HVAC for a Hospital

1. School HVAC Design Manual - McQuay International default page
2. HVAC/R engineering - Duct Design In School Gym - Eng-Tips
3. Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems | IAQ ....
4. Ive been asked to design/install AC system....where do i start ...

Thanks for answering that fast, the first link you gave me has some information about what I want but not exactly, I mean, it gives me information about the minimum supply air that is needed in certain zones for a school, unfortunatly it doesn't mention anything about the gym, the other links have general information about HVAC but nothing specific about what I want.

Thanks anyway, I'll take that first link as a reference.

There are some many here who know much more about this than I.

Hang around.

because....thre isn't really a standard for a gym, trust me

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I think this is a recommendation for a normal gym, but in this case, since this is a hospital, people here are patients and they do some exercise for rehabilitation, so we need this area with air condition, and not ventilation.

Thanks for your answer though.

You stated specifically that it was a gymnasium, and that it was unusual to have one in a hospital.....Physical therapy is I believe regular stuff in a hospital....and would not be treated any different than general patient areas....You seem to be generally confused...

You'r right, I was confused since I had never seen a gym in a hospital, but I don't have much expirience designing HVAC systems for hospitals, so I wasn't sure.

Guys, thanks for answering, I finally found what I want, I'm using the information that ASHRAE gives for Physical Therapy wihch is almost the same, I'll give you this information just in case someone needs it:

outdoor air changes per hour: 2

minimum cooling supply air (minimum total air changes per hour): 6

now I can complete the calculation of this zone since I already have the information for the area like dimentions of walls, roof, glasses, orientation, equipment, number of people, etc.

Thanks again.

I think that in a typical hospital physiotherapy is a part of OPD. It consist of many equipment which look likes Gym. I do not have any idea exclusive gym in a hospital as it is place where people are visiting g for treatment . For ac design of physiotherapy it is similar to OPD areas as described in ASHRAE manual.

Consider 20cfm/person OA; 50sqft/person occupancy; heavy work; gyms are ususally crowded during morning & evening hours when ambient conditions are low, hence upto 30cfm OA also gives moderate TR, AHU coil selection is made accordingly for 50-55%RH. In case of hospitals I expect only moderate activity for cardio rehabilitation, physio therapy etc