The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is holding a webinar presentation on the topic ‘Keeping Cool in the Time of Covid-19’ led by speaker Walid Chakroun, PhD. Fellow ASHRAE, Kuwait University.
Date: 4 November, 2020
Time: 05:00 pm
Registration Link :
https://tinyurl.com/y5n2ua2w
Registration is free and anyone can attend this event.
Profile of the Speaker
Prof. Walid Chakroun is a full Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kuwait University. He receives his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Youngstown State University in 1986. He earned his M.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1987 and his Ph.D from Mississippi State University in 1992.
His research interest has been in experimental and numerical thermal and fluid sciences in general and in residential air-conditioning and solar systems in particular. Prof. Chakroun has authored and co-authored more than 75 Journal articles and conference papers. He also co-authored a book on An Experimental Course in Thermal Engineering.
At Kuwait University, Prof. Chakroun served earlier as Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering Petroleum, and as Assistant Vice president for Academic affairs.
In ASHRAE, Prof, Chakroun served earlier as Director for Region At Large and as Vice President for ASHRAE society. He is currently serving as a Liaison coordinator between ASHRAE and UNEP. He is the recipient of the prestigious ASHRAE John F. James Award, Distinguished Service Awards, and exceptional Service Award.
A small excerpt from the webinar
“HVAC can contribute to reducing cross-infections in indoor spaces. Certain HVAC designs are needed, to ensure that the indoor air quality (IAQ) is maintained, without the increase of energy consumption. The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has provided guidelines to help in improving the IAQ. These guidelines include setting the suitable ventilation air flow depending on the type of building. In addition, recommendations have been made to increase the filter efficiency to a MERV 13 filters in lieu of MERV 8 filters and maintaining proper thermal comfort conditions. Other recommendations include using UVGI and pressure controls to reduce cross-infections.”