Eng-Tips is the largest engineering community on the Internet

Intelligent Work Forums for Engineering Professionals

  • Congratulations waross on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Search results for query: *

  1. billygoat22

    Dust collector to filter Outside Air

    Are these pieces of equipment installed in cabinents? They could use vortex tubes, which run off compressed air.Then you would only be cooling the cabinents themselves.
  2. billygoat22

    How do I measure air flow inside a duct?

    Depending on the duct size, you could measure at the outlet of duct with an air flow hood (balometer?) Or use an anenometer at the outlet If this is the only duct off a heater, use temp rise calculation to get airflow.
  3. billygoat22

    Prehistoric HVAC engineers

    I read a paper over the web one time- Fisk paper on iaq, something along that line. It showed the economic benefits of how improved iaq affected the performance of office personnel
  4. billygoat22

    INSULATION IN THE DEEP SOUTH

    I have to agree with you on the barrirs,I've been reading several books on the subject and had to go reread some. In the Moisture Control Handbook there are actually wall assemblies with the vapor barrier on the inside or the outside, depending on the construction materials. It seems most of the...
  5. billygoat22

    "Idiots" guide to HVAC

    The ashrae manuals can provide plenty of info, specificly Fundamentals www.hvac-talk.com - you'll get an earful if you come off too arrogant, but you wouldn't be here if you were
  6. billygoat22

    Prehistoric HVAC engineers

    Wow!, thats the first time I heard an engineer take credit for a mistake. My experience is to see a set of plans with hvac, firemain, electrical,etc. installed in the same space without any coordination. They all occupy the same space simutaneously, which can't happen in the real world.So you...
  7. billygoat22

    Lab hood control by heat sensor

    Interlock a gas flow sensor in the gas supply line to the exhaust fans.
  8. billygoat22

    INSULATION IN THE DEEP SOUTH

    I found "Builder's Guide to Mixed Climates" to be very informative. The deep South is called a hot,humid climate, as opposed to the cold climate of Wisconsin. Down there,the vapor barrier is installed on the OUTSIDE of insulation envelope, as opposed to the interior. Of course, insulation helps...
Back
Top