Testing & balancing HVAC air & water sys tems, (4^th Ed.)

This fully revised and updated edition of this classic best-selling reference provides all the information you need to evaluate and balance the air and water sides of any HVAC system. The third edition adds new chapters on testing and balancing clean rooms and HVAC system commissioning. Every aspect of testing, adjusting and balancing is addressed, including all types of instruments required, and specific methods to adjust constant volume, single zone, dual duct, induction, and variable air volume systems. Complete details are provided for the full scope of system components, including fans, pumps, motors, drives, and electricity, as well as for balancing devices and instrument usage. All needed equations and a variety of useful conversion tables are included.

1-General Balancing Procedures. 2-Air Balance Procedures Common to All Systems. 3-Proportionally Balancing Constant Volume Low Pressure Systems. 4-Balancing Constant Volume, Multizone, Dual Duct & Induction Systems. 5-Balancing Variable Air Volume Systems. 6-Setting Outside Air & Changing Fan Speeds. 7-Balancing Return Air & Toilet Exhaust Systems. 8-Fans, Fan Performance Curves & Duct System Curves. 9-Testing & Balancing Fume Hood Systems. 10-Testing & Balancing Clean Rooms. 11-HVAC Commissioning. 12-Basic Water Balance Procedures. 13-Centrifugal Pumps, Pump Performance Curves & Pipe System Curves. 14-Fluid Flow, Psychrometric & Refrigeration Terminology. 15-System Components & Terminology. 16-Instruments & Instrument Terminology. 17-Equations, Conversion Tables, Index.