What do the acronyms in templates mean?
In the systems workspace
We use several acronyms in our HVAC templates, see below for descriptions:
1Sp |
One Speed |
2SP |
Two Speed |
AirCond |
Air Cooled Condenser |
AS |
Autosize |
AT |
Air Terminal |
Blr |
Boiler |
Boil |
Boiler |
BT |
Blow through (fan configuration) |
CAV |
Constant air volume |
Chlr |
Chiller |
ChW-Crl |
Chilled water controlled |
Clng |
Cooling |
CoolTwr |
Cooling Tower |
COP |
Coefficient of Performance |
CSD |
Constant Speed Drive (Pump) |
DD |
Dual Duct |
Dist |
District |
DOAS |
Direct outside air system |
DSP |
Dedicated Supply Plenum |
DT |
Draw through (fan configuration) |
DVAV |
Dual VAV |
dxC |
DX cooled (direct expansion) |
EIR |
Energy Input Ratio |
Elec |
Electric |
elecH |
electric heated |
Flr |
Floor |
Furn |
Furnace |
gasH |
gas heated |
GHE |
Ground Heat Exchanger |
Gly |
Glycol |
HeatEx |
Heat Exchanger |
HP Wtr to Air |
Heat Pump Water to Air |
HPAta |
Heat Pump Air to Air |
HR |
Heat recovery |
HR |
Humidity Ratio |
HW |
Hot Water |
MedTemp |
Medium Temperature |
MxW |
Mixed Water |
No_ReH |
No Reheat |
OA |
Outside air |
Pc |
constant-flow primary-only loop |
PFPB |
Parallel Fan Powered Box |
Pri |
Primary |
PSZ |
Packaged Single Zone |
PTAC |
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner |
PTHP |
Packaged Terminal Heat Pump |
Pv |
variable-flow primary-only loop |
R-134A |
Refrigerant 134a |
R-22 |
Refrigerant 22 |
R-404a |
Refrigerant 404a |
R744 |
Refrigerant 744 |
Radiant |
Radiant cooling or heating (mostly with lower temperatures) |
RadSlab |
Radiant Slab |
ReH |
Reheat |
RfgCond |
Refrigeration Cooled Condenser |
SD |
Single duct |
Sec |
Secondary |
SHW |
Service hot water |
SSD |
Single Speed drive (pump) |
SSP |
Shared Supply Plenum |
STM |
Steam |
TC |
Temperature Controller |
Temp |
Temperature |
Trans |
Transcritical |
Unctrl |
Uncontrolled |
UnitH |
Unit Heater |
VarPumps |
Variable Pumps |
VAV |
Variable air volume |
VC-Elec |
Vapor Compression Electric |
VRF |
Variable Refrigerant Flow |
VRF |
Variable refrigerant Flow |
VS |
Variable Speed |
VSD |
Variable speed drive (pump) |
WaterCond |
Water Cooled Condenser |
WindAC |
Window Air Conditioner |
WSHP |
Water source heat pump |
wtrC |
water cooled |
wtrH |
water heated |
wtrSTM |
steam heated |