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doing this, because inadequate maintenance will result in higher op-
erating costs. This is also a part of System Commissioning, which is
discussed later in this book. Reference 4 provides more information on
this area of design.
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Summary
In this chapter we discussed the fundamentals and philosophy of de-
signing HVAC systems in very broad terms to provide a background
for the technical details in succeeding chapters. While all the details
are necessary to develop a functional system, the designer must never
lose sight of the objective of the HVAC system: to provide a suitable
environment for comfort or for a process.
References
1. ASHRAE Handbook,
2001 Fundamentals,
p. 8.12.
2. Ibid., p. 8.19.
3. Ibid., Chap. 6.
4. ASHRAE Handbook,
1999 HVAC Applications,
Chaps. 34 to 41.
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