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KuTenk 2000 - SHVA254412-Radiant Heating and Cooling Handbook

by Richard D. Watson and Kirby S. Chapman

2002 (864 pages)

ISBN:9780070684997

Packed with tools to make the work of HVAC systems designers, engineers, and technicians go smoothly, this text will help you select, design, size, and position popular and efficient systems for industrial, commercial, and residential applications.

Table of Contents

RADIANT HEATING AND COOLING HANDBOOK
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Section 1 - INTRODUCTION TO RADIANT SYSTEMS
Chapter 1	-	EXAMPLES OF RADIANT SYSTEMS
Chapter 2	-	ADVANTAGES OF USING RADIANT SYSTEMS
Chapter 3	-	HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Section 2 - FUNDAMENTALS OF HEAT TRANSFER AND THERMODYNAMICS
Chapter 1	-	THE ENERGY BALANCE
Chapter 2	-	CONDUCTION AND CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER
Chapter 3	-	RADIATION HEAT TRANSFER
Chapter 4	-	MULTIMODAL HEAT TRANSFER
Chapter 5	-	PSYCHROMETRICS AND MIXTURES
Chapter 6	-	FLUID MECHANICS
Section 3 - THERMAL COMFORT
Chapter 1	-	WHAT IS THERMAL COMFORT?
Chapter 2	-	THERMAL COMFORT MODELS
Chapter 3	-	THE MEAN RADIANT TEMPERATURE
Chapter 4	-	THE OPERATIVE TEMPERATURE
Section 4 - SIZING AND LOAD ESTIMATION
Chapter 1	-	ASHRAE STANDARD METHODS
Chapter 2	-	THE BUILDING COMFORT ANALYSIS PROGRAM METHODOLOGY
Section 5 - RADIANT HEATING SYSTEMS
Chapter 1	-	INTRODUCTION TO RADIANT PANELS
Chapter 2	-	ELECTRIC RADIANT HEATING PANELS
Chapter 3	-	HIGH-TEMPERATURE HEATERS
Chapter 4	-	RADIANT HYDRONIC HEATING SYSTEMS
Chapter 5	-	CASE STUDIES
Section 6 - CONTROL OPTIONS FOR RADIANT HEATING AND COOLING PANELS
Chapter 1	-	INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2	-	ROLE OF THE HEAT OUTPUT
Chapter 3	-	CONTROLS IN COMMON USE
Chapter 4	-	THERMOSTATS AND THERMAL COMFORT
Chapter 5	-	ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Section 7 - RADIANT HEATING AND COOLING HYBRID SYSTEMS
Chapter 1	-	WHEN TO USE HYBRID SYSTEMS
Chapter 2	-	CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS WITH RADIANT PANELS
Chapter 3	-	VENTILATION WITH RADIANT HEATING AND COOLING
Chapter 4	-	HYBRID HEATING AND COOLING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
ENGINEERING DESIGN TOOLS TO ASSIST IN HEATER-COOLER SIZING
Chapter 1	-	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER-AIDED THERMAL COMFORT DESIGN TOOLS
Chapter 2	-	THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR LOCALIZED THERMAL COMFORT
Chapter 3	-	EXAMPLE DESIGN CALCULATIONS USING ABOVE ©
Chapter 4	-	SIZING, DESIGN, AND METHODOLOGY CONCLUSIONS
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY