Purpose of Seminar:
The purpose of the course is to provide the student with a detailed knowledge of testing,
adjusting and balancing constant air volume Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning air
systems.
Although this course was originally designed as a 5-day “Hands-on” training course, the
curriculum can be tailored to meet your specific needs whether you require five days of
training or two, want the full-blown “Hands-on” experience, or just a basic lecture
introduction. Just let us know. We’ll customize it specifically for you.
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for anyone who needs to know how to balance and test HVAC systems
for energy efficiency and to provide maximum comfort to people in their facilities.
Attendees come from a wide variety of industries, skill levels, company sizes, and job
titles, so if you're not sure you'll fit in or will benefit from the class, don't worry -
you will - as long as you have an interest in HVAC systems and keeping people in your
facility comfortable! People who will benefit from attending this seminar include….
All maintenance personnel in:
- Manufacturing Plants
- Commercial Buildings
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Government Buildings
- Research Facilities
- Shopping Centers
- Apartment Buildings
Including:
- All Building Maintenance Personnel
- All Plant & Facility Maintenance Technicians
- Building Engineers
- Building Managers & Superintendents
- Apprentice and Experienced HVACR Technicians
- Energy Management Personnel
- Multi-craft & Cross Training Personnel
- Mechanical Engineers
- Any person needing to know about Air Balancing
Course Outline / Agenda
INTRODUCTION
- - The importance of Balancing
- - Terminology
INSTRUMENTS
- - Familiarization
- - Proper use
- - Proper care
TESTING OF THE CONSTANT VOLUME SYSTEM
- - Preparation of Drawings and Test Reports
- - Walk through Check List
- - As Found Conditions
- - Analyzing As Found Conditions
- - Correction of System Problems
TYPES OF CONSTANT VOLUME SYSTEMS
- - Constant Volume
- - Multizone Systems
- - Multiduct Systems
TESTING OF THE VARIABLE VOLUME SYSTEM
- - Preparation of Drawings and Test Reports
- - Walk through Check List
- - As Found Conditions
- - Analyzing As Found Conditions
- - Correction of System Problems
- - Systems with Diversity
TYPES OF VARIABLE VOLUME SYSTEMS
- - Pressure Independent VAV Systems
- - Pressure Dependent VAV Systems
- - Series Fan Powered Systems
- - Parallel Fan Powered System
DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAN CONTROL
- - Inlet Vane Control
- - Variable Frequency Drives
- - VFD Theory
- - Frequency Converter Principles
- - Advantages
- - Basic AC drives
- - Applications
- - Discharge Air Dampers
BALANCING OF SYSTEMS
- - Getting Started
- - Implementation
PROPORTIONATE AIR BALANCE
SUMMARY
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
All students attending our seminars receive a personalized Certificate of Completion and .8 CEUs
(Continuing Education Units) per day of training. Over 40,000 employers and government agencies who
have sent their employees to our classes accept American Trainco CEUs for continuing education
requirements. Our administration and record keeping practices meet or exceed the standards of ACE
(American Council on Education) and we are able to provide transcripts of all classes attended and
tests taken by individual students. Please contact us if our CEUs are not yet accepted by your authority.
We will initiate an application to get the approval process started.