A Giving Spirit Makes the Children’s Hospital – Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg Heart Centre a Reality

On October 8, 2019, the Price Family announced a $2.5 million donation to support a new pediatric cardiology facility in Winnipeg.

Topics: People of Price, Philanthropy, Giving

 

The Most Comprehensive Guide To HVAC Fundamentals

Price has long been innovative in the presentation of technical content and product information. We saw a need to present the ever-growing content of our Product Catalog in a more efficient way, so the next innovative step for Price was to create the Price Engineer’s HVAC Handbook.

 

Topics: System Efficiency, Heat Transfer, Psychrometrics, Thermal Comfort, HVAC Fundamentals, Design Engineering

The Evolution of a Performing Artist Turned Mechanical Engineer

Price’s ever-growing team is made up of extraordinarily talented individuals from vastly different backgrounds. We’ll be profiling a “person of Price” to give you a glimpse at the man or woman behind all those emails or the voice at the end of the phone! This issue: Joe Florer.

Topics: employees, hvac, engineering, People of Price

In duct design and installation, system effect is the generation of higher than expected pressure drops through changes in duct direction or geometry. It can also be caused by improper installation of  fittings, which result in excessive, unanticipated turbulence in the airflow. In short, system effect is the installed pressure drop which is different from the design pressure drop.

 

Topics: System Effect, Static Pressure, Outlet Conditions, Pressure Drop, Velocity Profile, Inlet Conditions

Inlet Effects 

ASHRAE Standard 70 guidelines are in place so that ideal conditions are present during GRD testing

and to ensure the testing is repeatable. It is important to note that the performance

published in the Price catalog is based on these ideal conditions outlined in ASHRAE 70 and that

any field modifications can affect the performance of the outlet. There are five common field conditions and their influence on the air pattern of a given diffuser:

• Hard 90 Degree Elbow
• 90 Degree Flexible Duct Elbow
• Radial Opposed Blade Damper
• Butterfly Damper
• Radial Damper

Topics: GRD, Diffusers, ASHRAE 70, Inlet Effect, Grilles