本书旨在使学生掌握基本的专业词汇，了解专业文献的写作形式，运用已学过的基础英语知识进行专业英语训练，培养学生科技专业英语的阅读能力，从而为学生毕业后继续深造或者从事科学研究等工作时能够顺利地阅读和翻译英文文献、进行国际学术交流打下良好的英语基础。

全书分九个单元，大部分内容节选自建筑环境与设备工程专业及相关专业基础学科的原版教材，涉及到传热学、流体力学、供热、通风、空调、制冷、暖通空调新技术等相关知识。本书还提供了互联网上有关本专业的信息、主要国际学会的作用与使命、有关高等院校、主要国际国内刊物和国际会议等信息，以便于学生查询相关专业文献及信息。为了便于学生查阅和掌握基本的专业词汇，本书精选出了暖通空调各应用领域的常用专业词汇。每个单元后所附的翻译技巧，可以帮助学生熟悉科技英语文体的特点，掌握其翻译规律与方法，从而使学生在较短的时间内提高专业英语的阅读能力、理解能力和运用能力。

本书可作为建筑环境与设备工程专业及相关专业大学生的专业英语教材，也可作为相关专业教师和工程技术人员学习专业英语的参考书。

本书是为建筑环境与设备工程专业学生编写的专业英语教材。全书共分九个单元，主要内容包括基础知识、热源及供热、通风、空气调节、制冷、流体机械、其他类别、常用专业术语、相关专业信息等。书中大部分文章节选自建筑环境与设备工程专业及相关专业基础学科的原版教材，内容力求科学性、知识性和语言的规范化，并由浅入深，循序渐进。每篇课文后均附有相关阅读材料，以扩大学生的阅读面，训练快速阅读能力。本书还系统地介绍了科技英语常用的语法知识和翻译技巧；提供了互联网上有关本专业的信息、主要国际学会的作用与使命、有关高等院校、主要国际国内刊物和国际会议等信息，以便学生查询相关专业文献及信息；精选出暖通空调各应用领域的常用专业词汇，便于学生查阅和掌握基本的专业词汇。

本书可作为建筑环境与设备工程专业及相关专业大学生的专业英语教材，也可供相关专业教师和工程技术人员参考。

Part I Basic Knowledge

 Lesson 1 Characteristics of Fluids

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Historical Development ofFluid Mechanics

 Lesson 2 Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Thermodynamic Systems

 Lesson 3 Conduction

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material General Characteristics ofHeat Transfer

 Lesson 4 Natu ral Convection

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Necessity of Studying Heat Transfer

 Translation Skills(一)

科技英语翻译

词义的选择

Part II Heat Source and Heating

 Lesson 1 Steam Boilers

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material BriefIntroduction to Boiler

 Lesson 2 Feed Water Treatment for Industrial Boilers&Power Plants

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Safety Valves

Lesson 3 Heat Transmission and Distribution Systems

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Cast—iron Radiators

Infiltration Heat LOSS

 Lesson 4 Floor Heating：Achieving Thermal Comfort in Artificial Environments

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Ceiling and Underfloor Heating

 Translation Skills(二)

词义的引申

增词和减词译法

PartⅢ Ventilation

 Lesson 1 Fundamentals of lndustrial Ventilation

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Natural Ventilation Fields ofApplication

 Lesson 2 Energy Analysis of Displacement Ventilation

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material IAQ and IAQ of Displacement and Mixing Ventilations

 Lesson 3 Dust Formation

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Air Filtration

 Translation Skills(三)

词性的转换

语法成分的转换

Part IV Air Conditioning

 Lesson 1 Fundamentals of Ai r Conditioning

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Psychrometric Chart

 Lesson 2 Cooling and Dehumidifying

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Air Duct

 Lesson 3 Automobile Air Conditioning

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Some Key Problems of Automobile Air Conditioning

 Translation Skills(四)

定语从句的翻译

Part V Refrigeration

 Lesson 1 Introduction of Refrigeration

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Some Basic Refrigeration Systems(1)

 Lesson 2 Ideal Basic Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Some Basic Refrigeration Systems(2)

 Lesson 3 Compression System

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Commercial Systems

 Translation Skills(五)

被动句的翻译

Part VI Fluid Mechanism

 Lesson 1 Centrifugal PumDs

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Choice ofPumps

 Lesson 2 Pumps and Pumping Stations

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Introduction to CFD

 Translation Skills(六)

重复和分隔

Part VII 0thers

 Lesson 1 Different Electrostatic Methods for Making Electret Filters

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Electret Properties ofPolypropylene Fabrics

 Lesson 2 C02 Heat Pump Systems

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Carbon Dioxide，the Unique Refrigerant

 Lesson 3 Heat PumD

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Evaporative Air Cooling

 Lesson 4 Solar Energy

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Solar Refrigeration Technologies

 Lesson 5 Measu rement

New Words，Expressions and Technical Terms

Notes

Reading Material Pressure Measurement

 Translation Skills(七)

长难句翻译

Part VII Frequently Used Technical Terms

 热源与供热

 空气调节

 通风

 制冷

 热泵、太阳能制冷

 给排水

 自动控制

 消声与隔振

 检测仪表

Part IX Major-related Information

 具有本专业及相近专业硕、博培养资格院校名单

 国际相关组织介绍

 相关国际会议简介

 相关领域的一些国际期刊简介

 国内主要行业刊物

References