HVAC-the importance of clean intake section and dry air filter in cold climate
| Autor: | S. O. Hanssen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Quality Control
Engineering Architectural engineering Environmental Engineering Climate media_common.quotation_subject Air pollution ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS medicine.disease_cause Risk Assessment law.invention Indoor air quality law Architecture HVAC medicine Humans Air Conditioning Quality (business) Air quality index Environmental quality media_common business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Water Equipment Design Building and Construction Ventilation Cold Temperature Air conditioning Air Pollution Indoor Ventilation (architecture) Equipment Failure business Filtration |
| Zdroj: | Indoor Air. 14:195-201 |
| ISSN: | 1600-0668 0905-6947 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2004.00288.x |
| Popis: | UNLABELLED HVAC systems, if properly designed, installed, operated and maintained, will improve thermal conditions and air quality indoors. However, the success strongly depends on the design of the system and the quality of the components we use in our HVAC installations. Regrettably, several investigations have revealed that many HVAC installations have a lot of operational and maintenance problems, especially related to moisture, rain and snow entrainment. In short, it seems that too little attention is placed on the design of the intake section, despite the fact that there exists a large number of national and international guidelines and recommendations. This is a serious problem because the air intake is the initial component of the ventilation plant and as such the first line of defense against debris and other outdoor air pollutants. Unfortunately, the design is often an argued compromise between the architect, the civil engineer and the HVAC engineer. In the future, the technical, hygienic and microbiological feature of air intakes must be better ensured in order to avoid the air intake becoming a risk component as regards contamination and indoor air quality. Further, it seems that the magnitude of the problem is not well known, or recognized, by the building designers, engineers and professionals involved in the construction and operation of buildings. This fact needs to be addressed more seriously, because obviously there is a big difference between the idealistic architectonic design, engineering intentions and the real life situation. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Several practical recommendations for design and operation of HVAC systems are presented. Following the recommendations will result in less pollution from the HVAC-system and increased indoor environmental quality. |
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