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HVAC CAD Layout Tools: A Case Study of University/Industry Collaboration

Published

Author(s)

J Cagan, R Clark, P Dastidar, Simon Szykman, P Weisser

Abstract

An effective partnership between industry and the university resulted in the system of design tools for the layout of HVAC systems presented in this paper and illustrated with the design of a heat pump. The system provides tools to assist in the placement of components and routing of tubes between the components. Both traditional tubes, and tubes that have minimized length and number of bends, and those that are impossible to route in the tradition manner, are generated. The paper provides insight on both the collaborative research interaction and the resulting set of tools.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference (8th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology),Paper No. 96-DETC/DTM-1505
Conference Dates
August 1, 1996
Conference Location
Irvine, CA, USA

Keywords

HVAC, design tools, heat pump

Citation

Cagan, J. , Clark, R. , Dastidar, P. , Szykman, S. and Weisser, P. (1996), HVAC CAD Layout Tools: A Case Study of University/Industry Collaboration, Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference (8th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology),Paper No. 96-DETC/DTM-1505, Irvine, CA, USA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821057 (Accessed April 19, 2024)
Created July 31, 1996, Updated October 12, 2021