Just putting together a pros and cons list for the HVAC for an auditorium, and the two options I will present to the owner are PTACS in the windows (approximately 6 total), and the other being infrared heaters coupled a 90 ton air cooled chiller in a mechanical room adjacent the auditorium with...
I am working on a plant grow warehouse consisting of 40 grow rooms to be maintained at 72 deg. F, 45% RH. I am looking at cooling each "bloom room" using a packaged 7 ton DX unit with modulating hot gas reheat and variable speed digital compressors for cooling and dehumidification. Each bloom...
I am currently engineering an HVAC system for a plant growing warehouse (marijuana, in a legal state). The client wants to maintain 72 deg F at 40% RH in the grow rooms. I am trying to estimate the latent loads in one of the grow rooms (around 400 square feet) so I can ensure the system is...
From a product contamination standpoint, is nitrogen blanketing a fixed roof tank preferable to using a floating roof tank? I am working on a jet fuel tank farm and am looking into any cost savings that would be associated with decreasing the load on the nitrogen generator at the expense of the...
I am trying to size pumps from a tank farm to truck and rail loading areas for jet fuel/diesel bulk storage. Are pumping flow rates to/from truck and rail loading and unloading stations simply based on the time to fill or empty a rail car or tanker? If so, is there a rule of thumb for how fast...
How does one calculate tank separation distances for groups of tanks larger than 2 tanks by 2 tanks in accordance with NFPA 30? Say if I have a grid of 3 tanks by 3 tanks, all floating roof, all with flammable liquids for the sake of this question. Is it one uniform tank distance calculated by...
How does one calculate tank separation distances for groups of tanks larger than 2 x 2 in accordance with NFPA? Say if I have a grid of 3 x 3 storage tanks, all floating roof, all flammable for the sake of this question. Is it one uniform tank distance calculated by summing every possible...
