TY - BOOK AU - Watson,Richard D. AU - Chapman,Kirby S. ED - McGraw-Hill eBooks. TI - Radiant heating & cooling handbook T2 - McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering SN - 0071450017 AV - TJ260 .W335 2002 U1 - 621.402/2 21 PY - 2002///] CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Heat KW - Transmission KW - Radiation and absorption KW - Radiant heating KW - Energy budget KW - Geophysics KW - Conduction KW - Convection KW - Psychometry KW - Gases KW - Thermal conductivity KW - Fluid mechanics KW - Buildings KW - Environmental engineering KW - Temperature normals KW - Electric heating KW - Hot-water heating KW - Hydronics KW - Heating KW - Control KW - Temperature control KW - Thermostat KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Print version c2002; Includes bibliographical references (p. B.1-B.72) and index; http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh021/2001044881.html; Introduction to radiant systems -- Fundamentals of heat transfer and thermodynamics -- Thermal comfort -- Sizing and load estimation -- Radiant heating systems -- Control options for radiant heating and cooling panels -- Radiant heating and cooling hybrid systems -- Engineering design tools to assist in heater-cooler sizing; Examples of radiant systems; Advantages of using radiant systems; How to use this book; Energy balance; Conduction and convection heat transfer; Radiation heat transfer; Multimodal heat transfer; Psychrometrics and mixtures; Fluid mechanics; What is thermal comfort?; Thermal comfort models; Mean radiant temperature; Operative temperature; ASHRAE standard methods; Building comfort analysis program methodology; Introduction to radiant panels; Electric radiant heating panels; High-temperature heaters; Radiant hydronic heating systems; Case studies; Introduction; Role of the heat output; Controls in common use; Thermostats and thermal comfort; Energy management systems; When to use hybrid systems; Convective systems with radiant panels; Ventilation with radiant heating and cooling; Hybrid heating and cooling demonstration projects; Introduction to computeraided thermal comfort design tools; Design process for localized thermal comfort; Example design calculations using above; Sizing, design, and methodology conclusions; Also issued in print and PDF version UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://accessengineeringlibrary.com/browse/radiant-heating-and-cooling-handbook ER -