VOA 653 - Residential Load Calculations & Air Distribution

4 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student to calculate heat losses and gains (loads) for residential applications using ACCA’s manual J and computer software program, which describes how to select the proper heating and cooling equipment for maximum comfort and energy efficiency. Topics to be covered include conditions for load analysis, compiling data for load analysis, construction materials, R-factors and U-values, and heat transfer multipliers.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

identify inside and outside design conditions for load analysis,
compile data for load analysis from construction drawings,
identify construction materials and methods,
determine R-factors and U-values for construction materials,
calculate heat transfer multipliers (HTM’s),
calculate heat losses due to transmission and infiltration, and
describe psychrometric processes in air conditioning systems.