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American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers Guide, 1936 In normal use a refrigerating machine is arranged to remove heat and the heat removed is thrown away. The driving energy is converted into heat, most of which is added'to the heat removed and is also thrown away. In the reversed refrigeration cycle the heat removed is not thrown away, but, together with the heat converted from the driving energy, it is utilized to heat the building. 10 In a large ice plant, for approximately 147,000 Btu equivalent input to the motor driving the ammonia compressor a ton of ice is produced, in the pro duction of which 288,000 Btu are removed from one ton of water at 32 F to transform it to ice at 32 F. What is the ratio of the heat removed in this process to the input of the motor? In this case the heat removed, or pumped from the water to the air is approximately 1.96 times the heat equivalent of the input to the motor. 11 If the cycle is reversed in Question 10 and the heat is transferred or pumped from the air to the water, what is the ratio of the heat removed in the process to the motor input? In this case 2.96 Btu is put into the water for each Btu equivalent input to the motor, for the total heat put into the water now represents the heat pumped plus the heat converted from the driving energy, or motor input. vs,. \ 56 Chapter 3 VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING STANDARDS Vitiation of Air, Heat Regulation in Man, Effects of Heat, Effects of Cold, Temperature Changes, Acclimatization, Warmth and Comfort, Effective Temperature, Comfort Chart, Comfort Line, Comfort Zone, Application of Comfort Chart, A.S.H.V.E. Ventilation Standards, Natural and Mechanical Ventilation, Recirculation, Ultra-Violet Radiation and Ioniza tion, Heat and Moisture Losses VENTILATION is defined in part as "the process of supplying or removing air by natural or mechanical means to or from any space." (See Chapter 44.) The word in itself implies quantity but not necessarily quality. From the standpoint of comfort and health, however, the problem is now considered to be one of securing air of the proper quality rather than of supplying a given quantity. The term air conditioning in its broadest sense implies control of any or all of the physical or chemical qualities of the air. More particularly, it includes the simultaneous control of temperature, humidity, movement, and purity of the air. The term is broad enough to embrace whatever other additional factors may be found desirable for maintaining the atmosphere of occupied spaces at a condition best suited to the physio logical requirements of the human body. VITIATION OF AIR Under the artificial conditions of indoor life, the air undergoes certain physical and chemical -changes which are brought about by the occupants themselves. The oxygen content is somewhat reduced, and the carbon dioxide slightly increased by the respiratory processes. Organic matter, which is usually perceived as odors, comes from the nose, mouth, skin and clothing. The temperature of the air is increased by the metabolic processes, and the humidity raised by the moisture emitted from the skin and lungs. Moreover, according to latest researches1, there is a marked decrease in both positive and negative ions in the air of occupied rooms. Contrary to old theories, the usual changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide are of no physiological concern because they are much too small even under the worst conditions. The amount of carbon dioxide in air is often used in ventilation work as an index of odors of human origin, but *See A.S.H.V.E. research paper entitled Changes in Ionic Content in Occupied Rooms Ventilated by Natural and Mechanical Methods, by C. P. Yaglou, L. C. Benjamin and S. P. Choate (A.S.H.V.E. Trans actions. Vol. 37, 1931). 57