AREN 3100 HVAC FUNDAMENTALS (3 credits)
Topics will include an introduction to the types of air conditioning systems; the properties of moist air, psychometric processes in HVAC equipment; indoor air quality; thermal comfort; heat transmission in buildings; solar radiation; and the calculation of building infiltration rates, space heating loads and space cooling loads.
Prerequisite(s): MECH 2000 or MENG 2000; corequisite AREN 4040