hvac systems Articles
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HVAC 101: Why Do HVAC Systems Need Expansion Joints?
HVAC systems are crucial to regulating the indoor temperature of residential, industrial and commercial structures. These sometimes highly complex HVAC systems not only control internal temperatures, but are also responsible for the quality of air that gets circulated by the process of replacing or exchanging the air in a particular space. Heating, cooling and ventilation systems must have ...
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Advice from HVAC experts!
HVAC systems (cooling and heating) can use 60-70% of the overall energy in your facility. Proper maintenance is one of the key recommendations for maintaining your system’s performance. To really help extend the life of your system, it could be something as simple as changing and cleaning the filters regularly. If you have a large organization, make sure your maintenance staff has a ...
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Rating criteria for vehicle in-cabin noise with emphasis on HVAC system operation
Noise and vibration have an important influence on a customer's perception of vehicle quality. It is the purpose of this study to introduce a standard test procedure for measuring vehicle in-cabin noise levels. A combined vehicle base noise with all possible sources, including HVAC system, tyres, aerodynamics, under various driving conditions, is considered for developing the total vehicle cabin ...
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A road map for emerging low-exergy HVAC systems
An exergy-conscious life cycle costing algorithm was developed. This algorithm establishes a reference tool to compare conventional air conditioning systems with alternative HVAC systems, which can directly operate with low-exergy alternative energy resources. The cost of exergy waste in conventional heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems (HVAC) is included in terms of the difference ...
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Is Your HVAC System Operating The Way It Should?
HVAC Definition ‘HVAC” refers to the system that supplies heating or air conditioning to the occupied spaces of the building—whether office, factory, warehouse, or residence (HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning). HVAC Systems in Commercial Buildings I want to focus on HVAC systems in commercial buildings. No matter what type of air filtration is used in the ...
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Maintain Comfort While Minimizing Energy Cost with Data Loggers
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are a necessity in keeping commercial and residential environments safe, comfortable, and efficient. If HVAC systems are improperly functioning, maintaining comfort while minimizing energy costs can be difficult. New energy efficiency standards have also prompted commercial and residential facilities to monitor and update outdated ...
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Top 3 Ways to Reduce HVAC Energy Consumption!
Everybody wants to reduce or minimize the energy cost of operating their heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. This includes Commercial Building Owners, Facility Managers and Homeowners. HVAC system energy costs typically represent 40% of total commercial building operating cost and 48% of total residential building operating cost. You can see that HVAC system energy ...
By Vac Systems
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Military HVAC systems: Withstanding harsh conditions - Case Study
The Challenge: A defense contractor that designs and manufactures electronic enclosures for avionic, mobile and fixed applications came to Air Innovations for a solution to make its devices more rugged and capable of withstanding harsh field conditions. The military HVAC system would be located in a workstation that is typically in the back of a humvee. It would be used for direct surveillance ...
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Air Duct Cleaning: Chemicals used in HVAC systems
Introduction: There is a lot of diversity of information regarding the use of chemicals, cleaners, sealants and coatings inside air handling systems. NADCA recognized the need to provide some direction in this complicated and evolving area and developed the “Chemical Product Application in HVAC Systems” white paper. This article is an overview of NADCA’s white paper and as ...
By Vac Systems
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Explosion Proof UV Lights for Commercial and Industrial HVAC systems
In the past decade, more and more people have been installing UV lights in their HVAC systems to eradicate harmful bacteria. A timely study from Duke University Medical Center has proven the effectiveness of using UVC bands to disinfect a myriad of dangerous microbes, including drug-resistant bacteria, such as Acinetobacter, Clostridium difficile and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). During ...
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How your customers can prepare their HVAC systems for a bad storm
After last week's extreme weather, 1.4 million homes in the UK were left without power and some without water. The three storms that hit the country caused chaos as homes were damaged, rail and air travel services were suspended, schools shut down, and roads and bridges closed due to heavy snow and damaging winds. The country is still recovering from the effects of storms Dudley, Eunice, and ...
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How to Extend the Life of Your HVAC System
How to Extend the Life of Your HVAC System The Heating, Ventilation, and Air Cooling or HVAC system that you’ve installed in your house ensures comfort and clean air indoors for the entire family. It’s also probably one of the costliest systems in your home. So it only makes sense that you’d want to get the most out of it before it starts to show any wear, and prolong its life ...
By Filter Buy
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Custom vs. Off-the-Shelf HVAC Environmental Control Units
Standardized HVAC units are a reasonable air handling solution for facilities with typical comfort cooling needs and few special concerns. A custom HVAC system or environmental control unit (ECU) can cool specialty spaces and processes within a facility, integrating with a standard ECU. Here, we will explain why custom ECU/HVAC systems are better suited for specialized air handling challenges and ...
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BACnet Interface for VFD Drive in HVAC
Area of engagement Enable BACnet MS/TP support for VFD Drive in HVAC Solution The Client Leading OEM of AC Drives, Machine controllers, Robotics, Automation systems Overview Client was looking for a solution to enable BACnet MS/TP interface for its VFD drive in HVAC system. In addition, client also wanted support in minimizing the complexity in testing. Client selected SoftDEL for its ...
By SoftDEL
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Top 7 Causes of Mold in Commercial Properties
Mold growth within commercial buildings is a common concern for building occupants, as it has been linked to a number of health effects and can be found lurking within the walls and within ventilation systems, oftentimes going undetected for long periods of time. Here are the top seven causes of mold in commercial properties and what you need to know to prevent them. Improper Operation and ...
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Ventilation – Inspecting and Testing – Commercial and Industrial Buildings
Inspecting your Ventilation (HVAC) System “HVAC” refers to the system that supplies heating or air conditioning to the occupied spaces of the building—whether office, factory, warehouse or residence (HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning). I want to focus on HVAC systems in commercial buildings. No matter what type of air filtration is used in the system, it ...
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UV Light Treatment for HVAC Systems
Ultraviolet (UV) light can be applied to support numerous applications in a broad range of industries. In commercial paint spray booths and label manufacturing plants, UV lamps are used to streamline paint jobs and the printing of logos. Outside of such practices, the light source may also be utilized to eradicate harmful, disease-causing bacteria. Systems that rely on the light’s ability ...
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The role of expansion joint covers in improving indoor air quality
Indoor air quality is a major concern for building occupants, as exposure to indoor air pollution can lead to various health problems, such as respiratory issues, headaches, and allergies. Poor indoor air quality can be caused by a variety of factors, including the buildup of mold and other allergens. Expansion joint covers can play an important role in improving indoor air quality by preventing ...
By Genotek
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Destroy viruses with advanced technology to achieve clean indoor air
The spread of COVID-19 has facilities managers around the globe concerned about the risk of airborne contaminants. According to the (Centers) Center for Disease Control, the virus can spread through respiratory droplets that travel through the air. These respiratory droplets can land on others and even be inhaled into the lungs. Reports of the virus spreading through a standard HVAC system are ...
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5 Benefits for effective water treatment for hotel/facility management
When it comes about the water treatment in hotel industries, its effect is perceived moreover within the performance of the HVAC systems only. Whereas, it (water treatment) involves a significant effect on productivity, endurance of the devices, security aspect, and other management concerned accomplishment. Emphasizing on the following points an effective facility management, water reuse and ...
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