本书是为建筑环境与设备工程专业学生编写的专业英语教材。全书共分九个单元,主要内容包括基础知识、热源及供热、通风、空气调节、制冷、流体机械、其他类别、常用专业术语、相关专业信息等。书中大部分文章节选自建筑环境与设备工程专业及相关专业基础学科的原版教材,内容力求科学性、知识性和语言的规范化,并由浅入深,循序渐进。每篇课文后均附有相关阅读材料,以扩大学生的阅读面,训练快速阅读能力。本书还系统地介绍了科技英语常用的语法知识和翻译技巧;提供了互联网上有关本专业的信息、主要国际学会的作用与使命、有关高等院校、主要国际国内刊物和国际会议等信息,以便学生查询相关专业文献及信息;精选出暖通空调各应用领域的常用专业词汇,便于学生查阅和掌握基本的专业词汇。 本书可作为建筑环境与设备工程专业及相关专业大学生的专业英语教材,也可供相关专业教师和工程技术人员参考。

Part Ⅰ Basic Knowledge
Lesson 1 Characteristics of Fluids
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Historical Development of Fluid Mechanics
Lesson 2 Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Thermodynamic Systems
Lesson 3 Conduction
Reading Material General Characteristics of Heat Transfer
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Lesson 4 NaturaI Convection
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Necessity of Studying Heat Transfer
Translation Skills(一)
科技英语翻译
词义的选择
Part Ⅱ Heat Source and Heating
Lesson 1 Steam Boilers
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material BriefIntroduction to Boiler
Lesson 2 Feed Water Treatment for lndustriaI Boilers&Power Plants
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Safety Valves
Lesson 3 Heat Transmission and Distribution Systems
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Cast—iron Radiators
Infiltration Heat Loss
Lesson 4 Floor Heating:Achieving Thermal Comfort in Artificial Environments
NeW Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Ceiling and Underfloor Heating
Translation Skills(二)
词义的引申
增词和减词译法
Part Ⅲ Ventilation
Lesson Fundamentals of Industrial Ventilation
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Nores
Reading Material Natural Ventilation Fields ofApplication
Lesson 2 Energy Analysis of Displacement Ventilation
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material IAQ and 1AQ of Displacement and Mixing Ventilations
Lesson 3 Dust Formation
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Air Filtration
Translation Skills(三)
词性的转换
语法成分的转换
Part Ⅳ Air Conditioning
Lesson1 Fundamentals of Air Conditioning
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Psychrometric Chart
Lesson 2 Cooling and Dehumidifying
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Air Duct
Lesson 3 Automobile Air Conditioning
New Words,Expressions and Technical Terms
Notes
Reading Material Some Key Problems of Automobile Air Conditioning
Part Ⅴ Refrigeration
Part Ⅵ Fluid Mechanism
Part Ⅶ others
Part Ⅷ Frequently Used Technical Terms
Part Ⅸ Major-related information
References