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    Air conditioning system for a desert area

    how about a water cooled chiller?
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    hot tub heat loss

    Also you may have to consider how far from the hot tub to locate the cooler, so as not to unduly heat the beer...
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    How to optimize R410a charge in HP in cold weather?

    Why not weigh in the charge, as you mentioned? And account for the liquid line length in the weight. Why is it so costly to weigh the gas?
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    Who's paying for this time?

    Here here. You should only be charging for billable time or related research, etc. Unbillable time would be a business decision and it doesn't sound like yours to make. Killing time should be on your time.
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    Condenser Water System Design

    Consider winter operation and operation under low loads. A three way bypass valve below the roof level may help with this. The main piping should be insulated throughout the building if CW used for free cooling in the winter.
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    Need a Valve to Prevent CHW Vaporization in a High Rise Building

    Sounds to me like you need to increase the pressure to get some water up to the top stories...
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    Improve efficiency of heat recovery wheel

    If your sweet energy recovery gear is really working nice...document the energy consumption. take a look at the loads...are there opportunities to conserve? You may save "less" energy with your fancy gear if you reduce the load, but you'll be using less energy overall, which has gotta look good...
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    Pressure sensors locaiton for Variable pumping

    If you don't have pressure independent flow control valves you may be better off with the sensor "2/3" of the way down the main run. Differential pressure setpoint should be determined based on full flow and 100% system demand. I don't think you want to control the system based on any one...
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    Capillary tubes and TXV

    Why chnge a TXV for a capillary tube?
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    VRV/VRF versus Chilled water system

    Careful applying the VRF to tele/data closets. These units don't have the same low ambient operation as their smaller (1 indoor :1 outdoor) cousins...VRF won't cool during cold winters.
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    Coil Energy Recovery Loops

    The effectiveness in terms of heat recovered will be based on actual coil selections, air temperatures and relative air volumes.
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    How to get your foot in the HVAC door

    I would suggest developing a relationship with a good mechancial contractor. They can use your engineering insight and you can use their industry experience.
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    Cold Room Humidity

    Definately agree with mauricestoker...in a refrigerated room, humidity is determined by the coil TD, the match between the nominal capacity of the evap and the capacity of the condensing unit. Higher TD, colder coil, more frost on the coil, and out the drain during defrost. Definately make...
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    Use of Solenoid Valve in Heat Pump Liquid Line

    The "drop" solenoid prevents refrigerant migration during the off cycle. I believe the manufacturer is concerned with the total amount of refrigerant in the system once you get into longer pipe runs. Liquid refrigerant will migrate to the coldest part of the system, then flood back to the...
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    Large Scale Plotter Load

    The question I keep coming up with in this situation: what is an appropriate diversity factor to apply to the nameplate watts? maybe 50%

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