Building Services
Semester 2, 2018
Staff
Extra teaching assistants
Nay Lin Oo
Pawan Singh Kathait
Calendar notes
Building services principles and practice of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R), psychrometry, heating/cooling loads, mass transfer and air quality, refrigeration/heat pump systems, cooling towers, pumps, fans, valves, pipes and ducts. Prerequisite: MECHENG 325 Restriction: MECHENG 411
Intended learning outcomes |
Related graduate attributes |
Related assessments |
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Understand types of HVAC systems. Able to carry out preliminary design and sizing of any duct network for an HVAC (or fluid transfer) system. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK05: engineering design (1) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (3) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (5) ENGP06: conflicting stakeholder requirements (4) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Final Exam |
Able to calculate the pressure losses in pipe networks and hence specify pipe or duct sizes or the fan or pump specifications. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK05: engineering design (1) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (3) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (5) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Fan Test Lab Final Exam |
Able to determine the most appropriate type of fan or pump for a particular application. Able to determine pump or fan performance. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA06: engineering and society (3) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) ENGA09: individual and team work (1) ENGA10: communication (1) ENGA11: project management and finance (2) ENGA12: lifelong learning (1) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK05: engineering design (1) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGK07: societal roles and obligations (3) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (5) ENGP06: conflicting stakeholder requirements (4) ENGP07: interdependence (1) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (5) UOA_4: Communication and Engagement (1) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Fan Test Lab Final Exam |
Be familiar with different control strategies and how they affect system behaviour. Able to choose an appropriate control strategy for a particular situation. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) ENGA11: project management and finance (2) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGK07: societal roles and obligations (3) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (5) ENGP06: conflicting stakeholder requirements (4) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (5) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Final Exam |
Understand the basics of human comfort and its relationship to human health. Understand the basics of cost constraint and the environmental impact factors in modern building services design. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA06: engineering and society (3) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) ENGA11: project management and finance (2) ENGA12: lifelong learning (1) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGK07: societal roles and obligations (3) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (3) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (5) ENGP06: conflicting stakeholder requirements (4) ENGP07: interdependence (1) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (5) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Final Exam |
Able to calculate thermodynamic properties of moist air and use these in the analysis of HVAC systems. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (5) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Air Conditioning Test Lab Final Exam |
Able to explain and analyse typical refrigeration systems. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (5) ENGP06: conflicting stakeholder requirements (4) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (5) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Final Exam |
Able to explain and analyse typical air conditioners, chillers, cooling towers, heat pumps and heaters. Able to calculate the thermal loads of a space. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA06: engineering and society (3) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) ENGA09: individual and team work (1) ENGA10: communication (1) ENGA11: project management and finance (2) ENGA12: lifelong learning (1) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK05: engineering design (1) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGK07: societal roles and obligations (3) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (3) ENGP03: depth of analysis required (1) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (5) ENGP06: conflicting stakeholder requirements (4) ENGP07: interdependence (1) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (5) UOA_4: Communication and Engagement (1) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Air Conditioning Test Lab Final Exam |
Able to explain and analyse insulation and humidity control devices. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA06: engineering and society (3) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGK07: societal roles and obligations (3) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (5) ENGP06: conflicting stakeholder requirements (4) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (5) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Final Exam |
Able to analyse and propose saving methods of energy usage and costs of building services. |
ENGA01: engineering knowledge (5) ENGA02: problem analysis (5) ENGA03: design and solution development (4) ENGA06: engineering and society (3) ENGA07: environment and sustainability (5) ENGA11: project management and finance (2) ENGK04: specialist knowledge (2) ENGK06: engineering practice (4) ENGK07: societal roles and obligations (3) ENGP01: depth of knowledge required (3) ENGP03: depth of analysis required (1) ENGP05: extent of applicable codes (5) ENGP06: conflicting stakeholder requirements (4) ENGP07: interdependence (1) UOA_1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice (4) UOA_2: Critical Thinking (1) UOA_3: Solution Seeking (5) UOA_4: Communication and Engagement (1) UOA_5: Independence and Integrity (1) UOA_6: Social and Environmental Responsiblities (4) |
Final Exam |
Coursework
Two 8-page max. long lab reports, 15% of total marks each.
Exam rules
70% of total marks, close book, restricted calculators
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