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Venmar CES Inc. Date: Friday, October 24, 2008 Group Members: Scott Prokopetz Matt Hoffman Tyler Kissick Faculty Advisor: Ken Coutu Industry Advisor: Manfred Gerber. Venmar. Venmar is a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning company
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Venmar CES Inc. Date: Friday, October 24, 2008 Group Members: Scott Prokopetz Matt Hoffman Tyler Kissick Faculty Advisor: Ken Coutu Industry Advisor: Manfred Gerber
Venmar • Venmar is a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning company • Two Canadian offices: Saskatoon and St-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec • Specialize in manufacturing commercial HVAC units • Their main focus is on efficiency and energy recovery methods
Problem Description • Enthalpy wheel not always needed: • Most effective for large temperature differences • Wheel causes pressure drop and consumes energy • Accurate flow rates measurement needed: • Cost effective means of measuring airstreams is needed • Integrated into control system to control air flow
Objectives • Bypass the enthalpy wheel: • Determine increased flow rate due to decrease in pressure drop • Determine annual energy savings due to reduced fan speed • Flow measuring device: • Develop cost effective means of measuring airstreams • Requires an accuracy of 8% • Ensure compliance with existing control system