建筑环境与设备工程专业英语.ppt

编辑ppt Technical English For Building Environment and Equipment Engineering Dr. Jinbo Wang (王劲柏) 2012 Fall jbwang@mail.hust.edu.cn Tel:Cell:1321 275 6863 General Information —— An advanced level English. The principal aim: to improve the ability to read professional literature. The topics will cover authentic material specific to our field (Major). Requirements: Grammar and syntax relevant to technical and scientific writing is covered. In addition, the course stresses oral skill and written skill will be touched. Main teaching material: ASHRAE HANDBOOK— 2005 Fundamentals, 2006 Refrigeration 2007 HVAC Application, 2008 System Equipment ? Course grade formula (5 level score) Total Score = 1 (class attendance) + 1 (class performance) + 3 (final course report) Final course report is translation of couple of paragraphs from technical article in English (ASHARE HANDBOOK). Main Teaching Material ——— ASHRAE HANDBOOK American Society of Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning Engineers ASHRAE is the world’s foremost technical society in the fields of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration. Its members worldwide are individuals who share ideas, identify needs, support research, and write the industry’s standards for testing and practice. The result is that engineers are better able to keep indoor environments safe and productive while protecting and preserving the outdoors for generations to come. One of the ways that ASHRAE supports its members’ and industry’s need for information is through ASHRAE Research. Thousands of individuals and companies support ASHRAE Research annually, enabling ASHRAE to report new data about material properties and building physics and to promote the application of innovative technologies. Chapters in the ASHRAE Handbook are updated through the experience of members of ASHRAE Technical Committees and through results of ASHRAE Research reported at ASHRAE meetings and published i