Course detail

Selected Chapters of Air-conditioning

FAST-NTB027Acad. year: 2026/2027

The course consists of issues of the design and operation of HVAC (airconditioning) systems. They presented methods for solving complex approach that respects the dynamic behavior of the boundary conditions of design and operation.
A fundamental task is the thermal behavior of rooms, filtration, cooling, humidification, drying, ventilation and air-conditioning heat exchangers design. The findings are the basis for the design of ventilation systems and specialized civil buildings with high requirements on the internal microclimate (eg. Cleanrooms).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Entry knowledge

Advanced knowledge of hydraulics and aerodynamics.
Advanced knowledge of internal microclimate of buildings.
Advanced knowledge of solutions of systems of heating and airconditioning of buildings.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Professional Knowledge

The student understands advanced principles of the design and operation of ventilation and air-conditioning systems and their influence on the indoor environment. The student understands the principles of air filtration, cooling, humidification and dehumidification, airflow and the operation of air-conditioning heat exchangers.

Professional Skills

The student is able to design and assess ventilation and air-conditioning systems taking into account dynamic boundary conditions and the thermal behaviour of rooms. The student is able to solve basic air treatment and distribution problems and apply them in the design of systems for non-residential and specialised buildings.

Professional Competence

The student is able to independently design and assess complex ventilation and air-conditioning systems for buildings with higher requirements for indoor environmental quality.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Gebauer,G., Rubinová, O., Horká, H.: Vzduchotechnika. ERA, 2005. ISBN 80-7366-027-X. (CS)
Chyský J, Hemzal k. a kol., Technický průvodce větrání a klimatizace, BOIL-B press Brno, ISBN 80-901574-0-8 (CS)
RUBINA, A.; BLASINSKI, P.; RUBINOVÁ, O. Vybrané kapitoly ze vzduchotechniky. 1. 1. Brno: Cech topenářů a instalatérů České republiky, z.s., 2018. 162 s. ISBN: 978-80-86208-19-0. (CS)
TZBINFO, část vzduchotechnika https://www.tzb-info.cz/t.py?a=2&search=rubina&sin=c&sin=j&razeni=date (CS)

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Boundary conditions of the air-conditioning systems – psychrometry. Dynamic simulation of the thermal performance of buildings. Thermodynamic and humidity of air treatment. Air flow and its distribution. Heat recovery in air. Water conditioning and refrigeration systems. Airconditioning of civil buildings. Hybrid ventilation systems. Filtration, industrial ventilation. Analysis and air flow in rooms with high humidity stress. Analysis of internal microclimate of clean rooms. Airconditioning of clean rooms. Errors in the design of HVAC systems.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Condensation in air. Psychrometric calculations in air. Dynamic thermal behavior of rooms. Wet and dry cooling, bypass factor – application. Humidification and dehumidification control – applications. The images flow – analytical methods. Heat recovery systems – application. Water conditioning and refrigeration systems – application. Conceptual design of air conditioning systems of public buildings. The use of the energy potential of the air in hybrid ventilation systems. Analytical calculations for use in air filtration. Calculation of evaporation from the water – methods of solution. Credit.