Abstract
A recent experience at ZBA in industrial energy
conservation was investigating the energy savings
potential of modifications to existing air
handlers and to a central chilled water plant.
Major system changes and new energy saving equipment
require high cost to realize savings. This
type of initial study is critical to assure that
projected savings can be realized.
The following examples are from an electronics
manufacturing facility. Over 140 air handlers
serving offices, laboratories and clean room manufacturing
areas were investigated. The design
cooling load of the central plant for the 12
building site was approximately 20,000 tons.
Patterson, C. L.; Phelan, T. R. (1985). Energy Conservation Studies of Existing HVAC Systems. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93145.