In regards to IMC 403.2.2:
Say you have a building with two spaces; an office and a single bathroom. The bathroom has a single fixture and needs 50 CFM of exhaust; the office space has 5 occupants and is 416 SQ. FT. needing 50 CFM of outside air (5*5+416*0.06 = 50). Does the unit that serves...
I am having trouble conceptualizing the following:
I have a piece of equipment that needs to be exhausted. The piece of equipment has a pressure drop through it of 0.25" w.c. at the required flow of 25 CFM.
I would like to tie-in the exhaust to the general building exhaust. Problem is, I am...
The following section is directly from the Trane SCWG Brochure (Unitary Vertical Self-Contained System). This is their example selection procedure:
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Design Conditions
Total gross capacity required = 368.7 MBh = 31 Tons
Total sensible capacity...
Simple as it sounds: can one install an outdoor drinking fountain with a domestic potable cold water supply to it, and allow the discharge of the fixture to splash to grade?
We are on IPC 2006.
I really cannot see anything preventing it. I would prefer to create a sloped drain at grade, but I...
Per ASHRAE 62.1 - 2013:
How many of you look at this performance metric when sizing and selecting systems?
I would love some help to see if I am doing this right; I have 2 years experience now and am trying to learn as much as possible.
I am trying to figure out a way to do this in Carrier...
Fellow engineers,
I am a developing engineer (3 years experience) who has found himself at a 100ish person private A/E firm who consults for clients in healthcare, education, pharmaceuticals, and heavy industry. Doing HVAC / plumbing / fire protection engineering, design, and specification...
I need to get a piece of duct work...
36"ø
galvanized steel
internally insulated
spiral seam
24GA
2" wc pressure rated
...from one building to another.
SMACNA "HVAC Duct Construction Standards - Metal and Flexible" states in Table 5-2 that I can support at furthest every 12 feet.
Thing is...
I have some rooftop units already set in place on a building. I specified a roof curb thinking we were going to have a sloped deck and standard roof insulation. Ends up the architect specified a flat deck and the sloping for storm water to be made with insulation so we have 8-10" of insulation...
