1、ASHRAE TITLE*JOURN 37-LO*TCCC 75 0757650 0538229 772 ASHRAE“ JOURNAP The magazine of the American Society of Heating, Refngerating and Ar-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. t ASHRAE TITLE*JOURN 37-10*TCCC 95 0757650 0538230 494 IT SPEAKS VOLUMES about the quality of our products, All Controls Group manufa
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6、ble in building design and building management will be interested in a recently completed ASHRAE project that will help. ASHRAE has just released ASHRAE FI”, an electronic database and direc- tory of measured data on building energy performance. This electronic directory contains 257 entries of meas
7、ured-use database projects. The directory will help users identify and locate existing sources of measured data on building energy performance. ASHRAE FIND (Code:94262) may be purchased from ASHRAE; the cost is $84 (Member price, $56) plus a$3 shipping and handling fee for domestic and international
8、 orders. Mail prepaid orders to ASHRAE Customer Service, 1791 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta,GA 30329. Credit card orders are accepted by phone, 1-800-5-ASHRAE, or fax, 404-321-5478. Please include expiration date on credit card orders. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call 404-636-8400. It would be very di
9、fficult, if not impossible, to judge the total impact of ASHRAE-funded research since it has reached into our lives in so many different ways. Our personal com- fort at home and at work, and preservation of the foods w eat are just afew of the many ways in which ASHRAE research impacts our daily lif
10、e. When an ASHRAE Research grant is made, it might be compared to dropping a pebble into a still pond of water. The concentric rings ripple oui to the farthest edge and return to the center again and again. Once set into 4 motion, the ripple effect of ASHRAE research goes on and on and on. William R
11、. Coker Journal Editor 5 ASHRAE TITLE*JOURN 37-10*TCCC 95 0759650 O538236 902 Shutter-like devices on south side of New Energy Center. They provide shade and help project light into building. Floridas Energy Center Is Lesson in Efficiency A technical article on the building described in this article
12、 will be presented in an upcoming issue of ASHAE Journal. COCOA, Fla.-They practice what they preach at the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) which opened in September at the Univer- sity of Central Florida/Brevard Community College campus. The $7 million complex includes the New Energy Center, a 3
13、4,OCGsquare-foot building which is one of the more energy-effcient buildings in Florida, a state noted for its hot, humid climate The building is part of a 71,000-ft2 (65% m2) complex which also includes a visitors center and laboratory building. The complex is the site for much of the states energy
14、 research. part of the research is the New Energy Center itself. This building is projected to use two-thirds less energy than any comparably sized office building that meets Florida energy codes. “We analyzed every energy-related aspect of the building using the most authoritative computer modellin
15、g program available said FSEC Director Dr. David Block. Architects Design Group of Orlando designed the narrow office building with an axis that runs east and west. All offices receive natural light for interior illumination. In addition, ali daylit rooms are equipped with controls that dim electric
16、al lights when sunlight is available and brighten them at night and when clouds obscure the sun. Motion sensors turn off lights when spaces are unoccupied. Windows let in mainly visible light and block most of the heat-producing infrared por- tion of the soh specum. Light monitors pmj- ect 10 fi (3
17、m) above the roof to direct northern light into the building interior without produc- ing the “hot spots” typical of angled skylights The building was constructed by H.J. High Corporation and has Trane high-effici- ency air-conditioning and ventilation systems. “We need to bring in outside air to ke
18、ei, 34,-square-foot office building 6 projected to use two-thirds less energy than an office building of similar size. The process is minimhd by a heat-pipe system that helps remove heat and humidity before ventilation air is circulated through the interior space In addition, carbon dioxide monitors
19、 sense the number of people in the building and adjust ventilation levels accordingly. Philip Fairey, FSEC deputy director, said that much of the energy performance can be attributed to common sense. For example, the white roof membrane reflects 80% of the suns heat. Also, the building is a long rec
20、tangie, rather than a cube, which reduces the time the buildings walls and windows are exposed to direct solar radiation. Complementing the shape are energy-reducing design features. “Windows on the long south-facing waU are protected by exterior shades during spring, summer and fa. Only in winter a
21、re they exposed to low-angle sunlight: said Fairey. The north-south orientation of the tw? story building also reduces the peak-demand Charges. “The New Energy Centers air-condition- ing system is zoned not by floor, but by solar exposure: Fairey said. “Rather than an upstairs-downstairs zoning sche
22、me, we designed for south-wall and north-wall zoning. “This method assures that workers in south-facing offices will not be calling for cooling when those on the north are scream- ing for heat. Through this design concept, we hope to reduce our demand charges by 50%; The energy office of the states
23、Depart- $560,000 grant to fund the energy-efficiency measures for the New Enem Center. Block i Daylight monitors on roof of ofice bu/ding The mon/torsproiectlight,nto core ofburlding. Glass front faces north to minimize heat gain. White roof reflects additional light into monitor. ment of Community
24、Affairs provided a air quality at acceptab6 levels but Floridas BACnet” at Center Stage The 25,OOO-plus who will attend the AHR Expo on Feb. 19-21 in Atlanta will find a lot to see, a lot to like and a lot to learn. Hank Stevens of International Exposition Company, the shows management company since
25、 1930, said more than 900 com- panies had signed up by late August to attend the show sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air- conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI). Hes expecting 980 or more companies to eventually sig
26、n up. They will be bring up to 15,000 people to staff exhibits that will occupy more than 300,000 ft2 (2787 m2) at the Georgia World Congress Center. “We had three shows in Chicago that reached over 300,000 square feet of exhibit space said Stevens. “Were expecting the one in Atlanta to be well over
27、 300,000 square feet so it will be at least the fourth largest we have ever put on! A theme for this years show is building automation and Stevens is expecting 30 to 50 companies to exhibit in a special area of the show floor that will be designated as the Building Automa- tion and Control Showcase.
28、 Included in this special area will be a demonstration booth by members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) BACnet” testing consortium. The demonstration will show how products and systems from different vendors can work together using the BACnet protocol. than 900 companies
29、 areexpected for th; 1996shoy which will be Feb. 79-27 in Atlanta. “This will be the first time people will be able to see BACnet in operation: said Michael Newman, chairman of the committee which wrote the BACnet standard. “The emphasis (of the demonstration) will be on multi-vendor interoperabilit
30、y? A returning feature of the AHR Expo is the special floor area designated as the Software Center. Also returning are the IAQ signs which help visitors locate companies with products that relate to indoor air quality. The special features are but of a fraction of what will be displayed by companies
31、 during the three-day show which will be open daily, starting at 10 a.m. “The products range from soup to nuts in the HVAC telephone(412) 299-1136, fax (412) 299-1 137. April CLEANROOMS 96 EAST April 22-25 CLEANROOMS 96 EAST John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston, Mass. Contact: W
32、itter Expositions, 84 Park Avenue, Flemington, NJ 08822; telephone (908) 788-8868. fax (908) 788-9381. May APPLIANCE CONFERENCE May 13-15 The 1996 International Appliance Technical Conference. Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana. Sponsored by the Appliance Industry Committee, and co- sponsored
33、 by ASHRAE, ARI, ASME and more. Contact: IATC. 15906 Benton Court, Tampa, FL 33647; telephone (813) 979-0364; fax (813) 979-0415. June ASHRAE ANNUAL MEETING June 22-26 1996 ASHRAE Annual Meeting. San Antonio Marriott River Center, San Antonio, Texas. Contact: ASHRAE Meetings Department, 1791 TullieC
34、ircle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329; telephone (404) 636-8400, fax (404) 321-5478. Upcoming conferences outside the US (Fmm January 1996 and on) January 23-26,199 telephone (852) 827-6766, fax (852) 827-5224. February 11-14,199 telephone (61) 3328-2399, fax (61) Manh 6-8,1996. FRIGAIR 96. The Congressand Ex
35、hibition. World Trade Center, Johannesburg, South Africa. Sponsored by SAIRACandcc-sponsored by ASHRAE. Contact: TML Reed Exhibitions, PO Box561812, Pinegowrie, 2123 RSA; telephone O11 789 2144, fax O11 789 6497. Manh 18-22, 1996. FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF REFRIGERA- TION, AIR CONDITIONING AN
36、D NONCONVENTIONAL ENERGY. Havana, Cuba. Sponsored by the Institution of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (IRC). Co- sponsored bythe International Instituteof Refrigeration (IIR) and ACTECIR, Cataio- nia, Spain. Contact: Dr. Hctor Remedios Carbajales, Ave 45, No. 8414, Marianao, Hamna. Cuba 11400;
37、telephone (537) 20-3733, fax (537) 33-8501. March 20-22,1996. REFRIGERATION AND AQUACULTURE COLLOQUIUM. Bor- deaux Convention Center, Bordeaux, France. Contact: Bordeaux Congres Service-Palais des Congres, Quartier du Lac-33 300 Bordeaux-Lac-France; tel- ephone (33) 56 11 8888, fax (33) 56 43 17 76.
38、 Mach 27-31,1998. MOSTRACONVEGNO EXPOCOMFORT The30thAnnual Mos- tra Convegno Expocmfort. Milan Fairgrounds, Milan, Italy. Contact: Anna Patani, Secretary General at (02) 4800-2853. April 14-17,1996. ACG 96. The First United Arab Emirates University Conference on Ar Conditioning in the Gulf. Intercon
39、tinental Hotel, UAE University, AI Ain, United Arab Emirates. Co-sponsored by UAE University, UAE Engineering Society, ASHRAE and IIR. Contact: ACG 96-Organizing Committee Chairman, Faculty of Engineering, UAE University, AI Ain, PO Box 17555, United Arab Emirates; fax 971 -3-632-382. 3328-41 16. .
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44、 19 on Reader Service Card) ASHRAEJournal October 1995 25 The Ball Valve . A Direct Reflection of Quality and Precision For years engineers have used globe valves while ignoring the most precise and versatile valve on the market. The baZZ valve is widely used to control fluids from wood and paper pu
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48、duate engineer, I have a unique per- spective on the industry. I have 15 years experience as a licensed sheet metal worker fabricating and installing ductwork and packaged equipment. After reading “Duct Design Fundamentals: (April 1995 ASHRAE Journa0 by Patrick J. Brooks, P.E., I have some comments.
49、 Similar to the December 1993 article, “Achieving a Quiet Roof Top Installation: by Robert G. Harold, P.E., Brooks uses what appears to be round mitred elbows complete with turning vanes. The 90- degree mitred elbow is not in common use and while I do not like to use the term impossible, the installation of turning vanes in a round fitting as shown is time-consuming to the extent that the vanes would not be installed. I have only seen this fitting on a print once and the vanes were omitted in the installation. If the designer really wants vanes in
