Program Overview

Program Overview

The Mechanical Engineering program offers a course titled ME 407: Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning. This course is part of the undergraduate catalog and provides students with an introduction to the basic concepts of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC).

Course Details

• Credits: 3
• Lab Hours: 0
• Lecture Hours: 3
• Tutoring Hours: 0

Course Description

The course introduces students to HVAC components and distribution systems, moist air properties and conditioning processes, indoor comfort conditions, heat transmission in building structures, calculation of heating loads, cooling load, duct design, fans and building air distribution, and the performance of refrigeration systems.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

• Prerequisite Courses: ME 206: Thermal Fluids Engineering I
• Corequisites: None

University Information

The program is offered by Alfaisal University, located in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.