BSCI 4750 VERIFIED ACCURATE STUDY GUIDE
Law One of Thermodynamics - Answers - Heat cannot be destroyed but it can be
moved or transformed
Law Two of Thermodynamics - Answers - Heat will naturally move from areas of high
concentration (hotter) to areas of low concentration (colder)
Latent Heat - Answers - Exists in the water vapor carried in air
Quantity of air required is determined by - Answers - number of occupants, type of
activities
TETD - Answers - Temperature Equivalent Temperature Difference
R Factor - Answers - resistance for a material to transfer heat
R Total - Answers - Sum of all components in an assembly to resist transfer of heat
U Factor - Answers - Ability for a material to conduct heat
U Total - Answers - sum of all the components in an assembly to conduct heat.
Internal Loads - Answers - people, lights, appliances, motors, food preparation
Refridgeration - Answers - The process of moving heat from an area where it is
undesirable to an area where heat is not objectionable
Refridgeration System - Answers - A closed system that controls the pressure and
temperature of a refrigerant to regulate the absorption and rejection of heat by the
refrigerant
Traditional Split system design - Answers - One condensing unit for every evaporator
Difference - Answers - One condensing unit serves several evaporators
What do chillers do - Answers - use air to condense the refrigerant
Chilled Water System Components - Answers - Chillers, Pumps, Air Handlers, Cooling
Tower, Water Treatment
Air Side Heat Pumps - Answers - reverse the refrigeration cycle
Geothermal - Answers - In the summer it transfers heat to the ground, in the winter is
extracts heat from the ground
