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HVAC Designing and Drafting, Plumbing Designing and Drafting, Fire Fighting Designing and Drafting, Fully Included
(Included HVAC Designing and Drafting & Plumbing and Fire fighting Designing and drafting.)

HVAC Designing & Drafting

Introduction

Introduction, basics, units, conversions | Scope of HVAC | Future of MEP and HVAC | Applications of HVAC | Standards in HVAC (ASRAE, ISHRAE, DW144, DW142, SMACNA) | Introduction to air conditioning | Types of Airconditioning systems | Feasibility study | HVAC Drawings | Roles & responsibilities of HVAC engineers | Detailed discussion of HVAC design | Introduction to HVAC installation | Introduction to HVAC maintenance | Introduction to HVAC Testing and Commissioning

Basics, Units

Definition of Heat | Temperature & Conversions | Tonne of refrigeration (TR) & Btu/hr | Coefficient of performance (COP) | Energy efficiency ratio (EER, ISEER) | Modes of heat transfer | Saturation point concept | Latent heat of Evaporation & Latent heat of fusion | Enthalpy / Total heat | Sensible and latent heat | Vapour compression refrigeration cycle | Types of Refrigerants | Units - Metric and Imperial Units | Conversions

Psychrometry

Introduction, uses and applications of psychrometry | Properties of air | Dry and Moist air | Dry bulb temperature (DBT) | Wet bulb temperature (WBT) | Dew point temperature (DPT) | Apparatus Dew point temperature (ADP) | Humidity ratio / Specific humidity | Relative humidity | Specific volume | Psychrometric chart study | Psychometric software | Psychometric analysis | Cooling & Heating calculations using chart | Humidification & Dehumidification | Sensible heat factor | Bypass factor & Contact factor | Allignment circle | Designs using Psychrometric chart | Fresh air handling unit (FAHU) sizing using psychrometric chart

Machines

Types of Air conditioning systems | Comfort air conditioning systems | Industrial air conditioning systems | Precision conditioning systems | Direct expansion machines | Split airconditioning machine | Wall mounted split AC | Floor mounted split AC | Ceiling mounted split AC (Cassette) | Ducted split AC | Multi split AC | Inverter AC | Difference between Split and Inverter AC | Inverter AC with Dual compressor | Unitary Systems | Window airconditioning systems | Packaged AC | VRV/VRF Systems | DX AHU / DX FAHU | Chilled beams concept | Radiant cooling concept | Wrist cooling concept | Vortex chiller concept | Peltier cooling concept | District cooling systems | Desert cooler | Air cooled chiller | Water cooled chiller | Cooling tower | Fancoil units (FCU) | Air handling unit (AHU) | Fresh air handling unit (FAHU) | Heat recovery unit (HRU) | Ventilation & Exhaust fans | Ecology unit | Electro static precipitator | Inline ducted exhaust fan | Car parking exhaust fan | Smoke exhaust fan | Stairwell pressurization fan | Lobby pressurization fan | Garbage chute exhaust fan | Kitchen exhaust fan | Air curtain | Constant air volume (CAV) system | Variable air volume (VAV) system | Single zone systems | Multi zone systems

Heating and Cooling Load Calculation

Gathering data | Drawings required for analysis | Ambient and Design conditions | Latitude and Longitude | Building Directions | Land elevation w.r.t sea level | Building sectional/elevation details | Ventilation requirement as per (ASHRAE 62) | Gathering U values | Load from overhead Lights & Task lights | Load from electrical equipments | Load from people | Load from Walls & roof | Load from windows & skylight | Load from Ceiling and floors | Load from Infiltration and Ventilation | Load from Partitions | Cooling load calculation | Heating load calculation | Manual load calculation | Load calculation using E20 sheet | Load calculation using HAP Software | Creating systems and schedules | Generating report | Understanding report | Project: Multistorey abroad BANK building

Duct System

Classification of duct | Material using for duct construction | Duct construction standards (SMACNA, DW) | Duct gauge & thickness selection | Duct aspect ratio | Acoustic criteria for duct | Velocity limitation for ducting | NC values for Velocity selection | Duct thermal insulation | Duct acoustic insulation | Duct Designing: Equal friction method, Velocity reduction method, Static regain method, Manual method, ASHRAE Chart method, Software method | Duct nomenclature: Supply Air Duct, Return Air Duct, Makeup air duct, Fresh Air Duct, Kitchen exhaust Duct, Smoke exhaust Duct, Toilet exhaust Duct, Stairwell pressurization duct, Generator exhaust duct, Garbage chute duct, Carpark exhaust duct, Lobby pressurization duct | Duct accessories: Volume Control Damper, Variable Air Volume, Butterfly Damper, Motorized Volume Control Damper, Fire damper, Motorized Fire Damper, Motorized smoke Fire Damper, Non-Return Damper, Sound Attenuators, Splitter damper | Project training in duct sizing

Machine Selection

Factors affecting machine selection | Selection criteria of All Air conditioning Machines | Specified data | Proposed data | Selecting machine as per ambient temperature | Machine selection using Technical data sheet

Space Air Distribution

Primary air, Room air, Total air | Comfort criteria | Draft Concept | Terminal velocity concept to prevent draft (T50) | Throw, drop, Spread | Noise criteria (NC) values | Permissible delivery velocities | Characteristic length of air terminals | Types of air terminals: Square diffuser, Round diffuser, Grilles, Linear bar grille, Linear slot diffuser, Jet / Nozzle diffuser, Displacement diffuser, Disc valve, Perforated diffuser, Egg crate grille, Fabric diffuser, Louvers, Fresh air louver, Exhaust louvers, Sand trap louvers | Pressure drop in air terminals | Air terminal design & selection | Project training in air terminal selection

Fan Selection

Total pressure, static pressure, dynamic pressure | Internal static pressure (ISP) | External static pressure (ESP) calculation using Excel sheet | External static pressure (ESP) calculation using ASHRAE Software | Fan performance | Types of Fan | Acoustic characteristics | Fan power calculation | Fan selection | Project training in ESP Calculation and Fan selection

Ventilation

Toilet exhaust system | Toilet makeup air system | Kitchen exhaust system | Kitchen makeup air system | Car parking exhaust system | Car parking makeup air system | Generator room exhaust system | Commercial kitchen hood design and selection | Ecology unit selection | Building fresh air system | Building makeup air system | Negative and positive pressure regions in buildings | Stairwell pressurization | Smoke exhaust system | Lobby pressurization | Building pressurization | Project training in Ventilation

Chilled Water System

Introduction to chilled water system | Chilled water pipe materials | ERW and Seamless pipes | Pipe class | Pipe schedule | Chilled water circuits: Constant flow primary only system, Primary secondary system, Variable primary system, Primary secondary tertiary system, Direct return system, Reverse return system | Chilled water pipe sizing method: Friction method, Velocity method, Friction Velocity combined method, Manual method, ASHRAE chart method, Software method | Condensate drain pump selection | Condensate drain pipe sizing (CDP) | Condensate drain pipe slope selection | Drain trap sizing for condensate line | Chilled water Valves and fittings: Valve package for FCU, AHU, FAHU, Chiller, Pumps, Cooling tower, 2 way motorized valve, 3 way motorized valve, Double regulating balancing valve (FO DRV, VO DRV), Pressure independent control valve (PICV), Strainer, Orifice plate, Pressure gauge, differential pressure gauge, test points | Low DeltaT Syndrome | Chiller Surge | Troubleshooting of Chiller, Pumps, Cooling tower | Project training in Chilled water pipe sizing

Pump Selection

Types of pumps | Primary, Secondary, Tertiary pump selection | Heat and Cool pump selection | Pump flowrate calculation | Pump head calculation manually and using software | Pump power calculation | Net positive suction head (NPSHr) Calculation | Pump curves | Variable frequency drive (VFD / VSD) | Pump selection using Head Vs Discharge Curve | Project training in Pump Design & selection

Cooling Tower

Types of cooling towers: Natural, Forced, Induced draft cooling towers | Cooling tower drift eliminators | Cooling tower design and Selection | Cooling tower pump selection | Evaporation, Drift and COC losses of cooling tower | Cooling tower makeup water calculation | Chilled water expansion vessel design and selection | Chilled water buffer tank design and selection | Chilled water chemical flushing | Project training in Cooling tower design & selection | Project training in expansion vessel design & selection | Equalizer line

District Cooling, Heat Exchangers, Thermal Storage Tank

District cooling system, Heat exchanger selection, Thermal storage calculations | Plate heat exchangers (PHE), design, pump selection | Project: Heat exchanger design and selection

Cleanrooms, Cold Storage

Cleanroom ISO, FEDERAL standards, HEPA/ULPA filters | Filter Selection, design Calculations | Equipments arrangement

Filters,Acoustics,Insulation

Type of air filters used in HVAC air side equipment, MERV rating of filters, HEPA and ULPA filters, Filter selection Insulation: Types of thermal and acoustic insulation materials, Insulation selection, Acoustic insulation design and selection Acoustics: Sound attenuator design and selection Project training

Drafting - AutoCAD

Learning AutoCAD, Introduction to AutoCAD, AutoCAD interface, Coordinates, Angle measurement system, Unit system (SI, IPS), Keyboard shortcuts, Command customization, Draw tools (Line, Polyline, Construction line, Spline, Multiline, Circle, Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Arc, Point, Revision Cloud), Modify tools (Copy, Move, Rotate, Offset, Mirror, Scale, Block, Explode, Stretch, Join, Break, Align, Fillet, Chamfer, Trim, Extend, Reverse, Point, Divide, Zoom), Object properties (Line width, Line style, Dimensions, Dimension style), Single line & Multiline text, Layers, Laywalk, Purge, Xref, Etransmit, Audit, Layouts, Page setup manager, Printing & Plotting

Drafting - Preparing Layouts

Template selection, Setting units, Attaching Xref file, Creating HVAC layers, Inserting HVAC blocks, Allowance calculation as per site and ceiling, Placing HVAC equipment, Placing air terminals, Single line routing of supply ductwork, Single line routing of return ductwork, Making single line to 2D HVAC layout, Creating and inserting duct fittings and accessories, Thermal insulation, Acoustic insulation, Single line routing of chilled water pipework, Making single line to 2D chilled water pipework, Chilled water valves and accessories connection, HVAC ventilation drawings, Drawing legends and notes, HVAC riser diagram, Isometric drawings, Tender drawing preparation, IFC/GFC drawing preparation, Working/Shop drawing preparation, As-built drawing preparation, Coordination, Purging, Binding Xref, Etransmit, Finding optimum sheet size for drawing, Layouts, Page setup manager, Title sheets, Viewports, Setting sheet and scaling, Pen assignments, Drawing submission, Taking printouts

Final Project (Implementing complete course study)
Softwares & Tools

HAP - Heating and cooling load calculation, E20 SHEET - Cooling load calculation, MCQUAY DUCT SIZER - Duct sizing, MCQUAY PIPE SIZER - Chilled water pipe sizing, ASHRAE DUCT FITTINGS DATABASE - ESP calculation, AIRMASTER - Air terminal selection, MS EXCEL - ESP calculation, Pump head calculation, AutoCAD - Drafting

 

Plumbing Designing & Drafting

 

Introduction & Basics
  • Introduction, basics, units, conversions 
  • Scope & Future of MEP
  • Applications of plumbing
  • Standards in plumbing (IPC, UPC, NBC, ASPE, DEWA)
  • Introduction to plumbing systems
  • Type of plumbing systems
  • Plumbing drawings
  • Roles & responsibilities of plumbing engineers

 

Items in Drainage & Water Supply
  • Plumbing items and fixtures 
  • Number of fixtures inside spaces as per IPC
  • All fixtures in bathrooms and toilets
  • All accessories in bathrooms and toilets
  • All equipments in bathrooms and toilets
  • All traps and wastes in plumbing systems
  • Water closets, lavatories, urinals, bidet, shower tray
  • Kitchen sink, service sink, janitor sink
  • Bath tubs, jetted and air bath tubs
  • Jetted and air bath tub accessories
  • Bibcock, mixers, thermostatic mixing valves
  • Floor traps, floor drains, floor cleanouts, roding eye, cleaning eye
  • Parking drains, channel gratings, shower gratings, balcony drains
  • P trap, U trap, Nanu trap, bottle trap, sediment bucket
  • Click clack waste, popup waste
  • Pipe hangers and supports
  • Grease / oil interceptors
  • Rainwater outlets and spouts
  • Valves in plumbing systems
  • Fittings and accessories in plumbing systems

 

Water Supply, Drainage Design
  • Types of water closets flushing systems 
  • Plumbing equations, calculations and system design
  • Pressure requirements in plumbing systems as per IPC
  • Selection and location of pressure regulating valves (PRV)
  • Water demand calculation, drainage flow calculations
  • Water supply underground tank/reservoir sizing
  • Water supply overhead tank/reservoir sizing
  • Drainage underground tank/reservoir sizing
  • Septic tank sizing
  • Soak pit sizing
  • Sump pit and Sump pump
  • Sewage lifting tank sizing
  • Hot water demand calculation
  • Hot water system calculations
  • Centralized hot water system design
  • Water supply in buildings (gravity systems and boosted systems)
  • Water supply and drainage fixture units for design
  • Water supply pipe sizing as per flow rate (IPC)
  • Water supply pipe sizing as per fixture units (IPC)
  • Isometric layout making
  • Gravity water supply system design and pipe sizing - manually and using software
  • Booster water supply system design and pipe sizing - manually and using software
  • Hot water supply system design and pipe sizing - manually and using software
  • One pipe drainage systems
  • One pipe partially ventilated drainage systems
  • Two pipe drainage systems
  • Single stack/double stack drainage systems
  • Horizontal drain line sizing as per IPC
  • Horizontal drain slope selection as per IPC
  • Vertical drain stack sizing as per IPC
  • Vent pipe sizing as per IPC
  • Pressurized plumbing lines design
  • Oil/Grease interceptor sizing
  • Rain water Gutter & Pipe sizing

 

Pumps & Components Design and Selection
  • Types of pumps in plumbing 
  • Water supply transfer pump design & selection
  • Water supply booster pump design & selection
  • Submersible pump design & selection
  • Sewage pump design & selection
  • Hot water recirculation pump design & selection
  • Booster pump expansion vessel sizing
  • Pump head calculation manually and using excel sheet
  • Pump power calculations
  • Net positive suction head (NPSHa, NPSHr)
  • Selecting pumps using technical data sheets

 

External Plumbing System
  • Manhole sizing and cover selection 
  • Manhole cover selection (light, medium, heavy duty)
  • External drainage systems
  • External water supply systems
  • Manhole invert level, cover level, depth calculations
  • Storm water drainage systems
  • Roof drain design and selection
  • Rain water Gutter & Pipe sizing
  • Oil/Grease interceptor sizing
  • Sewage treatment plant concept
Pipe Materials and Selection
  • Water supply pipe materials and selection
  • Drainage pipe materials and selection

 

Plumbing - Drafting
  • Plumbing drawings preparation (tender, IFC, shop, as-built) 
  • Plumbing isometric drawings preparation
  • Plumbing riser diagrams
  • Plumbing project

 

Softwares & Tools
  • IPC Data sheets 
  • MCQUAY PIPE SIZER - Cold/Hot water pipe sizing
  • MS EXCEL - BOQ, QS, Cost Estimation, Pump selection
  • AutoCAD - Drafting

 

Fire Fighting Designing & Drafting

 

Fire Fighting - Introduction and Basics
  • Introduction to fire fighting systems
  • Fire fighting standards (NFPA, NBC, UAE)
  • Fire hazard classification
  • Fire triangle concept
  • Getting familiar with fire fighting drawings

 

Fire Extinguishers (NFPA 10, NFPA 2001)
  • Fire class 
  • Fire extinguishers types
  • Selection of fire extinguishers as per NFPA 10
  • Mounting details and spacing of fire extinguishers
  • FM200 system design and selection as per NFPA 21
  • FM200 system cylinder volume calculation and selection
  • Components of FM200 system

 

Sprinkler System Design (NFPA 13)
  • Selecting type of sprinkler system for buildings 
  • Types of sprinklers (upright, pendent, sidewall)
  • Sprinkler color codes, RTI
  • Dry sprinkler system
  • Wet sprinkler system
  • Preaction sprinkler system
  • Deluge sprinkler system
  • Sprinkler system pipe circuits
  • Valves and accessories for sprinkler system
  • Sprinkler pressure requirements as per NFPA 13
  • Sprinkler pipe routing
  • Sprinkler pipe sizing (NFPA 13)
  • Sprinkler K values
  • Sprinkler water demand calculation
  • Hazen Williams equation
  • Manual hydraulic calculation
  • Hydraulic calculation using Elite software

 

Standpipe and Fire Hose System Design (NFPA 14)
  • Analyzing the building for standpipe system 
  • Dry riser system design & selection
  • Wet riser system design & selection
  • Fire hose reel cabinet set selection and location
  • Landing valve selection and location
  • Internal and external fire hydrants
  • Fire brigade valve (breeching inlet)
  • Valves and accessories for standpipe system
  • Standpipe & fire hose system pipe routing
  • Standpipe & fire hose system pipe sizing
  • Standpipe system pressure requirements as per NFPA 14
  • Hose stream water demand calculation

 

Fire Tank Design and Sizing
  • Fire water demand calculation
  • Fire water tank volume calculation and sizing
  • Combined fire + domestic water tank sizing
  • Underground and overhead tank sizing as per NFPA & NBC
  • Types of fire tanks and materials
  • Fire tank connections

 

Fire Pump Design (NFPA 20)
  • Fire pump flowrate calculation 
  • Fire pump head calculation
  • Fire pump set design & selection (electrical, diesel, jockey)
  • Vortex inhibitors
  • Fire pump & pump room components
  • Valves and accessories for fire pump

 

Fire Alarm System (NFPA 72)
  • Selection and placing of fire detectors 
  • Correcting detectors spacing as per NFPA 72
  • Selection and location of manual call points
  • Selection and location of sounders
  • Control and monitoring modules
  • Fire alarm control panel (FACP)
  • Fire alarm circuit
  • Wires and cables in fire alarm system

 

Foam System (NFPA 11, NFPA 16)
  • Foam system working 
  • Foam system selection
  • Design methods
  • Design calculations

 

CO2 System (NFPA 12)
  • Surface, deep-seated concept 
  • CO2 system working
  • CO2 system selection
  • CO2 design methods
  • Design calculations using manual/software

 

Clean Agent System (NFPA 2001)
  • Types of clean agents 
  • Inert gases and halocarbon agents
  • System selection
  • FM 200 system
  • Flooding quantity
  • Design calculations

 

Fire Fighting - Project
  • Fire fighting drawings preparation 
  • Fire fighting isometric drawings preparation

 

Softwares & Tools
  • NFPA/DEWA standards - Design calculations 
  • FM-200 Selector - Clean agent selection
  • MS Excel - Design calculations
  • Elite - Hydraulic calculation
  • AutoCAD - Drafting