A primary reason for installing an ERV is to recover energy when there is a fresh air requirement for a building. As fresh air is brought into a building, the conditioned air is exhausted back outside to equalize the building’s air pressure.
As the industry shifts from small, unregulated cultivation rooms to larger commercial-scale operations subject to oversight, cannabis production is becoming more sophisticated. Part of this transition involves protecting crops from damaging airborne microorganisms that might proliferate in room air and cause the plants to develop mold and powdery mildew. Not only can such microbes ruin the crop, but they can force the entire facility to shut down due to health violations.
For the quick, cut to the chase version, turning the adjustment on the bottom of an adjustable valve clockwise equals higher superheat while turning it counterclockwise equals lower superheat. However, before you start messing with the adjustment, I suggest you read on.
Before we convert temperature scales, let’s take a step back and think about what temperature is in the first place.
Temperature is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the random microscopic motions of the constituent microscopic particles, such as electrons, atoms, and molecules.
Ever notice a breeze in older buildings even when it is not windy? Many buildings leak air, which means their owners are losing money. The Charlotte Mecklenburg School System (CMSS), the 19th largest in the U.S. with a $1.3 billion operating budget, recently decided to take action to identify school system buildings that might be exhibiting air leakage.
Today’s industrial steam boilers are remarkably safe. Yet, experts suggest that some steam boilers are safer than others, not simply based on physics, but on physical design and how that affects a range of everyday, routine operations.
Offices, hotels, schools, retail stores, sports facilities and other building types typically have rooms that can be efficiently heated by the use of electric heaters, such as convectors, radiant ceiling panels or infrared radiant heaters. For these applications, the “appearance” of the heating unit is just as important as its performance.
I live in Central Florida, and while it can get pretty hot in the Summer we also tend to get afternoon thunderstorms that come and go in a flash. I have been connecting gauges, checking charges and even pulling vacuums in the rain as well as under umbrellas or cardboard boxes most of my career and only recently did I stop to think if this was a good idea.
In this project, Faure QEI used the Envenio Onboarding Program to leverage on-demand CFD simulation software, EXN/Aero, alongside support and training from Envenio engineers.
The project set out to assess the performance of a hospital operating room, with the aim of identifying and suggesting any overall improvements that could be made.