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Building Services Engineering: Smart and Sustainable Design for Health and Wellbeing

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Building Services Engineering: Smart and Sustainable Design for Health and Wellbeing covers the design practices of existing engineering building services and how these traditional methods integrate with newer, smarter developments. These new developments include areas such as smart ventilation, smart glazing systems, smart batteries, smart lighting, smart soundproofing, smart sensors and meters. Combined, these all amount to a healthier lifestyle for the people living within these indoor climates. With over one hundred fully worked examples and tutorial questions, Building Services Engineering: Smart and Sustainable Design for Health and Wellbeing encourages the reader to consider sustainable alternatives within their buildings in order to create a healthier environment for users.

Table of Contents:
Preface xiii Structure of the Book xv Notation xxi 1 Ambient Air1 1.1 Overview 1 1.2 Why Ambient Air Is Important? 1 1.3 Air Composition 2 1.4 Gas Mixtures 3 1.5 Air Thermodynamic and Transport Properties 7 1.6 Important Energy Concepts 12 1.7 Worked Examples 16 1.8 Tutorial Problems 21 2 The Thermodynamics of the Human Machine and Thermal Comfort 25 2.1 Overview 25 2.2 Thermal Comfort of Human Beings 26 2.3 Energy Balance of the Human Body 26 2.4 Metabolism (M) and Physical Work (W) 27 2.5 Optimum Comfort Temperature 31 2.6 Estimation of Thermal Comfort 31 2.7 Worked Examples 33 2.8 Tutorial Problems 41 3 Ventilation 45 3.1 Overview 45 3.2 Concentrations, Contaminants, and the Decay Equation 46 3.3 Natural Ventilation 48 3.4 Mechanical Ventilation 52 3.5 Fan Types and Selection 53 3.6 Duct Sizing and Fan Matching 56 3.7 Worked Examples 63 3.8 Tutorial Problems 73 4 Psychrometry and Air Conditioning 75 4.1 Overview 75 4.2 Psychrometric Properties 75 4.3 The Psychrometric Chart 78 4.4 Air-Conditioning Processes 80 4.5 Air-Conditioning Cycles 86 4.6 Worked Examples 91 4.7 Tutorial Problems 103 5 The Building Envelope 107 5.1 Overview 107 5.2 Variation in Meteorological Conditions 107 5.3 Heat Transfer 109 5.4 Solar Irradiation 113 5.5 Heat Losses/Gains Across the Envelope 118 5.6 Moisture and Air Transfer 125 5.7 Internal Heat Gains 128 5.8 Worked Examples 128 5.9 Tutorial Problems 139 6 Refrigeration and Heat Pumps 143 6.1 Overview 143 6.2 Choice of Refrigerants 144 6.3 Heat Pump, Refrigeration, and Vapour Compression Cycles 147 6.4 Absorption Refrigeration 155 6.5 Adsorption Refrigeration 159 6.6 Stirling Cycle Refrigeration 159 6.7 Reverse Brayton–Air Refrigeration Cycle 162 6.8 Steam Jet Refrigeration Cycle 163 6.9 Thermoelectric Refrigeration 165 6.10 Thermoacoustic Refrigeration 166 6.11 Worked Examples 167 6.12 Tutorial Problems 179 7 Acoustic Factors 185 7.1 Overview 185 7.2 The Human Ear 185 7.3 SoundWaves 187 7.4 Power, Intensity, and Pressure 190 7.5 Laws of Sound Combination 193 7.6 Sound Propagation 193 7.7 Sound Fields 199 7.8 Acoustic Pollution or Noise 201 7.9 Worked Examples 203 7.10 Tutorial Problems 208  8 Visual Factors 211 8.1 Overview 211 8.2 The Human Eye 211 8.3 Light Sources and Receivers 212 8.4 Laws of Illumination 215 8.5 Lamp Types 217 8.6 Luminaires and Directional Control 222 8.7 Worked Examples 226 8.8 Tutorial Problems 232 9 Cleaning the Air 235 9.1 Overview 235 9.2 Concentration and Exposure 236 9.3 Particulate Pollution 236 9.4 Principles of Particulate Collection 240 9.5 Control Technologies 242 9.6 Non-particulate Pollutants 257 9.7 Principles of Non-particulate Collection 259 9.8 Pressure Drop Considerations 260 9.9 Worked Examples 261 9.10 Tutorial Problems 268 10 Solar Energy Applications 271 10.1 Overview 271 10.2 Solar Thermal Collector Technologies 271 10.3 Solar Electricity 276 10.4 Ground-Based Energy Sources 279 10.5 Energy Storage 281 10.6 Daylighting 288 10.7 Worked Examples 289 10.8 Tutorial Problems 297 11 Measurements and Monitoring 301 11.1 Overview 301 11.2 Compositional Parameters 302 11.3 Physical Parameters 303 11.4 Visual and Aural Parameters 314 11.5 Utility Measurement and Metering 315 11.6 Worked Examples 321 11.7 Tutorial Problems 327 12 Drivers, Standards, and Methodologies 331 12.1 Overview 331 Learning Outcomes 331 12.2 Compliance Considerations 332 12.3 External Certification and Recognition 336 12.4 Operational Considerations 338 13 Emerging Technologies 343 13.1 Overview 343 13.2 Smart Ventilation 343 13.3 Smart Active Glazing 344 13.4 Cooling Technologies 345 13.5 Smart Tuneable Acoustic Insulation 350 13.6 Smart (Human Centric) Lighting Design 351 13.7 Active Botanical Air Filtration 351 13.8 Peak Lopping Thermal Mass 352 13.9 Smart Batteries 353 13.10 Smart Sensors and Meters 353 13.11 Smart Microgrids 355 13.12 Hydrogen 356 14 Closing Remarks 359 Appendix A The Psychrometric Chart 361 Appendix B Refrigerant Thermodynamic Properties 363 Bibliography 367 Index 369


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781119722854
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 400
  • Spine Width: 27 mm
  • Weight: 822 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1119722853
  • Publisher Date: 18 Feb 2021
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Smart and Sustainable Design for Health and Wellbeing
  • Width: 170 mm


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