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Price Engineer's HVAC Handbook

Posted by Price Industries on October 8, 2019 at 9:25 AM
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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.
 
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Topics: System Efficiency, Heat Transfer, Psychrometrics, Thermal Comfort, HVAC Fundamentals, Design Engineering

People Of Price: Joe Florer

Posted by Price Industries on September 24, 2019 at 10:32 AM
Joseph Florer, Area Sales Manager

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.

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Topics: Employees, HVAC, Engineering, People of Price

What is System Effect?

Posted by Price Industries on September 10, 2019 at 9:47 AM
Illustrate system effect with duct changing sizes and directions
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.
 

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

What is Inlet Effect?

Posted by Price Industries on August 27, 2019 at 9:57 AM
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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:
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Topics: GRD, Diffusers, ASHRAE 70, Inlet Effect, Grilles

Low Temperature Air Distribution

Posted by Price Industries on August 13, 2019 at 8:59 AM
Cooling coil operating below dew point

Low temperature overhead air distribution (also called cold air distribution) supplies cooling air to the occupied space with an entering air temperature typically between 40°F and 50°F [4.4 and 10°C]. This contrasts to the “typical or conventional” overhead air distribution cooling supply air temperature between 50°F and 59°F [10 and 15°C].

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Topics: GRD, Beams, Cooling Coil, Psychrometrics, Low Temperature

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