A sewage lift station is being designed for a residential area, so an odour control unit is required to maintain the below-grade chamber in a negative pressure. A blower-heater unit sits on top the wet well to provide tempered make-up air so the liquid won't freeze. The unit we're using is this...
If you put an aluminum control damper (such as Tamco or similar) in a section of galvanized steel duct, would galvanic corrosion be a concern? Similarly, if you have an aluminum intake or exhaust louver connected to galvanized ductwork, would that be a concern too?
It's correct about the hypothetical RH%. We should remove the indoor RH as a known too then:
1. Room in cold and dry climate
Outdoor air: -40 C, 100% RH
Indoor air: 18 C (electric heat and DX cooling)
Duct: 500mm x 500mm, 5 m long, 200 L/s, -40 C supply air
2. Room in warm and wet climate...
The details are missing on purpose because as mentioned it's a conceptual question. Intuitively it's easy to understand you'll have condensation in rainforest but not in the desert. I'm looking for a generalized methodology and equations to evaluate the problem and calculate the required...
I have a conceptual question to aid my understanding of thermal insulation and duct condensations.
Suppose there is an equipment room that needs a small amount of make-up air for pressurization. There is a supply fan that takes air from an intake louver, through a supply duct, and delivers it...
Thanks for the responses. Sorry I have missed the notifications for the replies. The question is regarding a generic chemical storage room where the chemicals are stored. Alternatively, the situation could be that the chemicals are also stored in the pump/piping room where the chemicals are also...
For a chemical storage room, let's say you have a tank of chemical for a certain process, for example chlorine or fluoride for water treatment processes. How do you calculate the evaporation rate of such chemical, and how much ventilation is required to remove the vapor in order to meet OSHA or...
There is a fairly large wet well that I will need to ventilate per NFPA 820, 12 ACH to classify it as class 1 div 2. We also need to provide odour control to the exhaust air, so that resulted in a huge odour control unit.
NFPA 820 stated 12 ACH is required, but can we get away with only...
I am not at the liberty to disclose any drawings, but ground snow is not a problem because the antennas are well above the snow level. The ice that are causing problems is rime ice.
"For an enclosure, that requirement is unnecessary, and any buildup is apparently acceptable so long as there's no ice in direct contact. That could allow for power densities down in the 0.25 W/in^2 or lower."
Could you elaborate a bit on this? How would buildup affect the power densities? How...
Somehow I wasn't getting the notification emails so I've missed a few messages. It's a telecom type building and the ice buildup is blocking the RF signal. Heat tracing doesn't work because it'll block the signal too.
Thanks for providing this. Using the table and chart, assuming the lowest number, 2.5 W/in^2, for a 10ft x 10ft panel, the power required is 36 kW. This seems to be excessive. Perhaps the tables are for high altitude, high speed, and cold ambient temperature?
Is there any way to calculate the...
This is for an industrial application. How do you calculate the amount of heat required *inside* an enclosure, so that the exterior wall would not accumulate snow or ice? I supposed the goal is to maintain the external wall surface temperature to be above freezing point.
Some of the variables...
I understand that I need to look at the spec, etc etc. But using the same components, or meeting the same standards doesn't mean the unit is equally good due to workmanship, repair-ability, etc. What I'm hoping to get some first hand comment with this manufacturer, and whether anybody has had...
We have specified an Eng-Air or Haakon custom AHU for an industrial project, but the contractor submitted a Venmar EnergyPack as an alternate. I'm unfamiliar with this manufacturer. Is it a recognized manufacturer and is it an equal to Eng-Air or Haakon? Any quality issues or concerns?
Thanks.
Thanks for the reply. Appreciated. How about when the gen set isn't running, which would be most of the time? With a subbase fuel tank there's some diesel fume in the room probably. Not flammable, but combustible? Do you have to seal the room or the duct can remain open?
When it's -30C outside, the building lost power, the genset kicks in, and instead of dumping warm air outside and run the heater on the other room, circulating some warm air into the other room can save some fuel. But my primary question is if the code says anything about it.
