by Air Conditioning Contractors of America.
Manual Q is your one-stop reference book on the low-pressure, low-velocity systems used in small and mid-size commercial buildings. Manual Q gives you time-saving "quick" fitting loss tables, as well as a complete set of fitting loss tables compiled from the ASHRAE and SMACNA handbooks. (316 pages) Topics include: Performance characteristics of fans, duct systems, air-side devices, and duct system materials; Fan inlet and fan discharge losses; Duct sizing methods, including a comprehensive treatment of the equal friction duct sizing method; Examples of how to design constant volume, variable volume, rooftop multi-zone, and WT duct systems; Exhaust equipment and exhaust duct systems; Building pressure control, ventilation, and air balance; Fittings and hardware for adjustment, test, and balance work; Duct system efficiency, conduction losses and duct leakage.
Published/Edition: 1990. ISBN/Book No.: ACCAQ
