The British thermal unit (BTU or Btu) is a traditional unit of work equal

to about 1055 joules. It is the amount of work needed to raise the

temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit (Physical
analogue: one four-inch wooden kitchen match consumed completely
generates approximately 1 BTU). In science, the joule, the SI unit of
energy, has largely replaced the BTU.

The BTU/h is most often used as a measure of power in

the power, steam generation, heating, and air conditioning industries,
and also as a measure of agricultural energy production (BTU/kg).

The fresh air inlet is a line of pipe run from the house side of the main trap and
opening into the outer air. The use of this pipe is to prevent air lock between the
fixture traps and the main trap, to bring into the system a supply of fresh air, and to
aid in creating a circulation of this air through the plumbing system.

Fresh air inlet

What do you understand by insulation ?
Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer (the transfer of thermal
energy between objects of differing temperature) between objects in thermal
contact or in range of radiative influence. Thermal insulation can be achieved
with specially engineered methods or processes, as well as with suitable
object shapes and materials.

State the three basic types of Insulation .

Air Insulation , Capacitive insulation and Radiant insulation.

Write a short note on each one of them.

Radiant barriers (also known as reflective insulation) are a type of thermal

(heat) insulations that inhibits heat transfer by thermal radiation. Thermal
energy may also be transferred via conduction or convection, however, and
radiant barriers do not necessarily protect against heat transfer via conduction
(without airspace facing the heat source) or convection (perforated).

What are the three modes of energy transfer ?

Conduction , Convection and Radiation .

Illustrate the same with an example .

Convection is the concerted, collective movement of groups or aggregates
of molecules within fluids (e.g.,liquids, gases) and rheids, through advection or
through diffusion or as a combination of both of them. Convection of mass
cannot take place in solids, since neither bulk current flows nor significant
diffusion can take place in solids. Diffusion of heat can take place in solids, but
that is called heat conduction.

Thermal conduction is the transfer of internal energy by microscopic diffusion and

collisions of particles or quasi-particles within a body. The microscopically diffusing
and colliding objects include molecules, atoms, and electrons. They transfer
disorganized microscopic kinetic and potential energy, which are jointly known as
internal energy. Conduction can only take place within an object or material, or
between two objects that are in contact with each other. Conduction takes place in all
phases of ponderable matter, such as solids, liquids, gases and plasmas. When the
processes of conduction yield a net flow of energy across a boundary because of
a temperature gradient, the process is characterized as a flow of heat.

Heat spontaneously flows from a hotter to a colder body. In the absence of external
drivers, temperature differences decay over time, and the bodies approach thermal
equilibrium.
Radiation is energy that comes from a source and travels through some material
or through space. Light, heat and sound are types of radiation. The kind of radiation
discussed in this presentation is called ionizing radiation because it can produce
charged particles (ions) in matter.

Unstable atoms are said to be radioactive. In order to reach stability, these atoms
give off, or emit, the excess energy or mass. These emissions are called radiation.
The kinds of radiation are electromagnetic (like light) and particulate (i.e., mass given
off with the energy of motion)

Write a short note on the following

Dew Point

Precipitation.

Dew point temperature is defined as the temperature to which the air would have
to cool (at constant pressure and constant water vapor content) in order to reach
saturation. A state of saturation exists when the air is holding the maximum amount
of water vapor possible at the existing temperature and pressure

A higher dew point indicates more moisture present in the air. It is sometimes
referred to as dew point temperature. Frost point is the dew point when temperatures
are below freezing.[2]

In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric

water vapour that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle,
rain, sleet, snow, graupel and hail.

Precipitation occurs when a portion of the atmosphere becomes saturated with water
vapour, so that the water condenses and "precipitates". Thus, fog and mist are not
precipitation but suspensions, because the water vapour does not condense
sufficiently to precipitate. Two processes, possibly acting together, can lead to air
becoming saturated: cooling the air or adding water vapour to the air. Precipitation
forms as smaller droplets coalesce via collision with other rain drops or ice crystals
within a cloud.

CONCEPT OF AIR CONDITIONER

Air conditioning is the process of altering the properties of air to more comfortable
conditions, typically with the aim of distributing the conditioned air to an occupied
space such as a building or a vehicle to improve thermal comfort and indoor air
quality. In common use, an air conditioner is a device that lowers the air
temperature. Thecooling is typically achieved through a refrigeration cycle, but
sometimes evaporation or free cooling is used. Air conditioning systems can also be
made based on desiccants.[1]

In the most general sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of technology that
modifies the condition of air (heating, cooling, (de-)humidification, cleaning,
ventilation, or air movement).

FOR TYPES REFER XEROX !!!! :P

Explain the term Air Conditioning.

What are the various purposes of Air conditioning