Support Areas: Heat Transfer

This chapter covers the subject matter of heat transfer and its specific applications for heating ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. Section 2.1 describes the importance of heat transfer in HVAC design and calculations. Heat transfer principles and the modes of heat transfer – conduction, convection, and radiation are covered in Sect. 2.2. Section 2.3 is on conduction heat transfer with coverage of topics such as Fourier’s Law, multilayer heat conduction, and R-values of insulation and building materials. Comprehensive coverage of convection heat transfer, including the important topics of conduction-convection systems, overall resistance, and overall heat transfer coefficient is accomplished in Sect. 2.4. Section 2.5 covers the topics of design of heat exchangers and condensers.