This course is INACTIVE
School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Building Sciences
Department
5101 Restaurant
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
BldgScien, Energy,HVAC& MSFM
Course Number
265
Course Title
Energy Systems Design
Cross-Referenced Course
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
47.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
Either: ENT-103, ENT-104, ENT-105, ENT-108, ENT-109, ENT-113, and ENT-119, or BLDE-110, BLDE-115, BLDE-120, BLDE-125, BLDE-130, BLDE-135, BLDE-140, and BLDE-145, or Instructor Permission.
Catalog Course Description
Examines the design principles of heating, cooling, and hydronic systems. Topics include both residential and commercial heat loss and gain, equipment selection, duct design, piping design, and air terminal selection.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Heating/cooling system design
- Heat loss and heat gain calculations
- Selection of heating and cooling equipment
- Duct design layouts meeting industry duct design standards
- Selecting grilles, registers, and diffusers
- Drawing building floor plans related to mechanical requirements
- Air balancing methods
- Use of friction charts related to mechanical requirements
- Air balancing methods
- Use of friction charts related to mechanical installations
- Proper location of heating and cooling equipment on property according to mechanical codes and ordinance
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
- Calculate heat loss/heat gain for residential buildings HVAC systems.*
- Compare and select the appropriate heating and cooling equipment for a specified need.*
- Demonstrate lay out an effective duct design that will meet all current design standards and codes.
- Differentiate between and select registers, grilles, and diffusers by their cfm, spread, and throw requirement.*
- Calculate the flow rate for a building, individual rooms and the main trunck lines for supply and return ducts, branch lines and terminals.*
General Information
This course is being deactivated as part of the catalog cleanup project in 23/WI. It is not part of any active program and has not been offered in 3 or more years.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
Labs, quizzes, tests, assignments.
Texts
To be determined by instructor.
Outcomes
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Summer 2024
Review Semester
Summer 2024