1. Introduction
CHD department of Building Environment and Energy Application Engineering, established in 1964, is a department at CHD covering education, research and innovation in this field at international level.
Our scientific fields cover thermodynamic, fluid and hydrodynamics, heat transfer theory, building environment, fluid transfer nets as well as principle and equipment of heat and moisture transfer.
Applications include the artificial environment, renewable energy utilization of refrigeration and heat pump technology and automatic control theory of heating ventilating &air conditioning (HVAC). These applications are related to industrial challenges, thus the research of the department typically forms the basis for viable solutions being implemented in industry.
It is the mission of the department to lead research, education and innovation in the fields of building environment and energy application engineering thus improving and creating the basis for the control of building environment, building energy saving and optimizing controlling technology of intelligent buildings facilities for the benefit of industry of industry and society in general.
2. Education
Undergraduate
Introduce idea of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) into core courses, set up the “student-centered” interactive and research-oriented teaching mode, and develop innovative practical teaching to university undergraduate based on society requirement.
Cultivation plan: during first four semesters you will have mandatory subjects such as college physics, mechanics, mathematics, electrical engineering and electronics, computer science, thermodynamics, heat transfer theory as well as hydrodynamics.
From semester 5 you can specialize in those courses of particular interest to you. You can choose between subjects such as basic mechanical design, control technology of architecture electricity, construction automation and building energy saving technology. Meanwhile, you can take part in more than 8 practical training courses including a three-week production practice in a company. This will give you valuable insight into the role and work of a HVAC engineer.
Graduate
The holders of master’s degree of heating, gas supply, ventilating and air conditioning engineering from CHD should have ability to conduct research and teaching independently, to be competent in management and technical work, and should have the potential to be excellent teaching and researching staffs in the field of artificial environment engineering, top engineering and technical personnel as well as senior executives.
The mentors are responsibility of the graduate education with the implementation of postgraduate interdisciplinary educational model which encourage technical innovation. The usual duration of studies is 2 to 3 years.
3. Major subject area and scientific and research orientation
Artificial environment: theory and technique foundations for architecture ventilation engineering, formation mechanism and energy efficiency control for thermal-moisture environment of buildings, theory and technologies of radiant cooling system, urban ventilation, indoor air quality control and improvement, CFD simulation and adjustment of building environment)
Renewable energy utilization of refrigeration and heat pump technology: sustainable energy application of geothermal energy, solar energy and urban sewage heat energy, performance optimization and simulation analysis of the refrigeration and heat pump system, the technological performance, application and research of enhanced heat and mass transfer in heat exchanger, study on distribution character of directly buried hot-water heat-supply pipeline.
Automatic control theory of HVAC: automation system of HVAC, recognition and fault diagnosis system of construction system, human behavior and building energy efficiency, the relation between exterior environment of building and building energy consumption, intelligent managing platform of heating network system design, development of intellectualization and integration design platform on BIM.
In recent years, our innovative research team is undertaking and has undertook high-level research projects, including5 national science research projects, more than 20 provincial and ministerial science research projects, and more than 20 bureau-level science research projects as well as a large number of scientific research projects consigned by enterprises. Besides that, 4 national invention patents, 33 national practical new-type patent and 1 copyright in computer software have been obtained. More than 150 peer-reviewed papers are published in journals including 40 core journals and 60 international journals indexed by SCI/EI.
4. Collaboration
On the one hand, focus on team building and training of teachers. Stick to the principles of introducing into and working out, in order to advancing the degree of the internationalization of teachers in department. Fully develop and utilize human resources both at home and abroad, and actively attract high-caliber personnel (PHDs) from different universities, such as Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, Chongqing University and Xi’an University of Architecture and technology. In addition, strengthen culture of ability of science research in young and middle-aged teachers. 4 teachers have been invited to UIUC, Purdue University and University of Cardiff for academic purpose to the present. Meanwhile, pay equal attention to teaching and research, and make teaching and research promotion mutually.
On the other hand, experts and scholars of domestic and abroad are invited to present “master class”, thus enabling teachers and students to broaden their horizons and consequently have a better understanding of this field. Besides, actively organize and take part in the state-level academic competitions with excellent achievements. Pay attention to cultivate students’ innovative mind and improve their overall ability.
