AC Clinic 2010

About AC Clinic

September 14 - December 14, 2010

Tuesday Evenings, 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

UMKC Dental School, Room 217A (Map and Directions)

Course Description:  This course covers the basics of air conditioning.  While the approach is a practical one, this course is not a service school.  Anyone engaged in the design of air conditioning systems can benefit from participation in this course.  All topics will be supported by reading material.  There will be homework assignments and quizes.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs):  3.6 CEUs will be awarded for participation in this program, and will be kept on file at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. 

Partners:  The 2010 Air Conditioning Clinic is presented by the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Trane.  Co-sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Kansas City Chapter.

Registration

Fee:  The registration fee for this course is $900 ($850 for registrations received before August 23, 2010).  This fee includes instruction and all handout materials.  Early registration is advised, as class size is limited. 

Cacellation Policy:  The University reserves the right to cancel this course and return all fees, in the event of insufficient registration.  An individual may cancel a registration on or before September 3, 2010 and receive a full refund.  Fifty percent of the fee will be refunded if a cancellation is made on or before September 13, 2010.  No fees will be refunded if a cancellation is made after September 13, 2010.

Parking:  Parking is available in UMKC permit parking areas 28A, 67 and 68.  UMKC Evening Parking Permits are $89 per semester.  Limited on-street parking is available.  City meters are $1.00 per 60 minutes. View a map of UMKC parking.

Registration:  REGISTER ONLINE NOW  or click here to print registration form if you would like to fax or mail.

Class Schedule and Instructors

Session 1 - September 14, 2010

HVAC Systems:  Understanding HVAC Systems: airside, chilled water refrigeration systems and direct expansion systems, system selection.  Instructed by Jeremy Brock, LEED AP industrial engineering & Matt Kornfeind, LEED AP civil engineering.

Session 2 - September 21, 2010

Load Estimating:  Conduct heat loss, conduction and solar heat gain, ventilation and infiltration and internal heat gain using the ASHRAE method and ACCA Manual N.   Instructed by Cory Powell, LEED AP industrial engineering & Matt Kornfeind, LEED AP civil engineering.

Session 3 - September 28, 2010

Psychrometry 1:  Fundamentals and properties or air and their relationship to comfort and to one another, sensible heat ratios, the use of a psychrometric chart.  Instructed by David Hansen, P.E., LEED AP mechanical engineering & Andrew Price, LEED AP mechanical engineering.

Session 4 - October 5, 2010

Psychrometry 2:  Application of psychrometrics to various systems, variable temperature, reheat double-duct, multi-zone, fan coil variable volume, etc.  Instructed by David Hansen, P.E., LEED AP mechanical engineering & Andrew Price, LEED AP mechanical engineering.

Session 5 - October 12, 2010

Duct Design:  Low pressure, high pressure, equal friction method, equal velocity method and static disadvantages of each.  Instructed by Greg Schnakenberg, P.E., LEED AP mechanical engineering & Cory Powell, LEED AP industrical engineering.

Session 6 - October 19, 2010

Fan in Air Conditioning 1:  Fundamentals, fan laws and their application, FC fans, BI fans, airfoil fans and vane axial fans; applications of various fans to various systems; fan surge, systems surge and paralleling.  Instructed by Robert Colombe, P.E., LEED AP mechanical engineering & Jeremy Lee, LEED AP industrial engineering.

Session 7 - October 26, 2010

Fans in Air Conditioning 2:  Methods of fan control; variable volume application and selection, exhaust vs. return fans, accoustical considerations and isolation.  Instructed by Robert Colombe, P.E., LEED AP mechanical engineering & Jeremy Lee, LEED AP industrial engineering.

 November 2, 2010

No Class - Election Day 

Session 8 - November 9, 2010

Chilled Water Systems 1:  Current technologies used in chillers, various components differences, thermal storage, energy usage and equipment rating systems, improving building efficiency, reducing installation costs.  Instructed by Tobin Bailey, LEED AP mechanical engineering & Noel Hankins, LEED AP mechanical engineering.

Session 9 - November 16, 2010

Chilled Water Systems 2:  Design strategies, components, coil control, evaporator flow, plant designs, control concepts for decoupled systems, DDC controls, sequencing, lead/lag, failure recovery, diagnostics.  Instructed by Tobin Bailey, LEED AP mechanical engineering & Noel Hankins, LEED AP mechanical engineering.

 Session 10 - November 23, 2010

Energy Recovery:  Fundamentals of energy recovery: coil runaround loops, fixed plate heat exchangers, energy wheels, heat pipes.  Instructed by Jeremy Brock, LEED AP industrial engineering & Greg Schnakenberg, P.E., LEED AP mechanical engineering. 

Session 11 - November 30, 2010

Controls:  Introduction to fundamentals of HVAC system controls and automation systems.  Instructed by Dan Ketelle, LEED AP mechanical engineering & Al Jones, LEED AP industrial administration & Mike Gilbert, LEED AP mechanical engineering. 

Session 12 - December 7, 2010

Final Exam:   Instructed by Dan Ketelle, LEED AP mechanical engineering & Al Jones, LEED AP industrial administration & Mike Gilbert, LEED AP mechanical engineering.  

Session 13 - December 14, 2010

Course Critique and Graduation:  Participant recognition and presentation of awards will be held at the UMKC Diastole, 2501 Holmes, Kansas City, MO.