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HVAC Design Class Notes

1. The document lists various air side HVAC components including fans, ducts, dampers, air terminals, VAV boxes, and flexible duct. 2. It discusses duct selection based on shape, applications, noise criteria, velocity ranges, sizing methods, and duct sizing. Round, rectangular, spiral and oval duct shapes are described. 3. Grilles, diffusers, and registers are discussed. Grilles have no moving parts and are for returns. Diffusers distribute air over a larger area and are adjustable for balancing systems.

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HVAC Design Class Notes

1. The document lists various air side HVAC components including fans, ducts, dampers, air terminals, VAV boxes, and flexible duct. 2. It discusses duct selection based on shape, applications, noise criteria, velocity ranges, sizing methods, and duct sizing. Round, rectangular, spiral and oval duct shapes are described. 3. Grilles, diffusers, and registers are discussed. Grilles have no moving parts and are for returns. Diffusers distribute air over a larger area and are adjustable for balancing systems.

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Air side Components

1 Fan
2 Duct
3 Dampers
4 Air Terminals -Diffusers,Grills,
5 VAV Boxes
6 Flexible Duct
7 Plenum boxes
1 Fan
Selelction of Fan based on the CFM and ESP
2 Duct
Types of Duct

Based on the shape


Round- expressed in dia
Rectangular-Square/ expressed in Wx H
Spiral- expressed in dia
Oval- major axis minor axis

Based on the applications


Residential/Low Pressure/Low Velocity
Commrcial/Medium pressure/Medium velocity
Industrial/High Pressure/ High Velocity

Selection of Duct

Noise criteria
25-35 -Residential
35-40 commercial
35-45-Industrial
Noise α Velocity

Velocity ranges- FPM


Residential Commercial Industrial
Main duct Main duct 1000-1500 1800-2200 2500-3500 gauge chart http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/gauge-sheet-d_915.html

Branch Duct Branch Duct 600 1200-1500 1800-2500

Duct Sizing Residential Commercial Industrial


Pressure loss .06-0.1 0.15-0.25 0.25-0.35 Inch of Water gauges/ 100 ft duct length

Duct Sizig methods


Reduction Velocity
Constant Friction method

Reduction velocity method

Q= AV
Q in CFM
A in sq ft
V in FPM

Selection of Grilles and Diffusers

Type of Fall Ceiling


Step Normal
Tile step
Normal
Fig
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Gauge
Registers are capable of being open,closed or adusted somewhere in between. Grilles have no mechanical mov
Diffusers have directional fins in them to *diffuse the air which distributes the air over a larger area. These diffuse
On large commercial projects many time a new installation of a heating/cooling system will require that the new s
s have no mechanical moving parts to open or close or adjust the flow of air going through them. These are used for cold air returns in h
a larger area. These diffusers are primarily used in ceiling applications and are adjustable which is needed when you try to balance a he
m will require that the new system be certified balanced.
sed for cold air returns in heating systems because you would never want to close them and starve a  heating/cooling system of return a
en you try to balance a heating/cooling system.  
/cooling system of return air. 

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