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  2. Glossary of HVAC terms - Wikipedia

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    HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) is a major sub discipline of mechanical engineering. The goal of HVAC design is to balance indoor environmental comfort with other factors such as installation cost, ease of maintenance, and energy efficiency. The discipline of HVAC includes a large number of specialized terms and acronyms, many ...

  3. Category:Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 248 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  4. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning - Wikipedia

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    Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space. Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality .

  5. List of construction trades - Wikipedia

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    Sheet metal worker, also known as a Mechanical Worker, A person who installs Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems (HVAC), duct work, and exhaust systems for kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, furnaces, etc. They also install gas lines and gas piping to a variety of appliances in homes and different types of businesses.

  6. Category:Glossaries of technology - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of HVAC terms; I. Glossary of industrial automation; M. Glossary of machine vision; Glossary of mechanical engineering; Glossary of microelectronics ...

  7. HVAC control system - Wikipedia

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    HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) equipment needs a control system to regulate the operation of a heating and/or air conditioning system. [1] Usually a sensing device is used to compare the actual state (e.g. temperature) with a target state. Then the control system draws a conclusion what action has to be taken (e.g. start the ...

  8. Plenum space - Wikipedia

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    Vertical section through a commercial building using HVAC plenum instead of airspace plenum. When both the supply and return ducts are constructed in this manner, it is possible to insulate the ducts and the dropped ceiling so that the upper airspace is not heated or cooled, increasing energy efficiency.

  9. Glossary of boiler terms - Wikipedia

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    A pressure vessel for the creation of hot water or steam, for residential or commercial use. Boilersmith A craftsman skilled in the techniques required for the construction and repair of boilers - not to be confused with at boilermaker (common misconception). A boilermaker is a skilled metalworker, usually the member of a union of the same name ...