ASHRAE Journal

December 2021

Improving wire-to-air efficiency is a big part of improving fan system efficiency. A study in this month’s cover article compares four different fan-motor-controller systems as part of a strategy for improving wire-to-air efficiency.

Features:
Key Factors of Fan System Wire-to-Air Efficiency
Sizing Vertical Ground Heat Exchangers

Technology Award: New Chillers Key To Energy Reduction

Standing Columns:
HVAC Applications: Understanding Three Generations of DOAU
Engineer’s Notebook: Recovering Heat For Snow Melting
Refrigeration Applications: Quality and Equality

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AMCA inmotion

The 2021 edition of Air Movement and Control Association’s award-winning magazine includes articles on the impact of large-diameter ceiling fans on COVID-19 exposure, ceiling fan energy index, the use of control dampers in data centers, parking-garage ventilation, severe-duty louvers, and the AMCA laboratory and Certified Ratings Program.

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