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Handbook of air conditioning and refrigeration / Shan K

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A.10 APPENDIX A<br />

HVAC&R heating, ventilating, <strong>air</strong> <strong>conditioning</strong>,<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>refrigeration</strong><br />

IAQ indoor <strong>air</strong> quality<br />

ILD internal load density<br />

I/O input/output<br />

I-P inch-pound<br />

IPLV integrated part-load value<br />

IRS Internal Revenue Service<br />

LiBr lithium bromide<br />

LiCl lithium chloride<br />

LPG liquefied petroleum gas<br />

MAU makeup <strong>air</strong> unit<br />

MCPC microcomputer constructed psychrometric<br />

chart<br />

MPS manual position switch<br />

NBC National Broadcasting Corporation<br />

NC noise criteria, normally closed<br />

NCDC National Climatic Data Center<br />

NFPA National Fire Protection Association<br />

NIOSH National Institute <strong>of</strong> Occupational<br />

Safety <strong>and</strong> Health<br />

NO normally open<br />

NPL neutral pressure level<br />

NPSH net positive suction head<br />

NWWA National Water Well Association<br />

ODP ozone depletion potential<br />

PC personal computer<br />

PI proportional plus integral<br />

PID proportional-integral-derivative<br />

PU packaged unit<br />

PTAC packaged terminal <strong>air</strong> conditioner<br />

PURPA Public Utility Regulatory Policies<br />

Act<br />

PVC polyvinyl chloride<br />

PWM pulse-width modulated inverter<br />

RA reverse-acting<br />

RAM r<strong>and</strong>om access memory<br />

RAU recirculating <strong>air</strong> unit<br />

RC room criteria<br />

RH relative humidity<br />

ROM read-only memory<br />

RTD resistance temperature detector<br />

RTS room temperature sensor<br />

SBS sick building syndrome<br />

SEER seasonal energy efficiency ratio<br />

SEUF seasonal energy utilization factor<br />

SMACNA Sheet Metal <strong>and</strong> Air Conditioning<br />

Contractors’ National Association<br />

SI International System <strong>of</strong> units<br />

SPF seasonal performance factor<br />

SSE steady-state efficiency<br />

SSU Saybolt-seconds univeral viscosity<br />

SWSI single-width single-inlet<br />

TA time-averaging<br />

TARP thermal analysis research program<br />

TETD total equivalent temperature differential<br />

TFM transfer function method<br />

TIMA Thermal Insulation Manufacturers<br />

Association<br />

TRAV terminal regulated <strong>air</strong> volume<br />

UL Underwriters’ Laboratories<br />

ULPA ultra low-penetration <strong>air</strong> filters<br />

VAV variable <strong>air</strong> volume<br />

VDC volts <strong>of</strong> direct current<br />

VLSI very large-scale integrated<br />

VVVT variable-volume variable-temperature<br />

WHO World Health Organization<br />

WSHP water-source heat pump<br />

WWR window-to-wall ratio

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