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Dual duct system

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Hot air and cold air supplied by separate ducts to be mixed at ea controlled space to provide the desired supply air temp. Consumes a lot of energy.

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Surge arrester

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Device installed in a water line to minimize the effects of water hammer caused by quick closing valves.

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Plenum

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Space bt clg and structure above, used as a slow moving duct

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Occupancy group

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Designation for a group of occupancies with comparable fire safety considerations.

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Inch of water

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Unit of pressure equal to the pressure of a column of water one inch high. One inch of water = 0.03609 psi

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Variable are volume (VAV)

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AC system accommodating thermal load changes by varying flow of supply air instead of temperature

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Alternation

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Reversal of an alternating current wave, 2 of which create a complete cycle

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Hub

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End of a pipe enlarged to receive the end of another pipe so as to form a joint. Also called a bell.

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Flat plate system

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Device used to collect solar energy, usually consisting of a glazed cover, transfer medium (water or air), absorber plate and insulation

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Thermosiphon

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Circulating air with natural convection from heating. I.e. Ventilating a bldg by sending warmed air out the top and siphoning cooler air at the bottom

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Branch vent

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Connects one or more individual vents to a stack vent

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Reversible-acting valve

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Opens when pressure is applied and closes when pressure is released

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Power factor

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Ratio of real power in watts to the product of voltage and current

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Register

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Grille and damper to control amount of air passing thru

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Differential thermostat

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Responds to temperatures at 2 different locations…. It’s used to activate a solar heating system when he collector is water the the storage medium

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Sabin

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Unit of sound absorption equal to absorption of one square foot of open window

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Impedance… And what do you measure it in?

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Resistance in an AC circuit consisting of resistance, reactance or both. Measured in ohms.

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Damper

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Decide inserted in an air stream to modulate restrict or divert flow of air

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Expansion valve

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Valve which controls the flow and reduces pressure of the refrigerant, allowing it to evaporate and absorb heat

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Standard air

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Air at a standard temperature and pressure

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OSHA

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Occupational safety and health administration regulating working conditions

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Friction factor

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Factor used to calculate loss of pressure of a gas or liquid fluid through ducts or pipes

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Therm

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Unit equal to 100,000 BTUs

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Flame spread classes

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Rate at which flame will spread over a surface. Class I has least flame spread, class III the most

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Heat of fusion
Heat given off by a liquid in changing to a solid or heat absorbed by a solid melting to a liquid... Without change in temp.
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Ball check valve
Spring-operated check valve in a piping system in which pressure against a movable ball allows fluid to flow in one direction. When it flows in the other it closes ball against a seat and interrupts flow.
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Star connection
Method of connecting the windings on a 3-phase transformer in which one end of all three windings is connected to a common neutral center point, forming a Y shape. Also known as a wye connection.
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Interceptor
Device traps grease sand hand string etc. installed in certain drains.
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Globe thermometer measures....
Mean radiant temp
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Building authorization
Control by automatic equip of a number of bldg functions, usually including HVAC
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Neutral
Wire or conductor equidistant on voltage from the phase conductors of the systems... Not the same as ground
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U factor or U value
Overall rate of heat flow of a particular wall section, expressed on BTUs per hour per degree F per square foot
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Concentrating collector
Device to collect solar energy, usually | Parabolic in shape, for concentration isolation to achieve high temperatures
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Coefficient of performance COP
Ratio of heat delivered by a heat pump to the amount of energy supplied. (Or amount of energy removed by a refrigeration machine to the energy expended in removal). Similar to Efficiency but sometimes Exceeding 100% so it is expressed As a number.
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Typical COP for a heat pump
2.7
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Ballast
Electrical device providing starting voltage and regulating current flow in fluorescent and other lamps
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Underwriters loop
Plumbing arrangement on steam boilers to avoid rapid loss of water in the boiler due to a break in the condensate return line. Also. Hartford loop.
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Fixture unit
Unit of liquid flow used in sizing supply and drainage pipes. Equal to 1 cubic foot per minute or 7.5 gallons per minute
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Manometer
U-shaped tube partially filled with a liquid, used for measuring the pressure of a fluid
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Aspect ratio -- what 2 things does it relate to?
Ratio of the longer to shorter dimension of a duct which affects duct friction or of a room which relates to light reflection
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Balancing damper
Damper provided to regulate flow when system is being balanced or tuned to design requirements
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dBA
Decibel measured in the A scale, weighted to account for the special sensitivities of the human ear.
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Cooling tower
Structure to evaporatively cool a liquid by contact with air.
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Fusible sprinkler head
Sprinkler head normally closed by a plug I f low melting point alloy which melts at a predetermined temp
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Pitch... Is and depends on what factors
Tone of sound dependent primarily on frequency and somewhat on sound pressure and waveform
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Two pipe system
Hot or chilled water system having only one supply and one return line. It can supply heated or chilled water to a zone but not both at the same time.
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Grain
Unit of weight, where 7000 grains = one pound; used primarily as a measure of the weight of moisture in air.
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Emissivity
Rate at which a surface material at given temp radiates/emits energy. Varies from 0.0 to 1.0, where 1.0 is the theoretical emissivity of a perfect black box
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Capacitance ... Measured in
Measure of the ability of two or more closely spaced plates to store Electricity. Measured in farads
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Three phase
Describing a form of alternating current produced by a generator having three rotating coils positioned 120 degrees apart
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Efficacy
Ratio of lumens emitted by a lamp to the electrical power consumed by the lamp
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Mass Law
Theoretical law stating that for ea doubling of mass in a wall there is a 6dB drop in the amount of sound transmitted... In actuality it's closer to 5
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Another word for a downspout
A leader
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Sound level meter
Measures sound pressure on dB and gives a reading
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Sone
Subjective system of measuring loudness based on the reference point of one some equal to a sounds pressure level of 40 dB
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Photometry
Measurement of light distribution, illumination, and intensity, usually with a photometer.
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Inductance
The property of an electrical current by which a change in current induces an electromotive force. The unit of Inductance on the Henry.
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Total heat... Also known as...
Total sensible and latent stored in the air... Also known as | Enthalpy
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cfm
Cubic feet per minute, flow rate of air in a mech duct
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Psychrometer in chart involves
Wet bulb, dry bulb, dew point temp, relative and absolute humidities, enthalpy, and sensible heat ratio
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What does sound energy turn onto | When it is absorbed ?
Usually heat

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