HVAC Abbreviations

A
AC
ACD
AD
AF
AHU
AMP
AP
APD
AS
ATC
ATM
BDD
BHP
BI
BOD
BTU
BTUH
CENT
CF
CFM
CH
CHW
CHWR
CHWS
CO
CONN
CT
CTBD
CUH
CWR
CWS
D
DB
DEG
DDC
DIA
DIM
DP

Air or Compressed Air

Air Conditioning
Automatic Control Damper
Access Door
Air Foil
Air Handling Unit
Ampere
Access Panel
Air Pressure Drop
Air Stream
Automatic Temperature Control
Atmosphere
Back-Draft Damper
Brake Horsepower
Backwards Inclined
Bottom of Duct
British Thermal Unit
BTU per Hour
Center or Centrifugal
Cubic Feet
Cubic Feet per Minute
Chilled or Chiller
Chilled Water
Chilled Water Return
Chilled Water Supply
Carbon Monoxide
Connection
Cooling Tower
Cooling Tower Blow Down
Cabinet Unit Heater
Condenser Water Return
Condenser Water Supply
Drain
Dry Bulb (Temperature)
Degree
Direct Digital Control
Diameter
Dimension
Differential Pressure

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EA
EAHU
EAT
EF
EMER
EMS
ESP
ET
EUH
EWT
EXH or EX
EXT
EXP
F
FA
FC
FCU
FD

Each or Exhaust Air

Exhaust Air Handling Unit
Entering Air Temperature
Exhaust Fan
Emergency
Energy Management System
External Static Pressure
Expansion Tank
Electrical Unit Heater
Entering Water Temperature
Exhaust
External
Expansion
Fahrenheit
Free Area or Fire Alarm
Flexible Connection
Fan Coil Unit
Floor Drain, Fire Damper, or Fire Department

FLA
FLEX
FLRDR
FPM
FPS
FRP
FS
FT
FTR
G
GA
GAL
GALV
GFU
GPH
GPM
GR
HB
HD
HP
HR

Full Load Amps

Flexible
Floor Drain
Feet per Minute
Feet per Second
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic
Flow Switch
Feet
Fin Tube Radiation
Gas
Gauge
Gallons
Galvanized
Glycol Feed Unit
Gallons per Hour
Gallons per Minute
Grade
Hose Bib (Connection)
Head
Horsepower or High Point
Hour

HRU
HTG
HZ
ID
IN
KW
LAT
LB
LF
LD
LP
LRA
LUVR or LVR
LVDR
LVG
LWT
MAX
MBH
MCA
MECH
MIN
MU
MUA
NC
NO
NOM
OA
OAI
OC
OD
ODP
OV
PCF
PD
PH
PRV
PSI
PSIA
PSID
PSIG
PVC

Heat Recovery Unit

Heating
Hertz (Cycles per Second)
Inside Diameter
Inches
Kilowatt
Leaving Air Temperature
Pound
Linear Feet
Linear Diffuser
Low Point
Locked Rotor Amps
Louver
Louvered Door
Leaving
Leaving Water Temperature
Maximum
1000 BTUH
Minimum Circuit Amps
Mechanical
Minimum
Make-Up Water
Make-Up Air
Noise Criteria or Normally Closed
Normally Open
Nominal
Outside Air
Outside Air Intake
On Center
Outside Diameter
Open Drip Proof
Outlet Velocity
Pounds per Cubic Foot
Pressure Drop
Phase
Pressure Reducing Valve
Pounds per Square Inch
Pounds per Square Inch - Absolute
Pounds per Square Inch - Differential
Pounds per Square Inch - Gauge
Polyvinyl Chloride

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R
RA
RET
RH
RLA
RLF
RPM
RTU
SA
SCR
SCT
SD
SE
SEN
SFD
SHC
SP
SF
SS
SUP
T
TEFC
TEMP
TON
TSP
TSTAT
TYP
UC
V
VAV
VD
VEL
VFD
WB
WC
WG
WPD
WTD

Radius
Return Air
Return
Relative Humidity
Running Load Amps
Relief
Revolutions per Minute
Roof-Top Unit
Supply Air
Screen
Saturated Condensing Temperature
Smoke Detector or Smoke Damper
Smoke Exhaust
Sensible
Combination Smoke / Fire Damper
Sensible Heat Capacity
Static Pressure
Square Feet
Stainless Steel
Supply
Temperature or Thermostat
Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled
Temperature
12,000 BTUH (Cooling Capacity)
Total Static Pressure
Thermostat
Typical
Undercut (Door)
Volts
Variable Air Volume
Volume Damper
Velocity
Variable Frequency Drive
Wet Bulb Temperature
Water Column
Water Gauge
Water Pressure Drop
Water Temperature Difference