2004 ASHRAE Handbook - HVAC
Systems and Equipment
The 2004 ASHRAE
Handbook-HVAC Systems and Equipment discusses various common systems and the equipment
(components or assemblies) that comprise them, and describes features and differences.
This information helps system designers and operators in selecting and using equipment.
Major sections include
Air-Conditioning and Heating Systems (chapters on system analysis and selection, air
distribution, in-room terminal systems, centralized and decentralized systems, heat pumps,
panel heating and cooling, cogeneration and engine-driven systems, heat recovery, steam
and hydronic systems, district systems, small forced-air systems, infrared radiant
heating, and water heating); Air-Handling Equipment (chapters on duct construction, air
distribution, fans, coils, evaporative air-coolers, humidifiers, mechanical and desiccant
dehumidification, air cleaners, industrial gas cleaning and air pollution control);
Heating Equipment (chapters on automatic fuel-burning equipment, boilers, furnaces,
in-space heaters, chimneys and flue vent systems, unit heaters, makeup air units,
radiators, and solar equipment); General Components (chapters on compressors, condensers,
cooling towers, liquid coolers, liquid-chilling systems, centrifugal pumps, motors and
drives, pipes and fittings, valves, heat exchangers, and energy recovery equipment); and
Unitary Equipment (chapters on air conditioners and heat pumps, room air conditioners and
packaged terminal equipment, and a new chapter on mechanical dehumidifiers and heat
pipes).
720 pages