Course Details

Cooling of Buildings

Academic Year 2023/24

BTB008 course is part of 1 study plan

BPC-SI / S Summer Semester 4th year

The goal of this subject is to inform students with the issue of cooling for needs of air-condition and the basics of cooling for conservation of foods. Introduction is about principal terms of the thermodynamics and the theory of cooling cycles. Primary content of this subject are kinds of machines which are used in cooling, classification and the main parts of cooling systems. Refrigerants and heat-transfer fluids - properties and present requirements on them. Cooling machine rooms. Proper standards. Another theme is new and present trend in the cooling technologies and energy saving cooling methods, including accumulation of cold.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

Basics of cooling technique.

Knowledge

Students will get basic knowledge of cooling systems in buildings. Students will be able to use this knowledge for choice of effective systems and for design of basic systems of cooling in buildings.

Syllabus

1. An introduction to cooling systems. Refrigeration cycles.
2. Building thermal load calculation. Cooling capacity. Project documentation.
3. Refrigerants and secondary coolants.
4. Ends elements - fan coil units, induction units.
5. Chillers.
6. Liquid coolers, cooling towers, water treatment.
7. Hydraulic of cooling systems. Thermal insulation.
8. Chilled ceilings.
9. Split system. The concept of cooling systems. Cooling machine rooms.
10. Cold rooms and freezer rooms.
11. Alternative and passive cooling systems.

Prerequisites

Principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer, ventilation, air-conditioning, heating, dimensioning of pipe networks, creation of project documentation, calculation of noise transmission

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. An introduction to cooling systems. Refrigeration cycles. 2. Building thermal load calculation. Cooling capacity. Project documentation. 3. Refrigerants and secondary coolants. 4. Ends elements - fan coil units, induction units. 5. Chillers. 6. Liquid coolers, cooling towers, water treatment. 7. Hydraulic of cooling systems. Thermal insulation. 8. Chilled ceilings. 9. Split system. The concept of cooling systems. Cooling machine rooms. 10. Cold rooms and freezer rooms. 11. Alternative and passive cooling systems.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Cooling cycles. 2. Building thermal load calculation. 3. Dimensioning of the fan coil units/induction units. Drawings documentation. 4. Chiller - variant A. 5. Chiller - variant B with a cooling tower. 6. Cooling system schematic. Drawings documentation. 7. Dimensioning of the pipes. 8. Chilled ceilings. 9. Split systems. 10. Cold rooms/freezer rooms. 11. Completation