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1) General
b. VAV boxes shall be of the circular or rectangular type, pressureindependent, double-wall units designed for accurate measurement and control of air volumes.
c. VAV boxes shall provide sufficient air movement necessary to
maintain occupant comfort even at low turn-down ratio.
d. VAV boxes shall be supplied complete with controllers and/or
actuators and temperature sensors and shall be suitable for
stand-alone operation upon delivery to site, with provision for
connection to the BMS system.
e. VAV controllers and/or actuators and sensor shall be supplied by
the same VAV manufacturer to ensure single source responsibility for the performance of the induction VAV.
2) Construction
b. The airflow shall be measured at the inlet of the VAV units with a
Flo-Cross, multiple-point averaging chamber and signal
amplifying high accuracy air flow sensor.
c. The airflow sensor signal amplification shall be at least 2.5
times for accurate flow measurement. Airflow sensors shall have
a minimum of 24 (2 x 12) test points and provide constant
amplification across the full measurement range.
d. The accuracy of the flow measurement shall be better than 2.5%
at an inlet velocity of 2.0 m/s or higher, even with irregular duct
approach.
e. There shall only be one (1) calibration point required for the full
range of airflow measurement and the accuracy shall be
maintained throughout the full airflow range.
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4) Acoustic Performance
a. VAV boxes sound performance data shall be determined in a
reverberation room at an independent sound laboratory according
to ISO 3741 and ISO 5135 standards.
b. Performance of units shall be rated to ARI Standard 880-08 and
Addendum for Variable Air Volume Terminal Units.
c. The unit design and selection shall give adequate considerations
to ensure that noise levels within the space do not exceed NC35
with an inlet pressure of 125 Pa.
5) VAV Installation
a. The VAV boxes shall be adequately supported by means of
anchor bolts, rods and angle-bars. The suspension system shall
be capable of withstanding the weight of the induction VAVs as
indicated on the drawings/specifications.
b. A minimum length of one time the diameter / diagonal straight
duct connection shall be used before the inlet of the VAV to
achieve an accuracy of the flow measurement better than 2.5%.
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