testing, and verification of system performance are also covered in this book. This gives the reader a complete picture of systems from concept to operation. The chapters are organized in a way that one builds upon another, and systems, components, design, and application are revisited as the reader gains knowledge and insight about the workings of HVAC and heat pump systems.This new edition has been revised and expanded with new drawings to give the reader a complete picture of HVAC and heat pump systems. Along with the Tables chapter for reference, the HVAC Math chapter has equations and example problems for many systems and components operation, energy, and cost calculations.
HVAC Level 1 Trainee Guide
by NccerThis exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes: Introduction to HVAC, Trade Mathematics, Basic Electricity, Introduction to Heating, Introduction to Cooling, Introduction to Air Distribution Systems, Basic Copper and Plastic Piping Practices, Soldering and Brazing, and Basic Carbon Steel Piping Practices.
HVAC Level One Trainee Guide 3rd Edition
by National Center for Construction Education ResearchThe new Level One, together with a reorganized and expanded Level Two, will now provide you with a broad knowledge of installation and service requirements for residential and commercial heating and cooling systems, both forced-air and hydronic. Through this new course design, you will enter the workforce with the knowledge and skills needed to perform productively in either the residential or commercial market. In addition to the general restructuring of Level One, the text, graphics, and special features were enhanced to reflect advancements in HVAC technology. A major change in Level One was the inclusion of the Air Distribution Systems module (previously a part of Level Two), which now pro¬vides an earlier exposure to this key subsystem. An introduction to HVAC-related drawings and specifications was also added to Level One.
HVAC Level Two Trainee Guide 3rd Edition
by NccerThis trainee guide features technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes: Commercial Airside Systems, Chimneys, Vents and Flues, Introduction to Hydronic Systems, Air Quality Equipment, Leak Detection - Evacuation - Recovery and Charging, Alternating Current, Basic Electronics, Introduction to Control Circuit Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting Gas Heating, Troubleshooting Cooling, Heat Pumps, Basic Installation and Maintenance Practices, Sheet Metal Duct Systems, and Fiberglass and Flexible Duct Systems.
HVAC Water Chillers and Cooling Towers: Fundamentals, Application, and Operation, Second Edition (Mechanical Engineering)
by Herbert W. Stanford IIIHVAC Water Chillers and Cooling Towers: Fundamentals, Application, and Operation, Second Edition explores the major improvements in recent years to many chiller and cooling tower components that have resulted in improved performance and lower operating costs. This new edition looks at how climate change and "green" designs have significantly impact
HVACR Principles and Applications
by Nuggenhalli S. NandagopalThis book provides a clear and concise understanding of the principles and applications of HVACR using a rigorous, yet, easy to follow presentation. The coverage is broad, including relevant support areas such as fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, psychrometrics, with specific applications to HVACR design and calculations, and main topics such as air conditioning processes, cooling / heating load calculations, refrigeration cycles, and HVACR equipment and systems. The book integrates and illustrates the use of data and information from ASHRAE Handbooks and Standards in step-by-step calculations of cooling and heating loads and other aspects of HVACR. Elucidation of the principles is further reinforced by examples and practice problems with detailed solutions. Firmly grounded in the fundamentals, the book maximizes readers’ capacity to take on new problems and challenges in the field of HVACR with confidence and conviction. Providing a ready reference and review of essential principles and their applications in HVACR, the book is ideal for HVACR practitioners, undergraduate engineering students, and those specializing in HVACR, as well as for practicing engineers preparing for the engineering license exams (FE and PE) in USA and abroad. The book uses both Inch-Pound (I-P) and S I systems of units to facilitate global readership and use.
HVDC Grids
by Jun Liang Dirk Van Hertem Oriol Gomis-BellmuntPresents the advantages, challenges, and technologies of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Grids Presents the technology of the future offshore and HVDC grid Explains how offshore and HVDC grids can be integrated in the existing power system Provides the required models to analyse the different time domains of power system studies: from steady-state to electromagnetic transients
Hybrid AC/DC Power Grids: Stability and Control Aspects (Power Systems)
by Lasantha Meegahapola Siqi Bu Mingchen GuThis book covers modeling, control and stability aspects of hybrid AC/DC power networks. More specifically, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the stability and control aspects of hybrid AC/DC power grids, with comprehensive coverage of theoretical aspects of conventional stability issues (e.g., small-signal stability, voltage stability and frequency stability), emerging stability issues (e.g., converter associated stability) and control strategies applied in this emerging hybrid AC/DC power grids. This book takes a more pragmatic approach with a unique compilation of timely topics related to hybrid AC/DC networks compared with other books in this field. Therefore, this book provides the reader with comprehensive information on modeling, control and stability aspects which need to consider when modeling and analysis of hybrid AC/DC power grids for power system dynamics and stability studies. Each chapter provides fundamental stability theories, some worked examples and case studies to explain various modeling, analysis and control concepts introduced in the chapter. Therefore, postgraduate research students, power system researchers and power system engineers benefit from the materials presented in this book and assist them to model and device new control strategies to overcome the stability challenges of the emerging hybrid AC/DC power grid.
Hybrid Adhesive Joints
by Alessandro Pirondi Andreas Öchsner Lucas F. SilvaThis volume presents treat the material science and mechanical issues of hybrid adhesive bonds which are a combination of adhesive bonding rather than mechanical fasteners. The idea of hybrid joints is to gather the advantages of the different techniques leaving out their problems. Some of the advantages of these joints are a higher static and fatigue strength and a higher stiffness with respect to simple joints, a two-stage cracking process before the final failure and improved durability. The book treats all important kinds of joints which are in use today: weld - adhesive, rivet - adhesive, clinch - adhesive, bolt - adhesive, and adhesive - adhesive. A section dedicated to threadlocking and interference-fit adhesive joints is also included. All sections are treated from a scientific point of view with modeling issues supported by simple coupons testing and a technological point of view where the idea is to present more applied results with practical cases.
Hybrid and Advanced Compression Techniques for Medical Images
by Rohit M. Thanki Ashish KothariThis book introduces advanced and hybrid compression techniques specifically used for medical images. The book discusses conventional compression and compressive sensing (CS) theory based approaches that are designed and implemented using various image transforms, such as: Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT), Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT), Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) and greedy based recovery algorithm. The authors show how these techniques provide simulation results of various compression techniques for different types of medical images, such as MRI, CT, US, and x-ray images. Future research directions are provided for medical imaging science. The book will be a welcomed reference for engineers, clinicians, and research students working with medical image compression in the biomedical imaging field. Covers various algorithms for data compression and medical image compression;Provides simulation results of compression algorithms for different types of medical images;Provides study of compressive sensing theory for compression of medical images.
Hybrid and Advanced Technologies: Proceedings of the International Conference on Hybrid and Advanced Technologies (ICHAT 2024), April 26-28, 2024, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India (Volume 2)
by Jones Christydass, S. Prasad Nurhayati Nurhayati S. KannadhasanThe proceedings of the International Conference on Hybrid and Advanced Technologies (ICHAT 2024) present a rich repository of cutting-edge research on the various applications of machine learning, deep learning, and AI in cybersecurity, healthcare, agriculture and communication systems.It highlights the revolutionary potential of data science in transforming traditional practices, improving efficiency and accuracy across diverse domains and addressing complex real-world challenges. These proceedings contains innovative neural-network models for agriculture that can predict tractor fuel consumption and optimize smart irrigation, besides suggesting greenhouse automation for enhanced agricultural productivity. It also provides a roadmap for IoT-based monitoring systems for asthma patients and machine learning approaches for early detection of diabetes, cancer and aquatic plant ailments. Through an array of practical examples and comparative studies, the book further highlights advancements in machine learning for enhancing palm vein authentication, combating fake news, keeping data safe and improving customer segmentation in e-commerce. The findings would be instrumental in combating critical global issues and foster a deeper understanding of the role of AI in image processing, cybersecurity, medical diagnostics, and intelligent systems in the future.This will be a highly interesting guide to researchers, data scientists, and practicing professionals in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity. It will also be of interest to healthcare professionals, agricultural scientists, and technology enthusiasts in fostering global collaborations, exploring future challenges and opportunities and introducing state-of-the-art technologies to streamline processes.
Hybrid and Advanced Technologies: Proceedings of the International Conference on Hybrid and Advanced Technologies (ICHAT 2024), April 26-28, 2024, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India (Volume 1)
by Jones Christydass, S. Prasad Nurhayati Nurhayati S. KannadhasanThe proceedings of the International Conference on Hybrid and Advanced Technologies (ICHAT 2024) present a rich repository of cutting-edge research on the various applications of machine learning, deep learning and AI in cybersecurity, healthcare, agriculture and communication systems.It highlights the revolutionary potential of data science in transforming traditional practices, improving efficiency and accuracy across diverse domains and addressing complex real-world challenges. These proceedings contain innovative neural-network models for agriculture that can predict tractor fuel consumption and optimize smart irrigation, besides suggesting greenhouse automation for enhanced agricultural productivity. It also provides a roadmap for IoT-based monitoring systems for asthma patients and machine learning approaches for early detection of diabetes, cancer and aquatic plant ailments. Through an array of practical examples and comparative studies, the book further highlights advancements in machine learning for enhancing palm vein authentication, combating fake news, keeping data safe and improving customer segmentation in e-commerce. The findings would be instrumental in combating critical global issues and foster a deeper understanding of the role of AI in image processing, cybersecurity, medical diagnostics and intelligent systems in the future.This will be a highly interesting guide to researchers, data scientists and practicing professionals in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning and cybersecurity. It will also be of interest to healthcare professionals, agricultural scientists and technology enthusiasts in fostering global collaborations, exploring future challenges and opportunities and introducing state-of-the-art technologies to streamline processes.
Hybrid and Fully Thermoelectric Solar Harvesting
by Dario Narducci Peter Bermel Bruno Lorenzi Ning Wang Kazuaki YazawaThis book provides a comprehensive overview on fully thermal and hybrid solar generators based on thermoelectric devices. The book fills a gap in the literature on solar conversion and thermoelectrics, because despite the growing number of papers dealing with the use of thermoelectrics in solar power conversion, no book exists for PV specialists or thermoelectricity experts to enter this field. The book is intended as a primer for scientists or engineers willing to complement their expertise in one of the two fields, and to get an updated, critical review of the state of the art in thermoelectric solar harvesting.
Hybrid and Hierarchical Composite Materials
by Chang-Soo Kim Charles Randow Tomoko SanoThis book addresses a broad spectrum of areas in both hybrid materials and hierarchical composites, including recent development of processing technologies, structural designs, modern computer simulation techniques, and the relationships between the processing-structure-property-performance. Each topic is introduced at length with numerous and detailed examples and over 150 illustrations. In addition, the authors present a method of categorizing these materials, so that representative examples of all material classes are discussed.
Hybrid and Incompatible Finite Element Methods (Modern Mechanics and Mathematics)
by Theodore H.H. Pian Chang-Chun WuWhile the theory and application of finite elements methods can be extended to incompatible, hybrid, and mixed element methods, important issues, such as determining the reliability of the solution of incompatible multivariable elements, along with a common perception of impracticality, have hindered the widespread implementation of these methods.
Hybrid and Networked Dynamical Systems: Modeling, Analysis and Control (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences #493)
by Romain Postoyan Paolo Frasca Elena Panteley Luca ZaccarianHybrid and Networked Dynamical Systems treats a class of systems that is ubiquitous in everyday life. From energy grids to fleets of robots or vehicles to social networks to biological networks, the same scenario arises: dynamical units interact locally through a connection graph to achieve a global task. The book shows how analysis and design tools can be adapted for control applications that combine the effects of network-induced interactions and hybrid dynamics with complex results.Following a scene-setting introduction, the remaining 12 chapters of the book are divided into three parts and provide a unique opportunity to describe the big picture that is the culmination of years of recent research activity. The contributing authors expand on their ideas at greater length than is possible in an archival research paper and use in-depth examples to illustrate their theoretical work.The widespread importance of hybrid and networked systems means that the book is of significant interest to academic researchers working in applied mathematics, control, and electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering and to their industrial counterparts.
Hybrid Anisotropic Materials for Structural Aviation Parts
by Yosif GolfmanOptimization of aviation and space vehicle design requires accurate assessment of the dynamic stability and general properties of hybrid materials used in aviation parts. Written by a professional with 40 years of experience in the field of composite research, Hybrid Anisotropic Materials for Structural Aviation Parts provides key analysis and appl
Hybrid Anisotropic Materials for Wind Power Turbine Blades
by Yosif GolfmanBased on rapid technological developments in wind power, governments and energy corporations are aggressively investing in this natural resource. Illustrating some of the crucial new breakthroughs in structural design and application of wind energy generation machinery, Hybrid Anisotropic Materials for Wind Power Turbine Blades explores new automat
A Hybrid Approach for Power Plant Fault Diagnostics (Studies in Computational Intelligence #743)
by Tamiru Alemu LemmaThis book provides a hybrid approach to fault detection and diagnostics. It presents a detailed analysis related to practical applications of the fault detection and diagnostics framework, and highlights recent findings on power plant nonlinear model identification and fault diagnostics. The effectiveness of the methods presented is tested using data acquired from actual cogeneration and cooling plants (CCPs). The models presented were developed by applying Neuro-Fuzzy (NF) methods. The book offers a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike.
Hybrid Architectures for Intelligent Systems
by Abraham Kandel Gideon LangholzHybrid architecture for intelligent systems is a new field of artificial intelligence concerned with the development of the next generation of intelligent systems. This volume is the first book to delineate current research interests in hybrid architectures for intelligent systems. The book is divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to the theory, methodologies, and algorithms of intelligent hybrid systems. The second part examines current applications of intelligent hybrid systems in areas such as data analysis, pattern classification and recognition, intelligent robot control, medical diagnosis, architecture, wastewater treatment, and flexible manufacturing systems. Hybrid Architectures for Intelligent Systems is an important reference for computer scientists and electrical engineers involved with artificial intelligence, neural networks, parallel processing, robotics, and systems architecture.
Hybrid Artificial Intelligence and IoT in Healthcare (Intelligent Systems Reference Library #209)
by Akash Kumar Bhoi Pradeep Kumar Mallick Mihir Narayana Mohanty Victor Hugo C. de AlbuquerqueThis book covers applications for hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) for integrated approach and problem solving in the areas of radiology, drug interactions, creation of new drugs, imaging, electronic health records, disease diagnosis, telehealth, and mobility-related problems in healthcare. The book discusses the convergence of AI and the hybrid approaches in healthcare which optimizes the possible solutions and better treatment. Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare is the next-gen technologies which automate the healthcare facility by mobility solutions are discussed in detail. It also discusses hybrid AI with bio-inspired techniques, genetic algorithm, neuro-fuzzy algorithms, and soft computing approaches which significantly improves the prediction of critical cardiovascular abnormalities and other healthcare solutions to the ongoing challenging research.
Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Systems: 14th International Conference, HAIS 2019, León, Spain, September 4–6, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11734)
by Hilde Pérez García Lidia Sánchez González Manuel Castejón Limas Héctor Quintián Pardo Emilio Corchado RodríguezThis volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Systems, HAIS 2019, held in León, Spain, in September 2019. The 64 full papers published in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 134 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: data mining, knowledge discovery and big data; bio-inspired models and evolutionary computation; learning algorithms; visual analysis and advanced data processing techniques; data mining applications; and hybrid intelligent applications.