Study Guide

Objectives

On this course, students delve deeply into the principles of heating and cooling systems, starting with the principles of temperature control and the need, then progressing to demand-driven system design. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Recognize the impact of temperature, temperature gradients, and drafts on the well-being of building occupants.
• Calculate the design cooling load for cooling and refrigeration systems.
• Understand heat recovery at both building and neighborhood scales.
• Implement both active and passive cooling solutions.
• Create and identify connection diagrams for hybrid systems.
• Identify the most common heating and cooling production methods used in Finland, understand their characteristics, and use them appropriately.

Content

• Schematic diagrams
• System controls
• Passive and active cooling solutions
• Hybrid systems
• Heat recovery
• Equipment list
• Principles of cooling demand calculation
• District cooling

Prerequisites

The Basics of Heating Technology or equivalent knowledge

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student recognizes the key variables, equations, and concepts related to heating and cooling system applications, but there are significant shortcomings in their application. The student can create a functional hybrid system wiring diagram. However, the objectives of the course have been achieved very inadequately.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student recognizes concepts, regulations, and equations related to heating and cooling technology and can apply them to common calculations in HVAC engineering. They can discuss hybrid systems, justify the content, functionality, and selection criteria of their wiring diagram from various perspectives (including energy efficiency, usability, adjustability, maintainability), albeit partially. The objectives of the course are partially achieved, but there are still some shortcomings.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student adeptly applies heating and cooling technology concepts, regulations, and equations to common calculations in HVAC engineering. They can professionally discuss hybrid systems, comprehensively justify the content, functionality, and selection criteria of their wiring diagram from various perspectives (including energy efficiency, usability, adjustability, maintainability). The objectives of the course are fully achieved without any shortcomings.