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Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Laboratory

Location:13-124

Picture of students working in the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Laboratory

The HVAC Lab focuses on ventilation principles, removal of mass particles, hood and duct system design, and other aspects of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning.

Equipment:

  • HVAC Refrigeration demonstration system, table-top model cooling tower.

Description of Equipment/Lab:

  • Students investigate system design for air conditioning and refrigeration.
  • Refrigerants and absorption systems are explored, hardware configuration and thermodynamics are considered.
  • Local industrial facilities provide practical design situations; for example, students worked with a local guitar manufacturer, designing sawdust collectors and a constant humidity wood storage room.