Glossary

A
ASHRAE
Aspect ratio
Aluminum foil
ASTM
Air vents
Air jets
Air leakage
Air changes per hour (ACH)
Air contamination
Air cleaning
Air filters
Air sterilization
Activated carbon
Activated alumina
Angle valve
Anchors
AEPA
Air diffusion
Air diffusion patterns
Air distribution systems
Air outlets
Ambient air quality
B
Basement


Balancing damper
Bellow
Bushing
Butterfly valve
Buoyancy effects
Bonnet
Boiler
Branch
Balanced-capacity method
Balanced-pressure loss method
Balancing
C
Ceiling diffuser
Converging transition
Copper
Coupling
Check valve
Composition disc
Compression tank
Constant volume system
Cleaning agents
Charged media filters
Changeable filters
Central air conditioning
Chiller
Closed loop system
Critical path


Cooling tower
D
Design velocity
Duct design
Diverging transition
Duct insulation
Duct manufacturing
Disc
Dry filter
Discoloration
Displacement ventilation
Dust spot
DOP
Drop
E
Equal friction method
Equivalent length
Expansion joints
Expansion loops
Expansion tank
Equipment
Electronic filters
Environmental protection agency (EPA)
Exfiltration
F
Fittings
Fiberglass
Flexible hose


Flange
Face area
Fine filters
Filter efficiency
Flexible wedge disc
Filters performance criteria
Face velocity
Fire damper
Flow meter
G
Globe valve
Gate valve
Gaseous contaminants
Grille
Galvanized sheet metal
H
HVAC
Hangers
Hand wheel
HEPA filters
I
IHVE
Irritation & allergic response
Indoor air quality (I.A.Q)
Indoor air quality procedure
Ionizing type filter
Installation


Index
L
Location
Localized ventilation
Loss coefficient
M
Mitered elbow
Medium grade black steel
N
Nominal size
Nipple
Needle valve
Non-rising stem
Narrow seat
NIOSH
NC
O
Offset
Odor
Odor threshold
Occupants
Open loop system
P
Plenum ceiling
Pressure drop
Pressure loss
Pleated elbow
Polyurethane


Plug valve
Packing nut
Plug cock
Precipitators
ppm
Preface
Perimeter
Pump
Q
Quiet system
R
Radon
Residual velocity
Register
Round diffuser
Room air motion
Return air
Reverse return system
Roll-type
Regulating valve
Rising stem
Resistance
Reduction
S
Spread
Slot diffuser
Supply devices
Square diffuser


Schedule number
Steel
Slip type
Spring hanger
Stem
Screw
Stuffing
Split wedge disc
Sick building syndrome
Self cleaning filter
Scattered lights
Staggered
Snap lock
Spiral
System balance
Spitter damper
Static regain method
Space air diffusion
Source elimination
T
Terminal unit
Transmission loads
Terminal velocity
Take-off
Task air conditioning system
Tee
Toxicity


Throw
U
Use of outdoor air
V
VAV system
Variable control damper (V.C.D)
Vibration
Vibration isolators
Vapor barrier
Valve
Ventilation
Ventilation rate procedure
Viscous
Viscous impingement filter
W
Wrought iron
Wedge
Washable filter
Water distribution system
Water treatment
Z
Zone

Nomenclature
Water mass flow rate kg / s m& w
mass kg m
Air mass flow rate kg / s m& a
Air density kg / m 3 a
Static pressure Pa ps
Dynamic pressure Pa pd
Velocity pressure Pa pv
Total pressure Pa pT
Total Pressure difference Pa p T
Fan static pressure Pa FSP
Fan total pressure Pa FTP
Air pressure Pa pa
Specific heat of water kJ kgK c pw
Coefficient of
performance - COP
Energy efficiency ratio - EER
Air volume m3 Va
Dry bulb temperature C Tdb
Wet bulb temperature C Twb
Relative humidity % RH
Ton of Refrigeration TR TR
Internal temperature C Ti
Outside temperature C To
Supply air temperature C TS
Temperature difference C T
Velocity m
s V


Area m2 A
Radius mm R
Diameter mm D
Width mm W
Height mm H
Loss coefficient - C
Equivalent length m E .L
Discharge (volume flow
rate) m 3 s 1 Q
efficiency -
Steady state efficiency - ss
Thermal efficiency - th
Mechanical efficiency - m
Air change per hour hr 1 ACH
Cooling load W CL
Power WATTS P
Water horsepower hp WHP
Brake horsepower hp BHP
Manometric head mm.w -
Current A I
Voltage V V
Heating value kcal
m3
H.V
Rate of fuel consumption m3
h
Q

f
concentration CO 2 ppm -
Sound pressure level dB SPL
Noise criteria dB NC
Throw m T