MEC653

HVAC SYSTEMS

DESIGN PROJECT:
OFFICE BUILDING
FLOOR PLAN
BUILDING INFO/SURVEY
 PROCEDURE
Cooling load
estimation (RoT)

Cost estimation
and system
selection

Cooling load
estimation
(detailed)

Ducting design (if ducted system is chosen)

Piping design & (if water-cooled/indirect

pump selection expansion system is chosen)
Example:
Consider a 6-storey building (use for offices and laboratories)
Total floor area: 40,000 sq. ft.
Check figure: 75 Btu/hr per sq. ft. (Average for offices – private)
→ Estimated total cooling load = 3,000,000 Btu/hr (250 RT)

Options and costs:

→ Split unit: RM 5,000 per RT (Cost: RM 1.25 mil)
→ Air-cooled chiller: RM 5,000 per RT (Cost: RM 1.25 mil)
→ VRF: RM 6,500 per RT (Cost: RM 1.625 mil) (30% extra)
 TYPE OF AC SYSTEM

Type Application Capacity (RT)

Split/Multi Split/VRF Small room/space < 5 for S/MS

5 – 45 for VRV

Air-Cooled Packaged Medium space and 5 – 35

Unit difficult to get water
supply

Water-Cooled Packaged Medium space 10 – 55

Unit
Air-Cooled Chilled Water Medium - large 40 – 250
System space/building
Water-Cooled Chilled Large space/building 80 – 1,000
Water System
District Cooling System Extra large space/multiple > 2,000
building
1. Introduction
REPORT STRUCTURE
- Building or room/space/zone description (location, purpose, size etc)

2. Methodology
- Method for calculation (e.g. E20 method for cooling load estimation, equal friction
method for duct design etc)
- Assumption (No of window, type, no of pax, equipment etc)

3. Calculation
- Cooling load estimation (Rule of Thumb)
- Propose few systems and costing (refer to recommended pricing)
- System selection → Select the best system among the options and justification (attach
manufacturer catalogue)
- Detailed cooling load estimation → Use Excel spreadsheet
- Ducting design (if ducted system is chosen) → Both manual method (friction chart),
ductulator or software (screenshot) can be used
- Piping design and pump sizing (if water-cooled/indirect expansion system is chosen)

4. Result and Discussion

- Determine Btu/sq ft and compare with check figure
- Discuss overall result

5. Conclusion

6. Reference
SAMPLE – EXCEL SPREADSHEET

For each space/room

Example: E20 Excel

spreadsheet for Lecture
Hall XX
SAMPLE – TABLE/RESULT SUMMARY

For each space/room

Example: Cooling load

estimation for Lecture Hall
XX

Compare with check figure

and comment
SAMPLE – TABLE/RESULT SUMMARY
List for all space/room

Room/space/zone Btu/hr System

Lecture Hall XX ??? Air-cooled
package/RTU
Audio Room 1 ??? Chiller-FCU
or Split unit
Lecture Hall YY ??? VRV-AHU
or Chiller-AHU
…
…

TOTAL
SAMPLE – SCREENSHOT FOR DUCT DESIGN
SAMPLE – DUCTULATOR SOFTWARE & RESULT

Section Flowrate Duct Velocity New

(cfm) diameter (fpm) friction
(inch) loss
{i} XXX
{ii} YYY
{iii} 1000 14 935.4 0.096
{iv} ZZZ
….
….
 SAMPLE – CATALOGUE
Catalogue:

Hardcopy

Refer any manufacturer

website → Product

Example:

Room YY → 34,000 Btu/hr Indoor → Ceiling cassette

System → VRV (1 x A5CK 35F) or
(2 x A5CK 20F)
SAMPLE – CATALOGUE

Example:

Same Room YY
Different indoor unit → Ceiling
concealed
(1 x A5CC 38C) or
(2 x A5CC 20C)
SAMPLE – CATALOGUE
DESIGN CHECK FIGURE
VRV + AHU

VRV Copper pipe AHU Ducting

(outdoor Room
(‘indoor unit’)
unit)

WC VRV

VRV Indoor unit

Cooling Condenser Copper pipe
water pipe (‘outdoor (inside the
tower
unit’) room)

WC VRV + AHU ?????

Using both AHU + FCU for a space

FCU (to
AHU (to
supply
supply Ducting Ducting
‘supply air’ Space
‘fresh air’
to the
to FCU)
space)

AHU (to
provide
‘pre-
cooling’)
Ducting
Space

FCU (to
provide
cooling)