Ductwork 12 PDH Discount Package

This online engineering PDH course reviews the above criteria in detail and provides guidance on the planning, layout and sizing of supply and return air ducts.

In air conditioning systems the duct is considered a static component of the installation through which air flows within the building, connecting all parts of the system. Ducts can be best described as arteries of the central air-conditioning system. These play an important role in keeping the whole HVAC system fit and achieving comfortable conditions throughout its life span.

Defects in a duct system can waste hundreds of dollars a year by forcing the HVAC system to run longer than necessary. Ductwork problems also make certain rooms too hot or too cold at different times of the year, while introducing dirt and bad odors into the forced-air system.

The objective of good duct design is to:

• Optimize duct size (manufacturing costs);
• Minimize duct system friction losses (operational cost);
• Reduce duct system acoustics (environmental costs); and
• Minimize air balance procedures (commissioning costs).

This 6 PDH online course is intended for mechanical and HVAC engineers, architects, building designers, contractors, energy auditors, facility managers, property and estate managers, O&M personnel, and other professionals interested in gaining a better understanding of sizing and designing duct systems.

This online engineering PDH course presents basic information about the various types of duct systems, their classification and application. It also explains the factors involved when sizing duct to comply with specified building requirements. Furthermore this course illustrates the procedures and steps of how to balance duct systems.

To deliver conditioned air to a space, you need air carriers. These carriers are called ducts. They are made of sheet metal or some other structural material depending on their application.

This 2 PDH online course is applicable to engineers, designers, manufacturers and anyone interested to gain an understanding of duct systems.

This online engineering PDH course describes the importance of duct sealing with respect to saving energy in air delivery systems in commercial buildings.  This course also explains that the duct sealing method analyzed in this report is technically viable; however, more work is needed to develop a practical cost effective methodology for this process.

Considerable research has been conducted on the leakage levels of various types of ducts and duct fittings. Electricity energy savings potential by eliminating air leakage from ducts in large commercial buildings is on the order of 10 kWh/m2 per year.  The research discussed in this paper is based on two large commercial buildings, using a new technology that simultaneously seals duct leaks and measures effective leakage area of ducts.

This 2 PDH online course is applicable to mechanical engineers who design duct systems and write specifications for ductwork sealing in large commercial buildings.

This online engineering PDH course describes duct thermal performance as evaluated in this report which focused on large commercial buildings.  The course discusses the effects of duct deficiencies, duct performance principles such as air leakage, fan performance and heat transfer.  In addition the student will gain an understanding of the California Title 24 Duct Systems Compliance Path.

Despite the potential for significant energy savings by reducing duct leakage or other thermal losses from duct systems in large commercial buildings, California Title 24 has no provisions to credit energy-efficient duct systems in these buildings. The overall goal of the Efficient Distribution Systems (EDS) project within the PIER High Performance Commercial Building Systems Program is to bridge the gaps in current duct thermal performance modeling capabilities, and to expand our understanding of duct thermal performance in California large commercial buildings.

This 2 PDH online course is applicable to mechanical engineers who perform HVAC system designs and wish to understand more about how to reduce energy by reducing duct leakage and other thermal losses from duct systems in buildings.