1. Are We Unknowingly Wrong-Sizing Ducts?
- Author
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Macferran, Erinie
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AIR ducts , *EXHAUST systems , *ENGINEERS , *ENERGY conservation in buildings , *RESIDENTIAL energy conservation - Abstract
The article discusses the move of the engineers in Florida to design, build, and test the fan/duct assembly to determine its general airflow properties. It provides an illustration of the fun/duct assembly, which can be operated in three ways and controlled by a variable-speed controller. It also mentions the findings of the engineers which indicate several problems of the fan/duct system, prompting the engineers to use the correct sizes.
- Published
- 2012