Chapter 24

Building Services

24.1 AIR CONDITIONING

24.1.1 Principles of air conditioning

Air conditioning is the process of treating air so as to control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, purity and distribution to meet the requirements of the conditioned space, such as comfort and health of human beings and other needs of the situation.

24.1.2 Purposes of air conditioning

  1. To improve the quality of the products in industrial processes such as artificial silk and cotton cloth. In the case of other industries, it helps in providing comfortable working conditions for the workers, resulting in the increase of production.
  2. In commercial premises such as theatres, offices, banks, shops and restaurants, air conditioning is done to improve ...

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