Undergraduate - UnitMEC4417 - Refrigeration and air conditioning

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit	Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Offered	Malaysia First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Foo Ji Jinn

Synopsis

Review of mass and energy conservation and transfer processes; psychrometry and moist air properties; factors influencing human comfort; calculation of building thermal loads; simulation packages for calculating building loads; air conditioning systems; fans, pumps, ducts, etc in air conditioning plant; control systems in air conditioning plant; vapour compression and absorption refrigeration; air conditioning and refrigeration in transportation; industrial fieldwork.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

calculate the air condition after undergoing the various psychrometric processes such as heating, cooling, humidification, dehumidification, reheat, preheat and mixing, and size ducts and pipes
determine human comfort level in an air conditioned space and estimate thermal heat loads on buildings
calculate thermal performances of various types of air conditioning and refrigerating systems
evaluate various types of air conditioning systems used in industry and determine the optimal choice for a particular situation
design a complete air conditioning system and structure and present a design report
work effectively in groups to carry out lab experiment.