Dehumidifiers Supplement Cooling For Cable TV Network
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With the tremendous heat load produced by broadcast operations servers and associated high-tech equipment at the corporate headquarters of Scripps Networks here, mechanical engineer Greg Farmer needed a reliable means to cool and dehumidify the space. Maintaining precise space conditions with backup redundancy was critical for the newest broadcast operations floor of Scripps, which is the home of HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, and FineLiving Network.
Scripps' new computer and digital broadcast environments are part of its latest 36,000-square-foot addition. Redundancy was achieved by designing a mechanical cooling/dehumidifying system to automatically switch from rejecting heat to the heat pump loop or an outdoor condenser.