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| Level: | 3 |
| Duration: | First semester |
| Credit Units: | 6 credits |
| Prerequisite: | None |
| Calendar Entry: | Introduction to the construction industry; electrical supply and lighting system design; lifts and escalators; air conditioning and refrigeration; cold and hot water supply systems; stormwater and sanitary drainage systems; fire safety and protection. |
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| Assessment Methods: | Examination (80%); practical work (10%); in-course assessment (10%) |
| Course Website: | http://www.hku.hk/bse/mech3005/ |
The course emphases the application of basic principles of mechanical and electrical engineering to the design and analysis of building services systems. The students have the opportunity to study different types of building services systems and perform laboratory experiments to better understand the application of knowledge acquired.
The course requires the students to integrate a number of different topics in mechanical and electrical engineering. It draws heavily on the Level 2 courses Applied Thermodynamics and Mechanics of Fluids, and has a close relationship with the Level 3 courses Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion Systems.
Lectures and Assigned Readings
The detailed list of lecture/topics is contained in the Course Schedule. The lectures provide the conceptual framework for the course and will also be supplemented with assigned readings if necessary. Students are recommended to complete all the assigned readings on their own time so that questions which may arise can be discussed more fully. Students are expected to have a working understanding of the lecture and reading materials.
Examination
A written examination will be conducted at the end of the course. Additional information about the examination paper will be provided over the course.
Course Website (http://www.hku.hk/bse/mech3005/)
Updated information of the course can be found on the course website. Students are encouraged to visit and make use of the website to support their learning. They may review the lecture materials online and study the linked references when reviewing the topics.
There is no required textbooks for this course. Some useful references that the students may like to study as background information are given below. Additional references and materials on the course topics will be provided over the course.
- Chadderton, D. V., 2004. Building Services Engineering, 4th ed., E & FN Spon, London & New York. [696 C43]
- De Saulles, T., 2002. An Illustrated Guide to Mechanical Building Services, Building Services Research and Information Association, Bracknell, Berkshire, England. [P 658.25 D44]
- Garrett, R. H., 2000. Hot and Cold Water Supply, 2nd ed., Blackwell Science, Malden, MA. [696.1 G239 h]
- Hall, F. and and Greeno, R., 2007. Building Services Handbook, 4th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, U.K. [690 H17]
- Hastings, P., 2005. The Illustrated Guide to Electrical Building Services, 2nd ed., Building Services Research and Information Association, Bracknell, Berkshire, England. [621.3 D27]
- Wang, S. K., Lavan, Z. and Norton, P., 2000. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering, CRC Press, Boca Raton. [697.93 W246 a](Chp. 9 of CRC Handbook of Mechanical Engineering [621 C9][eBook from engnetbase.com])