--- title: The Science of Comfort - Price Industries HVAC blog | Heat Transfer description: Heat Transfer | Price Industries is committed to innovation, science, technology, business integrity, first-class service, and dedication to people. Our dependable quality, reliable delivery, and knowledgeable follow-up service have made Price a market leader in supplying air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products to the non-residential HVAC market. --- ![PriceTraining\_Logo\_RGB-1](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PriceTraining_Logo_RGB-1.png?width=303&height=58&name=PriceTraining_Logo_RGB-1.png)   [![Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Priceindustries-March-2018/Images/Price_Logo_Blue.svg)](https://www.priceindustries.com/) The Science of ComfortTM ## The Science of Comfort Your Premier Source for All Things HVAC ## [What Is the Difference Between Conventional and Condensing Boilers?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-the-difference-between-conventional-and-condensing-boilers) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on September 3, 2024 at 9:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Conventional versus condensing boilers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/BlogPost-Thubnail_Terminals_v001_crop.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-the-difference-between-conventional-and-condensing-boilers) ## Optimizing Building Efficiency and Thermal Comfort Commercial boilers generate heat through the combustion of fuel and the transfer of thermal energy to water. The heated water is then distributed throughout a commercial building for use in HVAC, processing, manufacturing and other applications. In North America, natural gas is the most common fuel type for commercial boiler systems, and the hot water they produce is frequently used for radiant or forced-air space heating. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-the-difference-between-conventional-and-condensing-boilers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-the-difference-between-conventional-and-condensing-boilers#comments-listing) Topics: [System Efficiency](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/system-efficiency), [Heat Transfer](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/heat-transfer), [Thermal Comfort](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/thermal-comfort), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering) ## [The Price Engineer's HVAC Handbook Edition 2 Is Here!](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-price-engineers-hvac-handbook-edition-2-is-here) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on November 14, 2023 at 9:24 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Cover reveal of HVAC Handbook Edition 2](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/BannerImage_HandbookEdition2_Peel_v002.png)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-price-engineers-hvac-handbook-edition-2-is-here) ## Your Complete Guide to Fundamental Industry Knowledge The original intention of the *[Price Engineer’s HVAC Handbook](https://bit.ly/46d5f4r)* was to create a “polished compilation” of existing design guides and examples from the [Price Catalog](https://info.priceindustries.com/catalog-handbook-orders). In typical Price fashion, we dedicated more than 20,000 internal hours over the course of two years to create an industry-first reference guide on air distribution – complete with 1,350 pages and more than 3,000 illustrations. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-price-engineers-hvac-handbook-edition-2-is-here) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-price-engineers-hvac-handbook-edition-2-is-here#comments-listing) Topics: [System Efficiency](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/system-efficiency), [Heat Transfer](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/heat-transfer), [Psychrometrics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/psychrometrics), [Thermal Comfort](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/thermal-comfort), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Handbook](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/handbook) ## [What Are Sensible and Latent Heat?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-are-sensible-and-latent-heat) Posted by [Daniel Russell](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/daniel-russell) on September 13, 2022 at 9:41 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Pot boiling on stove top](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1182171747_2.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-are-sensible-and-latent-heat) ## Defining Sensible and Latent Heating and Their Importance in HVAC Applications In the HVAC industry, it is common to hear about having to handle sensible and latent loads to condition a space. Since we tend to associate heating or cooling with a change in temperature, confusion can arise when multiple forms of heating are mentioned. In this post, we’re going to clarify the difference between sensible and latent heating and why the distinction is important in HVAC systems. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-are-sensible-and-latent-heat) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-are-sensible-and-latent-heat#comments-listing) Topics: [Fan Coils](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/fan-coils), [Heat Transfer](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/heat-transfer), [Cooling Coil](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/cooling-coil), [Condensate](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/condensate), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering) ## [Leveraging CFD Simulation for Optimal Design](https://blog.priceindustries.com/leveraging-cfd-simulation-for-optimal-design) Posted by [Mike Koupriyanov, P.Eng.](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/mike-koupriyanov) on April 6, 2021 at 12:13 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Battery%20Rack%203.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/leveraging-cfd-simulation-for-optimal-design) ## 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 [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/leveraging-cfd-simulation-for-optimal-design) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/leveraging-cfd-simulation-for-optimal-design#comments-listing) Topics: [Mock-Up](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/mock-up), [Heat Transfer](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/heat-transfer), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Tech Tip](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/tech-tip), [CFD](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/cfd) ## [Price Engineer's HVAC Handbook](https://blog.priceindustries.com/price-engineers-handbook) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on October 8, 2019 at 9:25 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Handbook screenshot](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Handbook%20screenshot.png)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/price-engineers-handbook) ## 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](https://info.priceindustries.com/handbook/authentication-form) [Handbook](https://info.priceindustries.com/handbook/authentication-form).   [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/price-engineers-handbook) 115 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/price-engineers-handbook#comments-listing) Topics: [System Efficiency](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/system-efficiency), [Heat Transfer](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/heat-transfer), [Psychrometrics](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/psychrometrics), [Thermal Comfort](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/thermal-comfort), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering) [All posts](https://blog.priceindustries.com/all) [Next](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/heat-transfer/page/2) ## At Price, when we say “the sky is the limit,” we actually mean it. 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