Course Details

Cooling of Buildings (EVB)

Academic Year 2024/25

BTA019 course is part of 1 study plan

BPC-EVB Winter Semester 4th year

Course Guarantor

Institute

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

5 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Basics of thermodynamics for cooling. Machine cooling systems. 2. Heat load of buildings. 3. Project documentation. 4. Water cooling systems. 5. Sources of cold. 6. Liquid chillers. Water treatment for cooling. 7. Cooling fluids and refrigerants. 8. Hydraulics of cooling systems. Thermal insulation in cooling. 9. Cooling ceilings. 10. Chilled split systems. 11. Refrigerating units as operating units. 12. Refrigeration and cooling of food. 13. Passive and alternative cooling of buildings.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Basics of thermodynamics for cooling. Machine cooling systems. 2. Heat load of buildings. 3. Project documentation. 4. Water cooling systems 5. Sources of cold 6. Liquid chillers. Water treatment for cooling 7. Cooling fluids and refrigerants. 8. Hydraulics of cooling systems. Thermal insulation in cooling. 9. Cooling ceilings. 10. Chilled split systems. 11. Refrigerating units as operating units. 12. Refrigeration and cooling of food. 13. Passive and alternative cooling of buildings.