The Science of Comfort

How Does Displacement Ventilation Work?

Posted by Price Industries on May 4, 2021 at 1:11 PM

Energy Efficient Ventilation Effectiveness and Thermal Comfort

Displacement ventilation provides low velocity air at around 65°F that relies on buoyancy forces to drive the air motion. Supply air spreads across the floor until encountering thermal plumes from heat sources that naturally drive the clean, conditioned air up through the breathing zone. Heat and contaminants are carried up to high-level return or exhaust grilles instead of getting recycled through the space. The result is high ventilation effectiveness and improved thermal comfort delivered in an energy efficient manner.

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Topics: Displacement, Thermal Comfort, HVAC Fundamentals, hvac, engineering, Design Engineering, Tech Tip

Leveraging CFD Simulation for Optimal Design

Posted by Mike Koupriyanov on April 6, 2021 at 12:13 PM

How CFD Optimized Cooling in a Battery Energy Storage System

One of the most frequent questions that customer and reps ask us is “Can you model this?” Even though the answer is always a resounding yes – we love a challenge – every rep and customer is still
surprised at the broad array of applications that benefit from a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis. This means that a myriad of designs currently in use in different sectors of the building industry could have been improved.

Battery storage rack in a battery energy storage system

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Topics: Mock-Up, Heat Transfer, hvac, engineering, Design Engineering, Tech Tip, CFD

Overhead Air Purification

Posted by Price Industries on March 23, 2021 at 1:21 PM

It's Time to Go Inside for Some Well-Deserved Fresh Air

In today’s world, indoor air quality is an increasing concern and the ability to provide clean air to room occupants is more important than ever. Most commercial spaces focus primarily on cost and thermal comfort while air quality is based on minimum requirements, which can result in lower than optimal air quality.

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Topics: Terminals, hvac, engineering, Design Engineering, Architecture, Airborne pathogens

Pandemic-Ready Patient Rooms

Posted by Price Industries on March 17, 2021 at 10:28 AM

Easily Change From Normal Operation to Isolation Mode

The new pandemic-ready patient room solution from Price Critical Environments and Antec Controls provides operational flexibility, allowing the user to easily change from normal operation of a patient room to isolation mode.