Thermal and Environmental Science (AHR 1016)

Term: 2020 Fall Semester

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Description

Environmental applications course applies the knowledge of the principles and theories of thermal systems incorporating it with real world applications such as heating and cooling systems, system performance, insulation, and humidity. Students will gain a better understanding of how these items, which are a part of everyday life, can be modified to improve human comfort conditions. Students will learn to calculate the efficiency of a thermal system. Students will become familiar with heat loads and how they affect system components. Students will learn to use insulation to improve efficiency and learn how psychometrics is vital to conditions inside buildings.