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658 CHAPTER 24 1958 Guide tially recessed into the wall to save space without materially affecting the results. Air Exhaust Vents and Flues The size and location of the air exhaust vent outlet are important and in many cases, are regulated by laws for public buildings. Where no codes govern, the location and size of vents are left to the discretion of the en gineer. Best results have been obtained with a velocity through the vent open ings nearly equal to that at which the air is introduced into the room, thus maintaining a slight pressure in the room. Calculated velocities at the vent openings of from 600 to 800 fpm produce the best diffusion results from this system. Many states, however, have regulations that will not permit velocities as high as 800 fpm. If a vent opening at or near the floor is near a desk or place where a person is seated, a velocity of 800 fpm in the vent opening will produce an objectionable draft. In such a case the veloc ity in the vent opening should not exceed 400 to 450 fpm; although duct velocities may be maintained at 600 to 800 fpm if codes permit. In school buildings provided with wardrobes or cloakrooms, the vents may be so located that the air passes through these spaces, ventilating them with air which otherwise would be passed to the outside without being used to the best advantage. Many state and local codes for ventilation of public buildings make this arrangement mandatory. WINDOW VENTILATORS A window ventilator consists of filter and switch controlled motordriven fans enclosed in a cabinet to be mounted on the window sill. Such units accomplish ventilation, air cleaning, and air circulation, but have no means of heating the air. The direction of air discharge is manually adjustable for seasonal operation. REFERENCES 1 See National Association of Fan Manufacturers standard definitions in Chapter 32. 1 Standard Code for Testing and Rating Steam Unit Heaters--Adopted jointly by The American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers and the Industrial Unit Heater Association, Second Edition January 1950 (1UHA Bulletin No. 10). * Standard Code for Testing and Rating Hot Water Unit Heaters--Adopted jointly by The American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers and the In dustrial Unit Healer Association, Second Edition April 1953 (IUHA Bulletin No. 1U- * A.S.H.V.E. Research Report No. 958--Temperature Gradient Observations in a Large Heated Space, by G. L. Larson, D. W. Nelson and O. C. Cromer (A.S.H-V-rjTransactions, Vol. 39, 1933, p. 243). A.S.H.V.E. Research Report No. 10U Tests of Three Heating Systems in an Industrial Type of Building, by G. L. Lareon, D. W. Nelson and John James (A.S.H.V.E. Transactions, Vol. 41, 1935, p. 18&;- 1 A.S.H.V.E. Standard Code for Testing and Rating Steam Unit Ventilators (A.S.H.V.E. Transactions, Vol. 38, 1932, p. 25) (Effective Jan. 1, 1934). * A.S.H.V.E. Research Report No. 936--Investigation of Air Outlets in Class Room Ventilation, by G. L. Larson, D. W. Nelson and R. W. Kubasta V- Transactions, Vol. 38, 1932, p. 463). A.S.H.V.E. Research Report No-1017"7T,i Supply to Classrooms in Relation to Vent Flue Openings, by F. C. Houghten, Gutberlet and M. F. Lichtenfels (A.S.H.V.E. Transactions, Vol. 41, 1935, P- ^ CHAPTER 25 UNIT AIR CONDITIONERS AND UNIT AIR COOLERS Definitions, Classification of Unit Type Equipment, Component Parts of Unit Type Equipment, Sound Isolation, Modifications of Remote Units, Ratings of Unit Air Conditioners, Application of Unitary Equipment, Unit Air Coolers THIS chapter presents the physical characteristics of air cooling units and air conditioning units; a suggested procedure for selection of units; and some of the factors involved in the application of unitary equipment. In general, factory produced unit>equipment can be obtained to accomplish all of the functions possible from field assemblies, but the advantages of unit equipment are most apparent in small and moderate capacities. Above 12,000 cfm capacity, or approximately 40 tons of refrigeration capacity, handling and assembly costs generally favor the use of field assembled units. Multiple application of unitary equipment is frequently justified for large gross tonnage installations where zoning or a minimum amount of air distributing ducts is desirable. DEFINITIONS The term air conditioning unit has been loosely used as a name for all types of factory produced air handling, cooling, or heating units. A joint committee1' ** on Rating Refrigerating Equipment has defined the various types of unitary equipment: 1. A Cooling Unit is a specific air treating combination consisting of means for air circulation and cooling within prescribed temperature limits.1 ^,r Conditioning Unit is a specific air treating combination consisting of means lor ventilation, air circulation, air cleaning, and heat transfer, with control means lor maintaining temperature and humidity within prescribed limits.1 A Cooling Air Conditioning Unit is a specific air treating combination consistonni.oimeans , mutilation, air circulation, air cleaning, and heat transfer, with scribed Hmittfi f coollng and maintaining temperature and humidity within pre unit' Self-Contained Air Conditioning or Cooling Unit is one in which a condensing contoinoi* lnedjln. *Ae same cabinet with the other functional elements. Selfconrlonlm. llr c,, tioning units are classified* according to the method of rejecting intrmbwfin ueat (water cooled, air cooled, and evaporatively cooled), method of ventilAt;I^,gi7entlv 10n. air (no ventilation, ventilation by drawing air from outside, of the loot * ex"aiisting room air to the outside, or ventilation by a combination or pressme typ^)etll0d3^ and method of discharging air to the room (free delivery beTVPe Unit takes in air and discharges it directly to the space to 6 A P Wltaou*' external elements which impose air resistance.1 Pose air Type Unit is for use with one or more external elements which im- which\f^idI^',rcV^a<,on Air Cooler is a factory encased assembly of elements by net is transferred from air to refrigerants.* CLASSIFICATION OF UNIT TYPE EQUIPMENT in shaneaS^emblej aPParatus 88 described in Chapter 29 can be designed heatinp' and caPacitY {or any application, with the refrigeration and To 8,.16111 exactly balanced to a specific load condition. 416 avajlahj11 economies of factory production, component assemblies me in the size ranges of greatest usage. 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