Course Details

Cooling of Buildings (EVB)

Academic Year 2025/26

BTA019 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-EVB Winter Semester 4th year

Course Guarantor

Ing. Marian Formánek, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Building Services

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

5 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/290019

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Basics of thermodynamics for cooling. Machine cooling systems.
  • 2. Heat load of buildings.
  • 3. Project documentation.
  • 4. Water cooling systems.
  • 5. Sources of cold.
  • 6. Liquid chillers. Water treatment for cooling.
  • 7. Cooling fluids and refrigerants.
  • 8. Hydraulics of cooling systems. Thermal insulation in cooling.
  • 9. Cooling ceilings.
  • 10. Chilled split systems.
  • 11. Refrigerating units as operating units.
  • 12. Refrigeration and cooling of food.
  • 13. Passive and alternative cooling of buildings.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Basics of thermodynamics for cooling. Machine cooling systems.
  • 2. Heat load of buildings.
  • 3. Project documentation.
  • 4. Water cooling systems
  • 5. Sources of cold
  • 6. Liquid chillers. Water treatment for cooling
  • 7. Cooling fluids and refrigerants.
  • 8. Hydraulics of cooling systems. Thermal insulation in cooling.
  • 9. Cooling ceilings.
  • 10. Chilled split systems.
  • 11. Refrigerating units as operating units.
  • 12. Refrigeration and cooling of food.
  • 13. Passive and alternative cooling of buildings.