Davies is a principal and founder of ThermalTech Engineering, a 45-person firm with offices in Cincinnati and Kalamazoo, MI. He has 30 years of experience in energy systems and controls. For more information, contact him at gdavies@ThermalTech.com.

Interconnection Of Chilled Water Plants

Gary R. Davies P.E.

May 1, 2008

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What determines chiller plant loading? Do connected plants need to use similar pumping schemes? Is it better to run one chiller in multiple plants or multiple chillers in one plant? Draw on the author’s experience for answers. Then learn how to handle the hydraulics of interconnection and enjoy the byproducts of a well-integrated system.

Adiabatic humidification systems have opened up a whole new way of saving energy, and making buildings more efficient and comfortable. Moving to new technologies can give many of us pause and fear from the unknown. Having key partners in the process can really help move the project along successfully. The New York City based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) introduced adiabatic humidification into their new Clinical Laboratory Medicine building in 2017, and again in its newest Outpatient Ambulatory Care Center just finishing construction.

Engineered Systems Magazine

2019 October

Check out Engineered Systems magazine’s October 2019 issue takes a closer look at condensation concerns surrounding the use of chilled beams, examines the energy implications of chilled water plant design and operation, and much more.

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