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Air Conditioning (BLDG - Design)
Air Conditioning (BLDG - Design)
Air Conditioning (BLDG - Design)
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AIR
CONDITIONING
What is Air Conditioning?
• It is the process of removing heat and moisture from the interior
of an occupied space, to improve the comfort of occupants.
• This process is most commonly used to achieve a more
comfortable interior environment, typically for humans and
other animals;
• However, air conditioning also used to cool/dehumidify rooms
filled with heat-producing electronic devices, such as computer
servers, power amplifiers and even to display and store delicate
products, such as artwork.
Main Component of an Air
Conditioner
Compressor
• The effective temperature and the relative humidity of the air to be used for
comfortable cooling shall be maintained at 20˚Celcius to 24˚Celsius and 50%
to 60%, respectively, with 4.60 to 7.60 meters per minute air movement
within the living zone.
• Water evaporators, condensers and other machinery shall be properly
collected into a suitable water or drainage system.
Refrigeration
• Each refrigerating system shall be provided with a legible metal sign
permanently attached and easily noticeable, indicating thereon the
name of manufacturer or installer, kind and total number of
kilograms of refrigerant contained in the system and applied field
test pressure applied.
• In refrigerating plants of more than 45 kilograms, refrigerant, masks
and helmet shall be used. These shall be kept in a suitable cabinet
outside the machine room when not in use.
• In a refrigerating system containing more than 9 kilograms, stop
valves shall be installed in inlets and outlet compressors, outlet
liquid receivers, and in the liquid and suction branch headers.
Types of Refrigeration Systems
Mechanical-
Compression
Refrigeration System
o The most widely used
refrigeration cycle method
, this has applications in
both air conditioning and
commercial and industrial
refrigeration.
Absorption
Refrigeration System
oThese systems rely on the
process of absorption and
heat, instead of an electrically
powered mechanical
compressor, to move the
refrigerant from the low-
pressure side to the high-
pressure side. This system use
refrigerants that other
substances are attracted to
and absorb.
Evaporative Cooling
o Unlike the mechanical-
compression and absorption
refrigeration system discussed
above, evaporative cooling
doesn’t use the traditional
refrigeration cycle. Instead,
these units often called swamp
coolers, cool warmer outdoor air
by blowing it over water-soaked
pads as it enters the home.
Evaporative coolers reduces air
temperature by 15˚to 40˚F but
are best suited for dry climates.
Thermoelectric
Refrigeration
o Thermoelectric refrigeration
systems are unique from the three
other types of refrigeration in that
no refrigerant or water is used.
These systems use an electric
current and a thermocouple.
o A thermocouple is made up of two
different metal wires that are
united at both ends. Insulation
separates the rest of the wires
from each other. When the current
is directed on the thermocouple,
one end will become hot and the
other cool.
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