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OL05 - Heating systems design
Covered in this unit:
Thermal comfort:
- Human physiology
- Comfort parameters, wet bulb, dry bulb, etc
- Temperature definitions
- Air movement and internal temperatures
Thermal load calculations and assessment:
- External conditions
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Heat loss models
- Calculations
- Fabric and ventilation losses
- Infiltration
- Hot water and Ventilation loads
- Demand profiles
Selection of heating systems
- CIBSE Knowledge Series, How to design a heating system
- Capital and operating costs
Heat generation:
- Fuel types
- Plant size/ratio and design margins
- Biomass, solar thermal, CHP, heat pumps
- Condensing and non-condensing boilers
- Fuel storage
- Plant room design
Distribution:
- Installation issues
- Safety in design
- Open/closed systems
- Pressurisation
- Pumps: Constant and variable volume
- Water treatment, expansion and de-aerators
- Primary and secondary systems
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Pipework
- Insulation, sizing, materials, expansion
- Zoning
Emission:
- Natural convectors
- Forced convectors
- Radiation
- Low-surface temperature systems
Operation:
- Metering
- TRVs
- Weather compensation
- 2/3/4 Port valves
- Optimisation and frost protection
- Building logbook
- Occupant control
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Energy conservation
Who should study this unit?
The module is primarily intended for junior to intermediate engineers who are being asked to design a heating system for the first time. However, the module is not for the complete beginner. There's an assumption from the outset that the user will have completed a college or university course on mechanical engineering, or possibly a course on building services engineering, and so will have some understanding of the basic fluid dynamic principles that underlie system design. They will also have access to the support of a more senior engineer within their organisation who can guide them on the procedures and protocols for completing design drawings and specification documents.
