Heating and cooling demands in buildings (5 cr)
Code: TT00AF41-3001
General information
Enrollment
20.08.2018 - 07.09.2018
Timing
01.08.2018 - 31.12.2018
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Electrical Engineering, Building Services and Material Technology
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
10 - 28
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Building Services Engineering
Teachers
- Anna Forsström
Teacher in charge
Anna Forsström
Groups
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TTMI18KDDouble Degree in Building services engineering, full-time studies
Objective
You will learn the basics of heating and cooling energy demands and consumptions in buildings.
You can apply regulations and guidelines to simple buildings.
You can calculate heating and cooling demands in rooms and in buildings.
You have familiarized yourself also with the computer based calculations. You can simulate and calculate the total energy consumption of a simple building with the IDA ICE –software.
You can take into account the energy efficiency in your HVAC-design and dimensioning.
Content
How energy consumption affects on climate change?
What kind of regulations there are for buildings energy consumption and efficiency (NBC D3)?
How to monitor and normalize of energy usage. Heat recovery in ventilation.
What kind of heating and cooling demands are in rooms and in buildings.
How to calculate cooling power demands in rooms and in buildings.
How to control of summer season room temperature.
Qualifications
You have attended to the course Principles of Design and Dimensioning of HVAC, Heating Systems, Air Conditioning Systems or have the equivalent knowledge.