HVAC Knowledge
HVAC Knowledge
1.HVAC introduction
HVAC : heating , Ventilation and air conditioning. HVAC system include a range
from the simplest hand-stoked stove, used for comfort heating, to the extremely
relieble total air-conditioning systems found in submarines and space shuttles.
In 1851 , Dr John Gorrie was granted US patent 8080 for a refrigeration machines,
by the 1880s,Referigeration became available for industrial purpose of freezing
meat. However, in 1902, there was facilities to keep building cool for comfort that
was one of the frist comfort cooling systems in New york stock exchange, which was
called air conditioning. By now the term “Air conditioning ” has gradually changed,
from meaning just cooling, to total control of :
Temperature
Moisture in the air (humidity)
Supply of outside air for ventilation
Filtration of airborne particles
Air movement in the occupied space