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CenLral heaLlng and coollng sysLems use an alr dlsLrlbuLlon or
ducL sysLem Lo clrculaLe heaLed or cooled alr Lo all Lhe
condlLloned rooms ln a house
roperly deslgned ducL sysLems can malnLaln unlform
LemperaLures LhroughouL Lhe house efflclenLly and quleLly
1he purpose of alr dlsLrlbuLlon sysLem ls Lo creaLe Lhe proper
comblnaLlon of LemperaLure humldlLy and alr veloclLy ln Lhe
occupled zone of Lhe condlLloned room
lf noL properly deslgned Lhe alr dlsLrlbuLlon sysLem has Lhe
poLenLlal Lo compromlse Lhe comforL condlLlons lL was deslgned
Lo malnLaln
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lans
lllLers
uampers
uucLwork
CuLleLs
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lans move alr by pushlng lL wlLh lmpellers (blades) powered by a
moLor ushlng Lhe alr lncreases pressure whlch ls measured ln lnches
of waLer
As Lhe alr ls pressurlzed lL ls heaLed by frlcLlon as lL passes Lhrough
Lhe fan More heaL ls added lf Lhe fan moLor ls locaLed ln Lhe alr sLream
1he alr LemperaLure can rlse from 1 Lo 3 or more degrees dependlng
on Lhe sysLem operaLlng pressure
1he mosL common fan deslgns used ln PvAC sysLems are cenLrlfugal
and axlal
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WlLh cenLrlfugal fans alr enLers Lhe fan houslng Lhrough Lhe roLor makes a 90
Lurn ls capLured by Lhe scrollshaped houslng and fan blades and forced Lhrough
Lhe fan dlscharge
AxlAL
WlLh axlal fans alr moves ln a sLralghL paLh Lhrough Lhe propellerLype
roLors Lo produce alrflow
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uampers dlrecL
and conLrol
alrflow Lhrough
Lhe alr dlsLrlbuLlon
sysLem
1hey can also be
lnsLalled ln cerLaln
flreraLed walls or
floors for llfe
safeLy Lo prevenL
Lhe mlgraLlon of
flre and smoke
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Alr fllLers are used Lo prevenL
alrborne parLlculaLes from
enLerlng and reclrculaLlng
wlLhln a bulldlng and Lo
proLecL fans colls oLher
downsLream equlpmenL and
Lhe occupanLs
MosL conLamlnanLs ln Lhe alr
sLream are generaLed
lnLernally from occupanLs by
lLems such as cloLhlng paper
dusL and copler Loner
CLher fllLer maLerlals
malnLaln an elecLrosLsLlc
charge LhaL aLLracLs and
capLure dusL and dlrL
parLlcles from Lhe alr flowlng
Lhrough Lhem
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1here are Lwo general Lypes of ducL
sysLems slngleducL and dualducL Lach
Lype can be used ln boLh consLanL and
varlableflowappllcaLlons
uucLs are usually made of galvanlzed
sLeel and are commonly wrapped or llned
wlLh flberglass Lhermal lnsulaLlon boLh
Lo reduce heaL loss or galn Lhrough Lhe
ducL walls and Lo prevenL waLer vapor
from condenslng on Lhe exLerlor of Lhe
ducL when Lhe ducL ls carrylng cooled alr
lnsulaLlon parLlcularly ducL llner also
reduces ducLborne nolse 8oLh Lypes of
lnsulaLlon reduce breakouL nolse
Lhrough Lhe ducL walls
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Supply ducLs dellver alr Lo Lhe spaces LhaL are Lo be condlLloned
Supply ducL should be small and have mln number of Lurns Lo ensure LhaL alr can flow
freely
1he Lwo mosL common supply ducL sysLems for resldences are Lhe Lrunk and branch
sysLem and Lhe radlal sysLem because of Lhelr versaLlllLy performance and economy
1he splder and perlmeLer loop sysLems are oLher opLlons
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8eLurn ducLs remove
room alr and dellver lL
back Lo Lhe heaLlng
and coollng equlpmenL
for fllLerlng and
recondlLlonlng
8eLurn ducL sysLems are
generally classlfled as
elLher cenLral or
mulLlpleroomreLurn
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Group A CuLleLs mounLed ln or
near Lhe celllng LhaL dlscharge alr
horlzonLally
Group 8 CuLleLs mounLed ln or
near Lhe floor LhaL dlscharge alr
verLlcally ln a nonspreadlng [eL
Group C CuLleLs mounLed ln or
near Lhe floor LhaL dlscharge alr
verLlcally ln a spreadlng [eL
Group D CuLleLs mounLed ln or
near Lhe floor LhaL dlscharge alr
horlzonLally
Group L CuLleLs mounLed ln or
near Lhe celllng LhaL pro[ecL
prlmary alr verLlcally
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