Industry moving toward more efficient cooling. [Variable air volume (VAV) systems]

Journal Article · Mon May 28 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:6205025

Pearson, E

The popularity of energy-efficient variable air volume (VAV) systems has spread from new commercial buildings to industrial construction. The high initial costs of VAV have only a four- to five-year payback because less horsepower is needed to move air through the air conditioning system and chillers are able to run at their highest level of efficiency. The greater the building's variation between peak and minimum loads, the greater the energy savings. Areas with periodic needs, such as school cafeterias, are especially well suited to VAV systems. The system does not presently lend itself to either the heating mode or to retrofitting. The improved working conditions made possible with VAV attract and hold skilled labor. Using conventional refrigeration, cooling tower, and pumping equipment, VAV differs in the use of vane axial fans for more efficient air movement. Suppliers of industrial cooling systems and air conditioning equipment are listed.

• OSTI ID: 6205025
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Journal Name: Energy User News; (United States) Vol. 4:22; ISSN EUSND
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
291000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320104 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Commercial & Industrial Buildings-- (-1987)
320303 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Equipment & Processes
AIR CONDITIONING
COOLING LOAD
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
REFRIGERATING MACHINERY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
VARIATIONS
WORKING CONDITIONS