Monthly Archives: September 2009
Different between Fan Coil Units and Air Handling Units
For centralized air conditioning system, normally there are 2 types of device that discharge or blow the cooled air to the air conditioned space or room, the fan coil units (FCU) and air handling units (AHU). What the different between … Continue reading
Type of Air Conditioning System
We as an M&E consultant engineer will recommend different types of air conditioning systems depending on the applications, budget available and future operation cost. The most commonly used air conditioning units is split air conditioners as the initial cost is … Continue reading
Things Need to Be Considered When Design the Air Conditioning System
Most of the consultant design the air conditioning cooling capacity based on how big is that area and multiply by the selected cooling capacity per ft^2. However, for some of the room (i.e UPS room, medical waste room, computer server … Continue reading
Air Conditioning Design: Sizing of Air Conditioning Circulating Pump
Air Conditioning Design: Sizing of Air Conditioning Circulating Pump Once we know the total flow rate required for the Chilled Water air conditioning system as mention in my previous post How to Size Water Cold or Chilled Water Flow Rate, … Continue reading
Active Fire Protection: CO2 Suppression System Design Calculation
As mentioned in my previous post CO2 Suppression System, CO2 system design mainly related on the sizing of the CO2 cylinder or required CO2 volume to extinguish the fire at the protected space. Example: Generator Set Room with Room dimension … Continue reading