Part 1: Fundamentals of Water System Design
Topics by Dr Sam C M Hui -- 3 and 6 Jan 2011 (Mon, Thu), 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

• 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]

• 6. Expansion Tanks and Air Elimination
• 7. Piping System Development
• 8. Matching Pumps to Systems
• 9. Water Chillers and Load Control
• -- Variable Primary Flow System
• -- Cooling Towers
• -- Water System Testing & Commissioning

• PolyU, Hung Hom, Kowloon

• Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Association of Hong Kong (ACRA)
• 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)
• Control Valve Sizing:
• Handbook for Control Valve Sizing (Parcol) [PDF]
• Control Valve Handbook, Fourth Edition (Emerson) [PDF]
• Masoneilan Control Valve Sizing Handbook [PDF]