Schools resolve IAQ/humidity problems with desiccant preconditioning
Journal Article
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· Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning
OSTI ID:248008
- James C. Smith and Associates, Augusta, GA (United States)
This article describes how desiccant-based total energy recovery systems were retrofitted to the mechanical systems at Willis Foreman Elementary and Spirit Creek Middle Schools to decouple the outdoor air latent load from the existing 3-ton packaged rooftop HVAC units. The resulting hybrid system maintains 50 to 52 percent relative humidity in the space while continuously providing 15 cfm per student of outdoor air to the facility (a three-fold increase of the original 5 cfm per student design) and does so in a very energy-efficient manner.
- OSTI ID:
- 248008
- Journal Information:
- Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning, Journal Name: Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 68; ISSN HPAOAM; ISSN 0017-940X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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