Leverage the power of simulation on your next building design
High demands are placed on modern HVAC systems to create optimal indoor environments while minimizing energy usage. Consequently, usage of computer-based analysis tools like computational fluid dynamics (CFD) that aid in the design of these systems is becoming more prevalent. With the recent addendum to ASHRAE 62.1 we expect the demand for CFD analyses to increase even further. The change states that a CFD analysis can be used to estimate the ventilation effectiveness value used to determine the outdoor air requirement instead of tables provided in the standard.
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Topics:
Mock-Up,
Thermal Comfort,
HVAC,
Engineering,
Design Engineering,
Engineering Update,
CFD
Leveraging Displacement Ventilation & Displacement Chilled Beams
There is a growing demand within North American school districts for their schools’ buildings to perform more efficiently within shrinking budgets, while simultaneously accommodating the introduction of new technologies into the classroom and operating for 50-70 years in an ever-changing environment.
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Topics:
LEED for Schools,
Beams,
Displacement,
HVAC Fundamentals,
HVAC,
Engineering,
Tech Tip,
Engineering Update
Understanding the Fundamentals
High-efficiency particle air filters, or HEPA filters, are used for air filtration where room particulate control is of the utmost importance, including in cleanrooms, laboratories, pharmaceutical compounding facilities, protective environment isolation rooms and airborne infectious isolation rooms.
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Topics:
Outlet Conditions,
System Efficiency,
HVAC,
Engineering,
Design Engineering,
Training,
Engineering Update,
Critical Environments,
Filtration
A True Team Player, On & Off the Field
Price’s ever-growing team is made up of extraordinarily talented individuals from different backgrounds. Each issue, we’ll be pro-filing 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: Jeff Rogers.
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Topics:
Employees,
HVAC,
People of Price,
Customer Service
Removal of Particulate in Supply Air
Air filters are an essential part of any HVAC system to remove particulates in the supply air that would otherwise be harmful to the building occupants, or build up in the ductwork or equipment. They are also an essential part of air moving devices such as terminal units, fan coils and air handlers as they remove dirt that would otherwise cause coil blockages and fan wheel imbalances.
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Topics:
Terminals,
System Efficiency,
HVAC Fundamentals,
HVAC,
Training,
Handbook,
Engineering Update,
Critical Environments
