ENGLISH II PROJECT

Introduction

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the
temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space. Its goal is to provide thermal
comfort and acceptable indoor air quality. HVAC system design is a subdiscipline of mechanical
engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer.
"Refrigeration" is sometimes added to the field's abbreviation as HVAC&R or HVACR, or
"ventilation" is dropped, as in HACR (as in the designation of HACR-rated circuit breakers).

HVAC is an important part of residential structures such as single family homes, apartment
buildings, hotels, and senior living facilities; medium to large industrial and office buildings such as
skyscrapers and hospitals; vehicles such as cars, trains, airplanes, ships and submarines; and in
marine environments, where safe and healthy building conditions are regulated with respect to
temperature and humidity, using fresh air from outdoors.

Heating and cooling systems have three basic elements—a source of warm or cool air, a method of
sending the heated or cooled air into your living space, and a way to control the temperature in
your home.

The thermostat recognizes when the temperature is too hot or too cold, and turns the system on
and off to maintain your temperature based on your preferences. A furnace, air conditioner, or
heat pump will take in existing air from inside your home, heat or cool it, then push that air back
into your living space to achieve the desired temperature.

WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF A HEATING SYSTEM?

 Furnace—burns oil or gas to heat air

 Boiler—boils water for homes with radiators
 Heat pump —heats indoor air by taking warmth from outside air and transferring it
indoors
 Fan coils—pushes warm air into ducts
 Ducts— distribute warm air from the furnace or heat pump throughout your home
 Packaged products—a full heating and cooling system in one
 Thermostat—tells the system how and when to operate based on your desired
temperatura
WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF A COOLING SYSTEM?

 Air conditioner—removes warm air from your home

 Heat pump — removes warm air from your home
 Fan coils—circulate cool air through the ducts
 Ducts— distribute cool air throughout your home
 Evaporator coils—transfer heat to the air conditioner or heat pump
 Packaged products—a full heating and cooling system in one
 Thermostat—tells the system how and when to operate based on your desired
temperature