Advanced Air Conditioning Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Advanced Air Conditioning Technology (subject code 2732105) as prescribed for M(E · Semester 3 divides the course into 4 units, covering 43 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2732105)Unit 1 Psychometric charts and applied psychometric
- ASHRAE and Carrier charts
- their differences
- combinations of different processes and their representation on psychrometric charts
- psychrometric calculations for cooling and dehumidification
- high latent heat load
- dehumidified air quantities based on total and effective room loads
- GSHF and RSHF
- effective surface temperature
- effect of bypass factor on GSHF
- analysis for using all outside air, psychrometric of partial load control
Unit 2 Heat load calculation
- Basic terminology
- sole air temperature
- TETD method to evaluate heat transfer through walls and roofs
- heat gain through glass
- solar heat gain factor
- shading of glass
- shading devices and its selection
- load due to other sources
- stack effect
- brief idea about other ASHRAE methods of calculating cooling load
Unit 3 Distribution of Air
- outlet performance
- types of outlets
- location of outlets
- factors affecting grill performance
- selection of outlets using nomographs and tables
- room air diffusions performance index (ADPI) and its use in outlet selection
- types of ducts
- duct materials and their accessories
- duct construction
- factors affecting duct construction
- friction charts and other correction factors
- design velocity and its selection
- duct heat gain or loss
- duct insulation
- duct layouts
- duct sizing methods
- noise and their isolation
Unit 4 Air conditioning systems
- Factors affecting the selection of the systems
- design procedure
- system features
- controls of all air, air water
- all water, DX, VAV and dual duct systems
- basic idea of cold air distributions systems