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Baltimore Aircoil Company WHERE PEAK RELIABILITY MEETS EASY MAINTENANCE.
Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) is proud to in- troduce the Vertex Evaporative Condenser to the Australian and New Zealand market.
The Vertex Condenser offers maximum up- time with easy, safe and simple accessibility. It also has the lowest total cost of ownership with the lowest installation, maintenance, and oper- ating costs, according to Clint Lewis, BAC Aus- tralia’s Sales Manager.
“BAC’s innovation process sought to under- stand what our customers really need and want from us and their heat transfer equipment. In the case of the Vertex Evaporative Condenser, it was clear that there were many things they liked about our existing V Series product, but that there were opportunities to make it even better,” Lewis said.
“The Vertex Condenser combines what cus- tomers like most about the V Series with compel- ling new innovations for the future. And of
course, the Vertex Condenser uses evaporative cooling, so it’s an inherently sustainable solution for industrial refrigeration and other industrial process applications."
Lewis said customers asked for easy mainte- nance and access and the Vertex Condenser de- livers.
"It has the largest access door which easily ac- commodates a 200cm tall person with a sturdy step and safety handle," he said.
Another benefit for technicians is dry feet, ac- cording to Brad Craft, the company's Engineer- ing Manager.
“Technicians’ feet also stay dry while safely in- specting the low-volume basin from the internal walkway," he said.
"Inspection of all nozzles is also fast and easy with the optional pre-assembled platforms at an ergonomic working height.
“The Vertex Condenser alleviates confined
space limitations and customers have already reacted very positively to the overall design.”
Craft said the condenser reduces installation costs by 30 per cent, in part by aligning the upper section to the lower section in less than 15 min- utes per cell, due to the industrial-grade rigidity of the unit.
Water volume is reduced by up to 30 per cent, saving on water and chemical costs.
“This helps reduce the operating weight by an average of 16 per cent,” Craft said.
“The Vertex Condenser uses a direct-drive EC Fan System, which maximizes reliability and up- time, and reduces operating costs, while requir- ing no regular maintenance.
"With redundancy inherent in the overall de- sign of the unit – including fans, motors, and pumps – customers will enjoy peace of mind and uninterrupted operation.”
Visit www.BaltimoreAircoil.com.au
HVAC and Passive House design
FIND OUT ABOUT the application of HVAC equipment in commercial Passive House projects. The Passive House standard is a global build- ing design and construction methodology that involves a rigorous assessment of the critical ele- ments that make up a building to ensure a high level of confidence in outcomes such as building energy consumption, CO2 emissions, comfort
and durability.
This rigour extends to the selection and instal-
lation of HVAC equipment that can account for up to 40 per cent of total building energy use in an average commercial building in Australia. The standard has been deliberately developed to be data driven rather than favouring any particu- lar designs or technologies.
This presentation provides some background to the Passive House standard and provides a case study for ventilation equipment to under- stand how specific performance metrics, test standards, and installation detail are applied to ensure a robust high-performance outcome is achieved.
An example of Passive House design.
“THERE WILL BE SOME BACKGROUND TO THE STANDARD AND A CASE STUDY.”
The session, which is on day two of the ARBS seminar program, will be presented by Fantech MVHR solutions engineer, Joel Seagren.
He is a mechanical engineer and has a passion for helping deliver energy-efficient, healthily ven- tilated buildings. Seagren is also the former di- rector of the Australian Passive House Associa- tion (2017-2021)
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