Integration of Systems Flashcards
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HVAC Sizing Factors
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- What’s the capacity required for heating & cooling equipment?
- What’s the size of the equipment?
- What size & layout are the distribution pipes & ducts?
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Factors determining HVAC Capacity
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- Total heat gains & losses in most extreme conditions
- Active, passive, or combination system?
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Variables affecting HVAC space requirements
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- Scope of system (local, centralized, district)
- Type of system
- Building size
- Building type
- Presence of passive systems
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Local system
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- Generally serves 1 zone
- Used for small buildings or areas of buildings
- Ex: residential furnace, window-mounted AC or wall-mounted minisplit
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Centralized system
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- Serves several zones from 1 location
- Commercial & institutional buildings, mid-larges size
- Ex: Boilers, chillers, pumps, etc. in one location with distribution components
- Requires the most space in-building
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District System
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- Heating/cooling for several buildings served by single plant
- Ex: central steam plant on a campus
- Requires the least space in-building
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All-air HVAC system
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- Needs the most space
- AHUs, large distribution & return ductwork
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All-water HVAC system
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- Least amount of space, uses water pipes; no supply air ducts
- Ventilation provided thru wall at each fan coil unit
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Air-water HVAC system
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- Generally no return air ducts
- If returns needed, generally collected in plenums, not separate ducts
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Preliminary sizing of Mech room as % of building served
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All-air or air-water system:
3%-10%
All-water system:
1%-3%
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AHU
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- Air Handling Unit
- Uses water from boilers/chillers to heat/cool air
- Located in fan room
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Fan Room
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- Houses AHU
- Ideally next to exterior wall; otherwise requires fresh air to be fed in
- Addtl equipment: fans, filters, humidifiers, preheat coils, return air ducts, outside air intakes, exhaust ports, dampers, mixing box
- Room should be acoustically separated/dampened
- Service doors/ access panels need to be sized to accommodate equipment replacement
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Static head
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- AKA Static Pressure
- Amount of pressure that must be applied to overcome baseline frictional resistance inside duct/pipe, measured in inches of water
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Fan room location impacts
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- Location should minimize length of ductwork as much as possible
- More duct = More static head = more fans needed
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Preliminary duct space sizing metric
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- 10sf-20sf cross-sectional area per every 10,000sf floor area served
- Includes supply & return ducts
- High-pressure ducts will take up less space
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Chase
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- Fully enclosed shaft that only contains ducts or piping
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Mixing Box
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- Controls air that flows into a space from main air supply line
- Tied to thermostat
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Terminal Reheat System
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- Cool air enters mixing box at fixed temp
- Mixing box contains hot water coil to heat air if needed
- Can be identified by air ducts & copper pipes going into mixing boxes
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Dual-Duct System
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- Mixing box receives cool air & hot air from separate ducts
- Mixes air to obtain desired temp & distributes
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Variable Air Volume System
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- VAV system, VAV box
- Air enters VAV box at constant temp
- Airflow rate to space is controlled
- 1 duct in, 1 duct out
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Access Flooring
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- False floor composed of removable panels raised above structural floor
- Usually used for electrical/ data/ comms wiring, can be used for HVAC ducts
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Plenum
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- Space between suspended ceiling and structure above
- Account for sprinklers & recessed lights when calculating
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Water Supply Pressure
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- City mains usually 50psi
- Take off friction in the system, must still have enough pressure to service system
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Static Head to PSI
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1ft = .433 psi
- .433 psi is the pr3 ic head
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Upfeed System Water Supply
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- Uses pressure in water main to directly supply fixtures
- Height limit 40ft-60ft
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Downfeed System Water Supply
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- Water from main pumped to storage tanks near top of building/ top of the part served by the system, then gravity fed to fixtures
- Pressure at any fixture = vertical distance from outlet of the tank to fixture at .433 psi/ft
- Limited by max allowable pressure at fixtures at bottom of the zone, allowing for friction loss in piping
- Max pressure genearlly 45psi-60psi, ie 138ft
- Pressure-reducing valves required beyond this height
- Min distance b/w water source & uppermost fixtures need to be maintained to provide required pressure
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Direct Upfeed Pumping System
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- AKA tankless system
- Several pumps used together and controlled by a pressure sensor
- One sensor constantly runs
- As demand increases, pressure sensors detect pressure drop and more pumps come online as needed
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Copper Pipe Grades
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- K: thickest walls, comes in straight lengths (hard temper) or coils (soft temper); used for underground supply pipe where more strength is needed
- L: Thinner walls than K, also comes straight or coiled; most commonly used for most of the plumbing systems
- M: Thinnest walls, comes in straight length only; Only used in low pressure applications
- Ex: branch supply, chilled water systems, exposed lines, drainage piping
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DWV Copper
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- Drain-Waste-Vent copper
- Rarely used, only in application where pressure is not a concern
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Steel pipe application
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- Used where water isn’t corrosive
- More difficult to assemble due to screw fittings
- Schedule numbers indicate wall thickness
- Schedule 40 most commonly used
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Plastic pipe application
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- Check code to see if use restricted to certain functions or construction types
- ABS, CPVC, PE, PEX types
- Rigid & Flexible types
- Pros: Flexibility, light weight, low thermal conductivity, resistance to freezing & scale building, price point, and less noise
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Union (fitting)
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- Fitting type that connects two rigid sections of pipe
- Easily unscrew to allow for repairs or additions to system
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Compression fittings
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- Connections between small-diameter pipes connecting bath & kitchen fixtures
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Valves
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- Used to control water flow
- At risers, horizontal branch lines, pipe connections to fixtures & equipment
- Allow selective shutdown of system for repairs
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Gate Valve
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- Metal wedge against 2 metal parts of valve
- Control on/off
- No turns; low friction loss
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Globe valve
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- Water flow needs to be variable & frequently controlled
- Handle operation; controls compression of washer against metal seat
- 2 right angles; high friction loss
- Faucets, hose bibs, etc.
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Check valve
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- Automatic
- Allows water flow in only one direction (backflow prevention devices, etc)
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Plumbing System Design Principal
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- Pressure needed at most remote fixture added to all pressure losses must not exceed the water main pressure
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Demand load
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- Flow rate that would be needed if all fixtures were in use at once
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Fixture unit
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- Unit flow rate approx. 1cuft/min
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Pipe Sizing
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- Find probable demand in gpm
- Read across flow cart to locate intersection be/ pipe size & demand
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Probable Demand
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- Max flow rate expected under typical conditions
- Tables will provide translation of demand load in FU into probable demand
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Water Velocity
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- Flow is too loud for most situations above 10 ft/sec
- For sound-sensitive situations, anything above 6 ft/sec may be too loud
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Expansion fittings
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- In-line expansion fittings do not require extra space
- Accommodates thermal expansion of pipes
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Tensiometer
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- Measures moisture content of soil at root zones
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Two-Pipe Circulating System
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- All fixtures connected to supply & return pipe
- Natural convection keeps water circulating in system
- Horizontal buildings require pump to circulate
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Recovery rate
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- Number of gallons per hour of cold water that can be heated to desired temperature
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Heating Systems (hot water)
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- Storage tank | Tankless | Circulating
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Storage tank system
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- Same tank used to heat water & store it for use
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Tankless system
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- Water heated as needed & sent to where needed
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Circulating System
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- Water is heated & moved to tank for storage
- Common in commercial systems & solar systems
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Traps
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- Catches & holds some water to form a seal that prevents sewage gasses from coming back up the pipes
- Generally installed within 2 ft of fixture
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Vents
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- Pipes that lead from drainage system to outside air
- Allows built-up sewage gasses to escape
- Allows pressure to equalize so waste drainage doesn’t create a siphon that sucks water out of the traps
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Stacks
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- Stack: Vertical pipe that carries wastewater down
- Soil Stack: Waste stack that carries water with human waste
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House Drain
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- Horizontal drain that picks up all the stacks and carries it to a point 3 ft outside building
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House Sewer
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- Horizontal that connects house drain to main sewer line
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Cleanouts
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- Required outside building for house sewer
- Provided where stack connects with house drain
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Horiz drain slope
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- 1/4 in/ft, min
- 1/8 in/ft for pipes larger than 3” diameter
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Land Slope Away from foundation
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- 1/2” per foot
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