HVAC Control System Design Diagrams [Hardcover]

John Levenhagen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070381291 | ISBN-13: 978-0070381292 | Publication Date: October 30, 1998 | Edition: 1

No more useful reference for the designer or specifier of HVAC control systems exists than this complete "cookbook" of generic segments and sequences. This indispensable professional compendium gives you a broad array of diagrams that provides everything you need to design controls for an in-place or in-plan HVAC system; offers ready-to-go details for retrofitting, updating, or designing controls for altered systems; allows clear comparisons among commercial control systems; shows you frequently-made and useful modifications to controls; demonstrates how to create controls for peak efficiency, air quality, and energy conservation; covers air handling, terminal, and primary systems; offers sequences and segments for virtually any HVAC system need; and shows you how standard control algorithms work in particular systems. These highly useful control diagrams, many of them comparable to commercially available models, let you design or specify needed configurations in the most efficient manner possible. Written by a vastly experienced HVAC control engineer, in full compliance with ASHRAE standards, and covering both hardware and software applications, this unique volume fills a definite need. It fully deserves a place of honor within easy reach of every HVAC engineer's design desk.

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From the Back Cover

HVAC Control System Design Diagrams. The Complete Engineer's Solutions Manual. This complete "cookbook" of generic segments and sequences is a most useful reference for designers or specifiers of HVAC control systems. this indispensable book not only gives you a broad array of diagrams but also: PROVIDES everything you need to design controls for an in-place or in-plan HVAC system. OFFERS ready-to-go details for retrofitting, updating, or designing controls for altered systems. ALLOWs clear comparisons among commercial control systems. SHOWS frequently made and useful modifications to controls. DEMONSTRATES how to create controls for peak efficiency, air quality, and energy conservation. COVERS air-handling, terminal, and primary systems. OFFERS sequences and segments for virtually any HVAC system. SHOWS you how standard control algorithms work in particular systems. These hghly useful control diagrams, many of them comparable to commercially available models, let you design or specify needed configurations in the most efficient manner possible. Written by an experienced HVAC control engineer, it's in full compliance with ASHRAE standards and covers both hardware and software applications. This unique volume fills a definite need and should be a part of every HVAC engineer's design library.

About the Author

John I. Levenhagen, P.E., is the author of several respected books on HVAC controls, including McGraw-Hill's HVAC Controls and Systems (1992), coauthored with Don Spethmann. A widely known lecturer and consultant in HVAC control design engineering, Mr. Levenhagen is a former member of the board of directors of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers. He has worked for a number of control firms, including Johnson Controls, where he was a market manager for a decade.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 438 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (October 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070381291
• ISBN-13: 978-0070381292
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,248,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, October 23, 1999

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Jaroslaw Slabinski (Hamilton, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HVAC Control System Design Diagrams (Hardcover)

Only one thing I have to complain about is: all controls are pneumatic. With wide access to DDC controls today, I do not get it, why autor missed DDC systems. With DDC you can control HVAC equipment with greater precision and software is giving us so much flexibility.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Title should be "Air Handling Diagrams.", January 19, 2002

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"nicci71" (Fairbanks, AK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HVAC Control System Design Diagrams (Hardcover)

The book is very informative having the most diagrams of air handlers and VAV boxes I have seen in one source. Diagrams are fairly thorough with the inclusion of heating and cooling coils and "some" additional control features. I was hoping for more detail on the piping of heating and cooling coils with various control valve confirgurations. It is still an excellent book if you want to compare air handling configurations.

Dave Herrington - HVAC Tech - University of Alaska-Fairbanks

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Obsolete Control Technology, July 25, 2008

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Tim Yang "Control Guy" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HVAC Control System Design Diagrams (Hardcover)

Nowadays, most HVAC systems are controlled with digital controllers with advanced control programs. VFD is often used for fans to improve the control quality and efficiency. This book does not cover these new technologies and need a major update.