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Debunking Myths of Active Chilled Beams: What You Thought You Knew — But Were Wrong, Part 2

Debunking Myths of Active Chilled Beams: What You Thought You Knew — But Were Wrong, Part 2

SmithGroup, Varitec, and Dadanco analyze the response time of an active chilled beam when the space’s total load rapidly increases.
Fletcher J. Clarcq Dan Hahne Steve Lamica
November 5, 2019
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In our previous article, “Debunking Myths of Active Chilled Beams: What You Thought You Knew – But Were Wrong, Part 1,” engineers from SmithGroup and Dadanco, along with senior sales engineers from Varitec


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Debunking Myths of Active Chilled Beams

Debunking Myths of Active Chilled Beams: What You Thought You Knew But Were Wrong, Part 1

How long does it take for condensation to form on an active chilled beam? A group of engineers at SmithGroup used testing and analysis to answer that question and more.
Fletcher J. Clarcq Eric Martin Dan Hahne Steve Lamica
October 21, 2019
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Chilled beams offer building owners greater energy efficiency, reduced building first cost, reduced day-two maintenance, and improved indoor air quality.


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Getting Comfortable With Radiant HVAC

Getting Comfortable With Radiant HVAC

The particular charms of panels, chilled beams, and related options seem to be at-tracting more attention from designers and owners these days. Design, installation, and even architectural considerations can earn a hard look at radiant for a surpris-ing number of applications.
Steven G Liescheidt P.E., CCS,
September 3, 2016
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Radiant HVAC — what is it? Heating is done in three ways in buildings — convection, conduction, and radiation. Heating and cooling with air is common in most building HVAC systems.


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