Optimizing the topologies of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning water systems in supertall buildings: A pilot study

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Feng ◽  
Yangyang Fu ◽  
Jin Hou ◽  
Peng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Water Systems

Legionnaire’s disease and COVID-19: Could Legionella be acting in conjunction with the Corona virus to aggravate the COVID-19 disease?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew John PENDERY
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Cooling Towers ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Legionnaire's Disease ◽  
Legionnaire’S Disease

There are some striking similarities between Legionnaire’s disease and COVID-19. Thesymptoms, age group and sex at risk are identical. The geographical distribution of both diseases is similar in Europe overall, and within the USA, France and Italy. The environmental distributions are also similar. However Legionnaire’s disease is caused by Legionella bacteria while COVID-19 is caused by the Corona virus. Whereas COVID-19 is contagious, Legionnaire’s disease is environmental. Legionella bacteria are commonly found in drinking water systems and near air conditioning cooling towers. Legionnaire’sdisease is caught by inhaling contaminated water droplets. The Legionella bacteria does not spread person to person and only causes disease if it enters the lungs.Could the Corona virus be making it easier for Legionella bacteria to enter the lungs?

Paper 6: Some Basic Considerations in the Practice of Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning

1967 ◽  
Vol 182 (5) ◽  
pp. 129-137
Author(s):  
W. H. Eccleston
Keyword(s):  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
Thermal Capacity ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Space Heating ◽  
Noise Attenuation ◽  
Cooling Towers ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Fuel Savings

This paper covers some of the basic considerations associated with the practice of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning in temperate climates. A diagrammatic representation of heat loss and gain for a room appears to provide a key to more accurate forecasting of fuel consumption for whole buildings. Further, the smaller the thermal capacity of the system and, therefore, the quicker the response rate, the larger is the possible scope for fuel savings. As far as space heating is concerned water systems are classified and there is reference to the more commonly used heat emitters and some of their characteristics. There is some reference to boiler power both for hot-water heating and steam generation. Ventilation is discussed in the context of terminal points; there is also a brief reference to noise attenuation in ducts and to balancing of systems. Air-conditioning is defined and the better known distribution methods are classified. Packaged water chillers are briefly examined and there are some suggestions regarding ‘mixing-units’. In addition there are some comments on cooling towers. In conclusion there is a plea for standardization and in this particular instance reference is made to specifications for mechanical services works.

Development of the Chilled Water System Analysis Tool for Assessing Energy Conservation Opportunities

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghanshyam Gaudani ◽  
Alex Quintal ◽  
Dragoljub Kosanovic
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Water System ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Chilled Water ◽  
System Energy ◽  
Chilled Water System

Chilled water systems constitute a major portion of energy consumption in air conditioning systems of the large buildings and process cooling of the manufacturing plants. These systems do not operate optimally in most of the cases because of the operating parameters set and/or the components used. The Chilled water system analysis tool software (CWSAT) is developed as a primary screening tool for energy evaluation. This tool quantifies the energy usage of the various chilled water systems and typical measures that can be applied to these systems to conserve energy. The tool requires minimum number of inputs to analyze the component-wise energy consumption and incurred overall cost. Both air-cooled and water-cooled systems can be analyzed with this tool; however, this paper focuses on water-cooled systems. The tool uses weather data of the chilled water system location and loading schedules to calculate the chilled water system energy consumption. The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) standard 550/590 typical loading schedule is also incorporated for the chiller(s) loading. The tool is capable of comparing economics by analyzing the energy consumption and relevant cost of the existing system and the new system with cost reduction opportunities considered like: (1) increase chilled water temperature set point, (2) lowering the condenser cooing water supply temperature set point, (3) replace chiller(s), (4) Apply variable speed control to chilled and/or condenser water pumps, (5) upgrade cooling tower fan speed control, (6) Use free cooling when possible for water-cooled systems. The savings can be calculated separately for each cost reduction opportunity or can be combined. The economics comparison can be a primary decision criterion for further detailed engineering and cost analysis related with system changes. The comparison between actual system energy consumption and CWSAT results are also shown.

scholarly journals Cryptosporidium in small water systems in Puerto Rico: a pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 853-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Robinson ◽  
Harvey A. Minnigh ◽  
Paul R. Hunter ◽  
Rachel M. Chalmers ◽  
Graciela I. Ramírez Toro
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Immunomagnetic Separation ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
Small Water ◽  
Cryptosporidium Oocysts ◽  
Small Water Systems ◽  
Potential Public Health ◽  
Drinking Water Systems

A pilot study was undertaken to investigate the occurrence of Cryptosporidium in four very small drinking water systems supplying communities in rural Puerto Rico. Water samples (40 L) were collected and oocysts were concentrated by calcium carbonate flocculation, recovered by immunomagnetic separation and detected by immunofluorescence microscopy. Cryptosporidium oocysts were identified in all four systems. This is the first report of evidence of the potential public health risk from this chlorine-resistant pathogen in Puerto Rican small water systems. Further work is warranted to fully assess the health risks that Cryptosporidium and other protozoa pose to populations served by community-managed small drinking water systems.

scholarly journals Energetic optimization of the chilled water systems operation at hotels

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (56) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Reineris Montero Laurencio
Keyword(s):  
Electric Power ◽  
Thermal Model ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
Computer Application ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
System A ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Energetic Model ◽  
Principal Energy

The hotel exploitation, while continuing to satisfy the customers, needs to decrease the requests of electric power as the principal energy carrier. Solving issues regarding the occupation of a hotel integrally, taking the air conditioning as center of attention, which demands the bigger consumptions of electricity, results in a complex task. To solve this issue, a procedure was implemented to optimize the operation of the water-chilled systems. The procedure integrates an energy model with a strategy of low occupation following energetic criteria based on combinatorial-evolutionary criteria. To classify the information, the formulation of the tasks and the synthesis of the solutions, a methodology of analysis and synthesis of engineering is used. The energetic model considers the variability of the local climatology and the occupation of the selected rooms, and includes: the thermal model of the building obtained by means of artificial neural networks, the hydraulic model and the model of the compression work. These elements allow to find the variable of decision occupation, performing intermediate calculations to obtain the velocity of rotation in the centrifugal pump and the output temperature of the cooler water, minimizing the requirements of electric power in the water-chilled systems. To evaluate the states of the system, a combinatorial optimization is used through the following methods: simple exhaustive, stepped exhaustive or genetic algorithm depending on the quantity of variants of occupation. All calculation tasks and algorithms of the procedure were automated through a computer application.

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