Demonstration of Multimedia Electronic Information Enhancements for a Handbook Chapter CD-ROM: Overview

A set of enhancements to the ASHRAE Handbook are presentedto demonstrate the effectiveness ofmultimedia and advancedpresentation techniques, suchas three-dimensional computergraphics, visualization, and animation techniques. These results can also serve as a model and guide for the broader use ofthese techniques in other ASHRAEpublica­ tions. In this paper, we present a set of enhancements to the ASHRAE Handbook that demonstrate the effectiveness of multimedia and advanced presentation techniques, such as three-dimensional computer graphics, visualization, and animation techniques. This demonstration is also meant to serve as a model and guide for the broader use ofthese tech­ niques in other ASHRAEpublications. The enhanced chapter is intended to be used in the CD-ROM version of the Hand­ book, which is also posted onASHRAE'sweb site, andcan be used in other ways to promote the effectiveness of improved presentation techniques and the value of ASHRAE informa­ tion resources. Using compressors as the subject, the research project 1017 expandedon the material containedin Chapter 34 of the HVAC Systems and EqUipment Handbook (ASHRAE 1996).