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We’ve compiled this glossary to help you understand the different air conditioning/cooling/HVAC industry terms and acronyms used across our website and literature. Click on the alphabetical links below to jump to the appropriate section. The online version of the glossary is available at www.airedale.com/glossary.
Confused by the many terms and acronyms surrounding your indoor comfort system? Don’t be! This handy glossary of terms will tell you what you need to know when discussing your HVAC system with a professional contractor. This is the new minimum efficiency standard (effective January 2006) for an air conditioner or heat pump.
The definitions formulated below are those of terms and abbreviations commonly used in REHVA publications and in HVAC practice. Still, important terms are missing and some of the definitions can be
The term HVAC&R is an abbreviation of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigerating.
HVAC TERMINOLOGY Terms Description Abatement: Reduction or removal of a contaminant. Absolute Humidity: The mass of water vapor in a given volume of air. Measured in Grains per cubic footor mayalsobe measuredas thepartialp ressure of the water vapor. Absolute Pressure: Gauge pressureplu s atmospheric pressure (14.7PSI) equal s absolute
Principles of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, a textbook based on the 2017 ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals, should provide an attractive text for air-conditioning courses at engi-neering colleges and technical institutes.
The glossary provides concise definitions of specialized terms to improve understanding of HVAC systems and components. The document is a glossary of terms related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
