unity. The average difference between recirculation rates is 22 per cent, close to
the recirculation rate resulting from internal leakage in the EMPA unit.
This supports the hypothesis that the surface of the clean new wheel has not
much influence on the adsorption properties of aged wheels. There are,
however, new developments of rotating heat exchangers transferring latent
heat and water vapour, without transferring chemical compounds such as
odours (Okano et al., 1999; Seibu Giken Co., 1999).
Strategies to improve the performance of
HVAC systems
Indoor air quality strategies for an optimal performance of HVAC systems and
their components can be divided in two categories:
.
Strategies that affect the HVAC system while in use – operation, main-
tenance and replacement strategies;
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Boiling point [°C]
Transfer ratio
Alcohols
6 C chains
6 C cyclic
Figure 6.16 Transfer ratio as a function of the boiling point for
three families
Note: The filled square corresponds to dichlorohexane.
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EPFL laboratory
EMPA
y = 1.09x + 0.22
R
2
= 0.63
Figure 6.17 Recirculation rates for each chemical compound measured in
EPFL and EMPA units, in both cases without a purging sector
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