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HVAC & Cooling Towers– Practical Calculations

Jurandir Primo, PE


Course Outline

This five-hour online course is only an introduction to one of the most important aspects of the HVAC & Cooling Towers - Practical Calculations tailored for engineers, technicians, students, beginners, contractors and professionals interested in sizing HVAC equipment.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

Intended Audience

This course is intended for students, designers, mechanical engineers and professionals interested or working with HVAC, Cooling Towers, Chillers and Compressors.

Benefit to Attendees

Attendee of this course will be able to understand, calculate, specify and plan HVAC and Cooling Towers assemblies.

Course Introduction

The student will understand the terms, concepts and the basic principles used in ASHRAE and HVAC Standards specification and codes.

Course Content

In this lesson, you are required to download and study the following course content in PDF format:

HVAC & Cooling Towers– Practical Calculations

Please click on the above underlined hypertext to view, download or print the document for your study. Because of the large file size, we recommend that you first save the file to your computer by right clicking the mouse and choosing "Save Target As ...", and then open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you still experience any difficulty in downloading or opening this file, you may need to close some applications or reboot your computer to free up some memory.

Course Summary

This short course can be used to give the main guidelines to choose the correct Cooling Towers types under the ASHRAE codes, mandatory requirements, specific prohibitions, non-mandatory guidance, construction activities, calculations and technical formulae.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/sizing-ducts-d_207.html

www.engineeringtoolbox.com/air-psychrometrics-properties-t_8.html

www.linric.com/webpsy.htm

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.