Reference Data : CIBSE Guide C

__Guide C__ provides the fundamental data required for building services design. it is an essential instrument for those involved in the building professions. The Guide is made up of 6 sections: 1. Properties of Humid Air 2. Properties of Water and Steam 3. Heat Transfer 4. Flow of Fluids in Pipes and Ducts 5. Fuels and Combustion 6. Units, Standards and Mathematical Data. __CIBSE Guide C__ was comprehensively updated for the previous edition in 2001 edition. Although basic physical data do not change with time, the refinement of measurement and calculation techniques and further research make regular review essential. Many of the changes to this edition are therefore small incremental changes, reflecting such refinement. It was however recognised that section 4, Flow of fluids in pipes and ducts, while heavily revised for the 2001 edition, was at that time unable to take account of the latest European research. The report of this research has now been obtained and its results distilled into this edition of __Guide C__. The opportunity has also been taken to rewrite and clarify the text and to delete many pages of tabular data providing pre-calculated pressure drops through pipes. It was felt that these tables have outlived their usefulness now that accurate pressure drops can easily be calculated using spreadsheets or computer programs. Such a spreadsheet is provided on the CD-ROM that accompanies this Guide (as hard copy) or can downloaded as part of the Supplementary files as described below.

Guide C: Reference Data contains the basic physical data and calculations which form the crucial part of building services engineer background reference material.

Expanded and updated throughout, the book contains sections on the properties of humid air, water and steam, on heat transfer, the flow of fluids in pipes and ducts, and fuels and combustion, ending with a comprehensive section on units, mathematical and miscellaneous data. There are extensive and easy-to-follow tables and graphs.

·Essential reference tool for all professional building services engineers
·Easy to follow tables and graphs make the data accessible for all professionals
·Provides you with all the necessary data to make informed decisions

Audience: Building Services Engineers.

Contains the basic physical data and calculations which form the crucial part of building services engineer background reference material. This book contains sections on the properties of humid air, water and steam, on heat transfer, the flow of fluids in pipes and ducts, and fuels and combustion. The method of formulation suggested by Goff and Gratch(1,2), based on the ideal gas laws with a modification to take account of intermolecular forces, has been adopted for calculating the thermodynamic properties of moist air.