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  1. chicagoelevatorman

    cooling an elevator cab

    the architect designed the lighting for a specific look without considering heat. I needed this info to convince the building managment that ventilation is not the anwser that the lighting scheme will have to change. any more amunition would help and be apreciated.
  2. chicagoelevatorman

    cooling an elevator cab

    Thanks for your reply. If I understand your formula. to maintain a max temperature rise of 2 degrees above ambient shaft air I wolud need 2250 cfm of air movement 1.07 x 2250 = 2407 x 2 = 4815 btu/h we do have timers to shut off the lights after 1 minute of no demand. the fans stay running...
  3. chicagoelevatorman

    cooling an elevator cab

    no, but they double as the health club saunas
  4. chicagoelevatorman

    cooling an elevator cab

    Yes thats 1400 watts per cab !
  5. chicagoelevatorman

    cooling an elevator cab

    I need help with cooling an elevator cab. I have 30 elevators with 1400 watts of halogen cab lighting generating a lot of heat. can this be dissipated through ventilation, if so how much cfm of air movement do I need. Or will I need some type of air conditioning unit. any calculation would be...

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