(Ebook) Heating and Cooling of Buildings : Design for Efficiency, Revised Second Edition by Curtiss, Peter S.; Kreider, Jan F.; Rabl, Ari ISBN 9781439882504, 1439882509

(Ebook) Heating and Cooling of Buildings : Design for Efficiency, Revised Second Edition by Curtiss, Peter S.; Kreider, Jan F.; Rabl, Ari ISBN 9781439882504, 1439882509

IntroductionA Bit of History Importance of Buildings in the U.S. Economy Role of HVAC Design Engineer A Note on the Economics of Energy EfficiencyUnits and Conversions Orders of MagnitudeElements of Heat Transfer for BuildingsIntroduction to Heat Transfer Conduction Heat TransferConvection Heat TransferRadiation Heat TransferEvaporation and Moisture Transfer ClosureReview of Thermodynamic Processes in Buildings Introduction to ThermodynamicsThermodynamic PropertiesFirst Law of Thermodynamics Second Law of Thermodynamics and Thermodynamic CyclesSummaryPsychrometrics, Comfort, and HealthIntroduc. Abstract: IntroductionA Bit of History Importance of Buildings in the U.S. Economy Role of HVAC Design Engineer A Note on the Economics of Energy EfficiencyUnits and Conversions Orders of MagnitudeElements of Heat Transfer for BuildingsIntroduction to Heat Transfer Conduction Heat TransferConvection Heat TransferRadiation Heat TransferEvaporation and Moisture Transfer ClosureReview of Thermodynamic Processes in Buildings Introduction to ThermodynamicsThermodynamic PropertiesFirst Law of Thermodynamics Second Law of Thermodynamics and Thermodynamic CyclesSummaryPsychrometrics, Comfort, and HealthIntroduc