《高等学校试用教材·建筑类专业英语：暖通与燃气 （第3册）》是根据国家教委颁发的《大学英语专业阅读阶段教学基本要求》编写的专业阅读教材，该书题材广泛，覆盖相关专业各自的主要内容：包括专业基础课，专业主干课及主要专业选修课，语言材料的难易度切合学生的实际水平；词汇以大学英语“通用词汇表”的4000个单词为起点，每个专业类别的三册书将增加1000-1200个阅读本专业必需掌握的词汇。本教材重视语言技能训练，突出对阅读、翻译和写作能力的培养，以求达到《大学英语专业阅读阶段教学基本要求》所提出的教学目标：“通过指导学生阅读有关专业的英语书刊和文献，使他们进一步提高阅读和翻译科技资料的能力，并能以英语为工具获取专业所需的信息。”

UNIT ONE
Text Heat Transmission and Distribution Systems
Reading Material A Infiltration Heat Loss
Reading Material B Cast-iron Radiators

UNIT TWO
Text Exhaust Hoods
Reading Material A Ceiling Diffusers
Reading Material B Infiltration Measurement

UNIT THREE
Text Heat Transmission Through Glazing
Reading Material A The Factors Affecting Thermal Comfort
Reading Material B Effect of Shifting Sun Load on Different Zones of Building

UNIT FOUR
Text Fluid Bed Technology is in Transition
Reading Material A Draft of Boiler
Reading Material B Safety Valves

UNIT FIVE
Text Compressor Failure
Reading Material A Compressor Overheating Due to Electrical Problems
Reading Material B District Heating and Cooling Systems

UNIT SIX
Text Injection Odorization System Design
Reading Material A Safer Repair of Plastic Pipe
Reading Material B Computers Analyze Odorant Concentration

UNIT SEVEN
Text Floor Heating: Achieving Thermal Comfort in Artificial Environments
Reading Material A Floor Heating Design Criteria
Reading Material B System Economies and Design Optimisation of Floor Heating System

UNIT EIGHT
Text Fabric Filters
Reading Material A Particle Removers
Reading Material B Dust Classification

UNIT NINE
Text Introduction to VAV Systems
Reading Material A Test Method of the Air Conditioning Plant
Reading Material B Air Conditioning Water System Characteristics

UNIT TEN
Text Horizontal-Return-Tubular Boilers
Reading Material A Blueprints in the Fire
Reading Material B Coil Watertube Boilers

UNIT ELEVEN
Text Absorption Heat Pumps
Reading Material A Operating Characteristics and Design Considerations of the Refrigeration system
Reading Material B Absorption Chiller Controls

UNIT TWELVE
Text New Emphasis on Natural Gas Storage
Reading Material A SCADA Cuts Pipeline
Reading Material B Flow Measurement up Grade Enables Cost-effective Monitoring

UNIT THIRTEEN
Text Design of District Heating Networks
Reading Material A Pipe Sizing for Steam Heating Systems
Reading Material B Hot and Chilled Water Pipe Sizing

UNIT FOURTEEN
Text Operation and Maintenance of the Airconditioning Plant
Reading Material A Design Factors Affecting Outdoor Air Quantity
Reading Material B Methods of Varying Fan Volume

UNIT FIFTEEN
Text Gas Gathering and Transport
Reading Material A Gas-Water Systems and Dehydration Processing
Reading Material B Gas and Liquid Separation

UNIT SIXTEEN
Text The Volumetric Behavior of Natural Gases Containing Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon Dioxide
Reading Material A How to Estimate Size Cost of Producing Equipment
Reading Material B Foam Insulation Reduces Gathering System Costs
Appendix Ⅰ Vocabulary
Appendix Ⅱ Translation for Reference
Appendix Ⅲ Key to the exercises