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

Published

August 1, 1996

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

Pub Type

Conferences

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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 October 11, 2025)