(A) Topics by Dr. Sam C M Hui (17 and 18 Jan 2007)

• 1. Water System Design Concepts
• 2. Piping System Design
• References: Spitzer, D. W., 2002. Selecting flow measurement devices, HPAC Engineering, 74 (12): 52-59. [PDF]
• 3. Pipe Materials and Fittings
• 4. Centrifugal Pumps
• References: Centrifugal Pumps: Basic Concepts of Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting (Part- I) [PDF], (Part- II) [PDF]
• 5. Terminal Unit Performance and Control
• References: Chan, C. W. H., 2006. Optimizing chiller plant control logic, ASHRAE Journal, 48 (7): 38-42.[PDF]
• Honeywell, 1997. Engineering Manual of Automatic Control for Commercial Buildings - Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, SI Edition., Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, MN. [PDF from Honeywell]
• Answers to the Self Development Exercises in Chapters 1-5 [PDF]

• 8. Matching Pumps to Systems [PDF]
• 9. Water Chillers and Load Control [PDF]
• Reference list:-
• Chiller plant safety: Trane Applications Engineering Manual: Application Consideration for Compliance with ASHRAE Standard 15 [PDF]
• Equipment rating standards: ARI Standard 550/590-2003 and ARI Standard 560-2000 [website]
• Building energy standards: ASHRAE/ANSI Standard 90.1-2004 (free viewing on-line) [website]
• Chiller-tower optimization: Trane Engineer Newsletter, No. 24, Vol. 1 [PDF]
• System efficiency: Multi-chiller Systems Design Manual [PDF]
• High-performance system and green building: International Journal on Architectural Science, Vol. 5, No. 4 [PDF]
• Variable-primary-flow systems: Variable Primary Flow Chilled Water Systems: potential benefits and application issues [PDF]

• 6. Expansion Tanks and Air Elimination
• 7. Piping System Development [PDF]

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter
• ASHRAE Region XIII
• Australian Institute of Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH)