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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

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

Prevent Condensation from Becoming a Design Flaw

Posted by Price Industries on July 30, 2019 at 8:32 AM
 
Water condensation is easily the most common concern when discussing chilled beams and cooling panels. This concern comes from the personal experience many have had of seeing water droplets form on the surface of piping such as a water coil.
 
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Figure 1: Water droplets form on the surface of piping of a water coil

 

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

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