《建筑设备专业英语》作为高等院校专业英语系列教材之一，共分为四个单元：工程系统介绍、理论知识、室内空气环境、新兴技术及重要技术。

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本书可供高等院校本科学生作为教材使用。

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本书针对性较强，通过材料的阅读和练习，读者可基本掌握专业英语的基础知识，为其阅读英语专业论文打下良好基础。另外，在每篇课文的后面还选取了与本课题有关的阅读材料和习题，供学生使用，可提高学生的自学能力，并能拓宽学生的知识视野。每篇课文以及阅读材料均附有参考译文。主要内容包括：供热系统、通风系统、空气调节系统；传热、制冷循环、负荷计算、流体流动；空气污染物、室内空气品质研究趋势、热舒适；热泵、空气处理机组与整体式(空调)机组、变风量系统、地板采暖。

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Unit I Engineering System

  Lesson 1 Heating Systems

Reading Paragraph A Gas Heating System and Oil Furnaces

 Reading Paragraph B Cast-iron Radiators

  Lesson 2 Ventilation Systems

 Reading Paragraph A Exhaust Hoods

 Reading Paragraph B Ceiling Diffusers

  Lesson 3 Air Conditioning System

 Reading Paragraph A Room Air Conditioner

 Reading Paragraph B Air-Conditioning Project Development and System Design

Unit II Theory

  Lesson 4 Heat Transfer

 Reading Paragraph A Heat Transfer Augmentation

 Reading Paragraph B Modeling in Heat Transfer

  Lesson 5 Refrigeration Cycles

 Reading Paragraph A Refrigerants

 Reading Paragraph B Refrigeration History

  Lesson 6 Load Calculations

 Reading Paragraph Cooling Load Calculation Methodology

  Lesson 7 Fluid Flow

 Reading Paragraph A Basic Relations of Fluid Dynamics

 Reading Paragraph B Historical Development of Fluid Mechanics

Unit III Indoor Air Environment

  Lesson 8 Air Contaminants

 Reading Paragraph A Air Cleaners for Particulate Contaminants

 Reading Paragraph B Bioaerosols

  Lesson 9 Indoor Air Quality Research Trends

 Reading Paragraph A VOCs Emission from an HVAC-System

 Reading Paragraph B Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control

  Lesson 10 Thermal Comfort

 Reading Paragraph A Secondary Factors Affecting Thermal Comfort

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 Reading Paragraph B Management of Indoor Environment

Unit IV New or Important Technology

  Lesson i I Heat pumps

 Reading Paragraph A Surface Water Heat Pump Systems

 Reading Paragraph B Absorption Heat Pumps

  Lesson 12 Air Handling Units and Packaged Units

 Reading Paragraph A Installation and Service of Unitary Equipment

 Reading Paragraph B Equipment and System Standards

  Lesson 13 Variable Air Volume System

 Reading Paragraph A All Air Systems

 Reading Paragraph B Air Conditioning Water System Characteristics

  Lesson 14 Floor Heating

 Reading Paragraph A System Economics and Design Optimization of Floor Heating System

 Reading Paragraph B Comfort Heating

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