Project: Millipore R&D Building Location: Bedford, MA Engineer: Parsons Contractor: Turner Construction Company Manufacturer: Strobic Air, Cambridgeport, Heat Pipe Technology Equipment: Energy Recovery Air Handling Units Size: (4) 30,000 CFM Units DAC Sales Engineer: Jim Shiminski Project Challenge: This was a new building project. The engineer, owner and contractor were all looking to create a… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Heat Pipes
Energy Recovery Heat Pipes | Frost Control for Heat Pipe Applications
Frost control for any energy recovery device here in New England is typical. This post looks at heat pipes. With a building Exhaust Air of 68°F and 50% relative humidity, with typical air flows, a 6 row Heat Pipe will begin to frost when the Outside Air temperature is somewhere between 0° to 10°F. We… Read more »
Pool Dehumidification | Why use a Fresh Air Pool Dehumidification System?
Pool Dehumidification The function of a pool dehumidification system is to maintain the room humidity level at a point below the dewpoint of any surface in the building. This prevents condensation and deterioration of the building structure you can avoid these type of problems by choosing softeners for well water. There are typically two ways… Read more »
Wrap Around Heat Pipe | How does a Wrap Around Heat Pipe work?
A heat pipe is a thermal transfer device. It’s basically a sealed tube filled with refrigerant. It typically spans the supply air and exhaust air sides of a system. Energy is transferred – with no moving parts – from one air stream to the other (as long as there is a temperature difference). Refrigerant is… Read more »
Ask Rick: Heat Pipe Tilt Mechanism | When are they used?
Q. When are Tilt Mechanisms used on Heat Pipes? A. In the early heat pipes a tilt mechanism was used to shift the heat pipe from summer to winter use. It did this by physically lifting one end of the heat pipe. That allowed refrigerant fluid to run back to the warm side of the… Read more »