UNIT ONE 1
Text Heat Transmission and Distribution Systems 1
Reading Material A Infiltration Heat Loss 5
Reading Material B Cast-iron Radiators 7
UNIT TWO 9
Text Exhaust Hoods 9
Reading Material A Ceiling Diffusers 15
Reading Material B Infiltration Measurement 16
UNIT THREE 19
Reading Material A The Factors Affecting Thermal Comfort 25
Reading Material B Effect of Shifting sun Load on Different Zones of Building 27
UNIT FOUR 29
Text Fluid Bed Technology is in Transition 29
Reading Material A Draft of Boile 34
Text Compressor Failure 37
UNIT FIVE 37
Reading Material A Compressor Overheating DUE to Electrical Problems 42
Reading Material B District Heating and Cooling Sysstems 44
UNIT SIX 47
Text Injection Odorization System Design 47
Reading Material A Safer Repair of Plastic Pipe 52
Reading Material B Computers Analyze Odorant Concentration 54
Text Floor Heating: Achieving Thermal Comfort in Artificial Environments 57
UNIT SEVEN 57
Reading Material A Floor Heating Design Criteria 62
Reading Material B System Economics and Design Optomisation of Floor Heating System 63
UNIT EIGHT 67
Text Fabric Filters 67
Reading Material A Particle Removers 72
Reading Material B Dust Classification 74
UNIT NINE 78
Text Introduction to VAV Systens 78
Reading Material A Test Method of the Air Conditioning Plant 83
Reading Material B Air Conditinoning Water System Characteristics 85
UNIT TEN 87
Text Horizontal-Return-Tubular Boilers 87
Reading Material A Blueprints in the Fire 91
Rcading Material B Coil Watertube Boilers 92
UNIT ELEVEN 95
Text Absorption Heat Pumps 95
Reading Material A Operating Characteristics and Design Considerations of the Refrigeration system 100
Reading Material A Operating Characteristics and Design Considerations 102
UNIT TWELVE 105
Text New Emphasis on Natural Gas Storage 105
Reading Material A SCADA Cuts Pipeline 110
Reading Material B Flow Measurement up Grade Enables Cost-effective Monitoring 112
Unit Thirteen 115
Text Design of District Heating Networks 115
Reading Material A Pipe Sizing for Steam Heating Systems 120
Reading Material B Hot and Chilled Water Pipe Sizing 122
Unit FOURTEEN 124
Text Operation and Maintenance of the Airconditioning Plant 124
Reading Material A Design Factors Affecting Outdoor Air Quantity 129
Reading Material B Methods of Varying Fan Volume 131
UNIT Fifteen 133
Text Gas Gathering and Transport 133
Reading Material A Gas-Water Systems and Dehydration Processing 137
Reading Material B Gas and Liquid Separation 139
UNIT SIXTEEN 141
Text The Volumetric Behavior of Natural Gases Containing Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon Dioxide 141
Reading Material A How to Estimate Size Cost of Producing Equipment 145
Reading Material B Foam Insulation Reduces Gathering System Costs 147
AppendixⅠVocabulary 150
Appendix Ⅱ Translation for Reference 156
Appendix Ⅲ Key to the exercises 179