Price Ultrasuite Combines HVAC and LED Lighting in One Revolutionary System
Integrated operating room ceiling systems consolidate multiple services in a single system to streamline supply, installation and on-site coordination. Price Industries’ Ultrasuite® system (pat. 10,401,049) combines hospital-grade LED lighting with precision-equalized laminar airflow diffusers to eliminate the traditional “light ring” and open valuable ceiling space for surgical equipment – all while mitigating contamination in the surgical zone.
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Topics:
Diffusers,
HVAC,
Engineering,
Design Engineering,
Critical Environments,
Lighting,
ASHRAE 170
An Overview of Air Distribution and Filtration Requirements
The main goal of operating room air distribution design is to maintain a hygienic surgical zone around the patient and surgical team. Patient well-being is critical, and a well-designed air distribution system can help mitigate surgical site infections.
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Topics:
Diffusers,
HVAC,
Engineering,
Design Engineering,
Critical Environments,
ASHRAE 170
Examining the Science of Laminar Flow and How It’s Used in HVAC Applications
Laminar flow is a type of fluid motion characterized by smooth parallel layers, or laminae, that can slide relative to each other with little to no mixing. This is in contrast to turbulent flows, where chaotic changes in pressure and velocity can be observed as vortices, or eddies (reverse swirling currents), and where much more mixing occurs within the fluid.
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Topics:
Diffusers,
HVAC Fundamentals,
HVAC,
Engineering,
Critical Environments
Combining the Benefits of Chilled Beams and Displacement Ventilation
Chilled beam systems use the heat transfer capabilities of water to provide sensible cooling to a space. As we’ve discussed previously on the blog, when the system is in cooling mode, the induction process facilitated by the chilled beam nozzles causes warmer room air to mix with the colder primary air, providing the space with supply air with temperatures at 62°F to 66°F – much warmer than the 55°F supply air provided by conventional cooling systems.
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Topics:
Beams,
Displacement,
HVAC Fundamentals,
HVAC,
Engineering
Providing Supplemental Reheat to the Highest Standards of Safety
Electric coils are an HVAC accessory that in certain applications utilize electricity to reheat conditioned supply air for an occupied space. There are two types of electric coils provided on Price's terminals and fan coils: duct heaters and terminal unit heaters. Both achieve the same goal of providing supplemental reheat to the occupied space but differ in their construction and configuration.
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Topics:
Terminals,
Fan Coils,
HVAC Fundamentals,
HVAC,
Engineering
