S20 -- Room Air Distribution and Equipment (SI)

Supply air outlets and diffusing equipment introduce air into a conditioned space to obtain a desired indoor atmospheric environment. Return and exhaust air are removed from a space through return and exhaust inlets (inlet and outlet are defined relative to the duct system and not the room). Various types of air outlets and inlets are available as standard manufactured products. This chapter describes this equipment, details its proper use, and is intended to help HVAC designers select room air distribution equipment applicable to the air distribution methods outlined in Chapter 57 of the 2011 ASHRAE Handbook--HVAC Applications.

Chapter Table of Contents

SUPPLY OUTLETS
Fully Mixed Systems
Fully Stratified Systems
Partially Mixed Systems
Types of Supply Air Outlets
RETURN AND EXHAUST AIR INLETS
Types of Inlets
Applications
TERMINAL UNITS
Chilled Beams
Fan-Coil Unit Systems

ISBN: 978-1-936504-26-8 (for SI versions of chapters)
ISSN: 1930-7705 (for SI versions of chapters)

Citation: 2012 ASHRAE Handbook -- Systems and Equipment: Chapter 20, Room Air Distribution and Equipment



Product Code(s): D-S202012SI