Book Review

Editorial Reviews

From Book News, Inc.
This design manual for the practicing design engineer contains generic sequences and segments for virtually any HVAC system. The diagrams and their descriptions are grouped in three sections: primary equipment, terminal equipment and air-handling systems. The author provides details for retrofitting, updating, or designing controls for altered systems; shows common and useful modifications to controls; and demonstrates how to create controls for peak efficiency, air quality, and energy conservation. No index or bibliography. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

Book Description
When designers are faced with deciding which control system to use, they generally call in a controls salesman to advise. The problem with this is that the salesman has a proprietary interest in his/her own system, and it may not be the right one for help the job, With this boo, a designer is able to select the best control sequence and hardware for the system, eliminating the need to defer to a iased salesman to make the decision.

From the Back Cover
This indispensable book not only gives you a broad array of diagrams but also: PROVIDES everything you need to design controls for an in-place or in-plan HVAC system OFFERS ready-to-go details for retrofitting, updating, or designing controls for altered systems. ALLOWS clear comparisons among commercial control systems. SHOWS frequently made and useful modifications to controls. DEMONSTRATES how to create controls for peak efficiency, air quality, and energy conservation. COVERS air-handling, terminal, and primary systems. OFFERS sequences and segments for virtually any HVAC system. SHOWS you how standard control algorithms work in particular systems. These highly useful control diagrams, many of them comparable to commercially available models, let you design or specify needed configurations in the most efficient manner possible. Written by an experienced HVAC control engineer, it's in full compliance with ASHRAE standards and covers both hardware and software applications. This unique volume fills a definite need and should be a part of every HVAC engineer's design library.

Table of Contents

Section I: Primary Systems. Hot Water Boilers. Steam Boilers. Heat Exchangers. Dual CW/HW Piping Systems. Constant Volume CW/HW Piping Systems. Variable Volume CW/HW Piping Systems. Chiller Controls. Miscellaneous Controls. Section II: Terminal Systems. Radiation. Fan Coil Units. Induction Units. Unit Ventilators (UV). Unit Heaters. Radiant Systems. VAV Box Controls. Section III: Air-Handling Units. Single-Path Units. Dual-Path Units. VAV Systems. Dual-Duct VAV Systems. Special Systems.