Carrier 39FX

Guide Specifications 2008

GENERAL
39FX Series Central Station Air Handling Units are
designed based on Carrier Moduflex Series. The
design of the Central Station Air Handling Units is
based on the use of standardized modular panels
and penta-post construction of profile frames.
The standard and reference for design and
performances for 39FX Central Station AHUs
components
conformed
accordance
to
international standard named such EUROVENT,
DIN, ASHRAE, AMCA, UL and ARI.
Standard units configuration shall be horizontal or
vertical draw-through or blow-through types.

Part-1 Central Station AHUs Guide

Specification General
1.01
39FX Series:
1.01.01 39FX; 50-mm panel thickness
1.02
Standard Size Range:
1.02.01 29 standard model sizes from 220 1215
1.02.02 Non-standard model sizes (please contact
factory)
1.03
Standard AHU Face Area Range:
1.03.01 From 0.4 m2 up-to 17.86 m2
1.04
Standard Airflow Range @ 2.5 m/s
1.04.01 Cooling: 1,300 140,000 CMH
(Up-to 175,000 CMH @ 3.15 m/s)
1.04.02 Heating: up to 250,000 CMH @ 4.0 m/s
1.04.03 Ventilating: Up-to 160,000 CMH
1.04.04 Energy Recovery : Up-to 130,000 CMH
1.05

Standard Heating, Cooling And Energy

Recovery
1.05.01 Cooling & Dehumidification CWC & DXC
1.05.02 Sensible Heating HWC, EHTR & STC
1.05.03 Pre-cooled & Re-heat HPE (option), RAC
1.05.04 Heat Recovering HPE (option), HPLE,
HWE
1.05.05 Isothermal Cooling & Humidified SWH
1.05.06 Heating & Humidification - STH
1.06
Standard Air Management
1.06.01 IAQ DSC, STL, Std. Air Filter &
Humidifiers, ERHE.
1.06.02 IAQ Odor, chemical ACF
1.06.03 Pre-filtering up to HEPA-filtering
MERV1 up to MERV18
1.06.04 2 & 3-Way Air Mixing Plenum
1.06.05 Multi-zoning
1.06.06 Coil by-pass
1.06.07 Sound Attenuator

Part-1
Central Station AHUs Guide
Specification General 06.03
TEFC,
IP55 Fan Motor
1.07
Standard Air Movement
1.07.01 DIDW fans forward, backward and
aerofoil and Plenum (option)
1.07.02 VAV with VFD or IGV
1.07.03 TEFC, IP55 Fan Motor
1.07.04 Wedge Belts SPA, SPB, SPC, SPD,
SPZ
1.07.05 Fixed Pulleys Block Web, Arm, VPP
1.07.06 Rubber & Spring Vibration Isolators
1.07.07 Pressure Damper Parallel Blades and
Oppose Blades.
1.08
Quality Assurance
1.08.01 Manufactured in facility registered to ISO
9001:2000 / EN ISO 9001:2000 /
ANSI/ASQC Q9001:2000
1.08.02 Flex Air Selection Program tested by
Eurovent
1.08.03 39FX Casing tested by TUV Laboratory
conformed to Eurovent Standard EN 1886
Mechanical Strength Class D1
Casing Air Leakage Class L3
Filter By-Pass Leakage Class F7
Thermal Transmittance Class T3
Thermal Bridging Class TB2
Acoustics Insulation
O.B
dB

125
9.4

250
11.4

500
12.4

1K
11.8

2K
16.4

4K
31.1

8K
32.5

1.08.04 Coils performance tested and certified to

ARI 410 Standard
1.08.05 CFC-Free Polyurethane insulation
1.08.06 Airtight seal material meets NFPA 90A
requirements for flame spread and smoke
generation
1.08.07 Casing sheet metal to withstand 1000hours salt spray exceeding ASTM B117
1.08.08 Air filters performance according to
ASHRAE Standard 52-76 or EUROVENT
Standard 5/6
1.08.09 Electric
Heater
Heating
Elements
manufactured accordance to NEC and UL
Space Heating Standard No 1996
1.08.10 Fan performance tested and certified to
DIN and AMCA Standard
1.08.11 Standard EFF2 fan motor manufactured to
conform IEC Standard (EFF1 motor with
UL listed).
1.08.12 ARI 1060 Certified Energy Recovery
Wheels.
Note : Nomenclature see page 8

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Part-2 FX Casing Construction

Part-2 FX Casing Construction

2.01 General

2.03 Double Skin Panel

2.01.01 39FX Central Station Air Handling Units

casing construction should be fabricated from
highest grade galvanized steel G90.
2.01.02 Construction of panel and frames are
folded to form sturdy Side/Top/Bottom panels
within a rigid structure Penta-Post profile frames.
2.01.03 The construction should serve thermal
protection, reducing machine noise, absorbing
vibration and avoiding air leakage.
2.01.04 Modular sizes of panel and penta-post
should be easily assemble and reassemble.
2.01.05 The construction and material used should
be environment friendly, clean and safe.
2.01.06 Mechanical performances tested and
conformed to Eurovent Standard EN 1886
Mechanical Strength Class D1
Casing Air Leakage Class L3
Filter By-Pass Leakage Class F7
Thermal Transmittance Class T3
Thermal Bridging Class TB2
Acoustics Insulation
O.B
dB

125
9.4

250
11.4

500
12.4

1K
11.8

2K
16.4

4K
31.1

8K
32.5

2.02 Penta-Post Profile Frame

2.02.01 Heavy-duty formed penta-post profile
frame is designed for rigidity and is made from
highest-grade hot-dip galvanized steel with
minimal spangle finish grade G90 galvanized
coating according to ASTM A525 compliance to
UL 465.
2.02.02 Frames are painted with highly durable
heat hardened polyester based powder paint with
50 microns film thickness.

2.03.04 Polyurethane
insulation
is
noncombustible, K-value 0.019 W/M.C that shall
provide superior thermal resistance across the
panel.
2.03.05 Panel exterior skin shall be made from
highest-grade hot-dip galvanized steel, minimal
spangle grade G90.
2.03.06 Panel interior skin shall be made from
primed or pre-coat, hot-dip galvanized steel for
excellent insulations adhesion and extra corrosion
protection.
2.03.06 Stainless Steel and Aluminum panel
interior skin as an option to standard galvanized
steel.

2.04 Thermal And Weather Protection

2.04.01 External surface painted with highly
durable heat hardened polyester based powder
paint with 50 microns film thickness.
2.04.02 The paint shall conform to ASTM D-2201
and ASTM D-2092 for gloss, adhesion, impact
resistance, withstand up to 1000 hours salt spray
resistance test, exceeding 500 hours ASTM B117.
2.04.03 Casing 50-mm (39FX) shall be able to
o
o
hold up-to 70% RH @ 32 C (90 F) ambient
weather without condensation at outer skin.
2.04.04 Thermal Transmittance, U-value tested at
1.37 W/m2K conformed to Eurovent EN 1886
Class T3
2.04.05 Thermal
Bridging Factor
kb
conformed to Eurovent EN 1886 Class TB2

0.61

2.06 Penta-post And Panel Seal

2.03 Double Skin Panel
2.03.01 Modular panel is design to be rigid and
sturdy.
2.03.02 Double skin construction and sandwiched
with superior polyurethane insulation between the
panel interior and exterior skins to furnish
compressive strength up to 30 psi.
2.03.03 Tested for strength at 2500 Pascal with
deflection < 2 mm/m and without permanent
deflection, confirmed to EN 1886 Class D1.

2.06.01 Panels and frames shall be assembled

with a closed cell self-adhesive neoprene foam
gasket layer installed in between them to prevent
air leakage, reduce vibration noise, minimized
thermal losses.
2.06.02 A closed cell self-adhesive neoprene foam
gasket layer shall avoid external water from
penetrate inside the unit and shall block heat
infiltration and external contamination into the
conditioned space area inside the unit.

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Part-2 FX Casing Construction
2.06

Penta-post And Panel Seal

2.06.03 A closed cell self-adhesive neoprene foam

gasket is with K-value of 0.04 W/M.C, flammability
Class HB according to UL 94, maximum working
temperature 120 oC and maximum water
absorption 5%.

Part-3 Air Mixing Section

3.01 General
3.01.01 Dampers construction are made from
heavy gauge galvanized steel for sturdy and rigid
structure.
3.01.02 Nylon bushing, metal side linkages enable
damper blades to operate within low torque.

2.07 L3 Casing Air Leakage

2.07.01 The construction of panels to the pentapost frames shall provide minimum air leakage
Class L3. Casing leakage tested and conformed
to Eurovent Standard EN 1886. Leakage rated at
2
0.69 l/s.m at 400 Pascal.

2.08 Door And Access Panels

2.08.01 Hinge type with handle and lock - access
door panel equipped with hard nylon hinges, nylon
handle and metal lock. This access door type
shall be at the Fan Section and the Mixing Box
Section.
2.08.02 Quick Released And Totally Removable
Access Panels - access door shall be at Filter
Section with side rail mounting.
2.08.03 Safety Access Panels hinged access
door type accessible internally and externally.
2.08.03 Removable Access Panels - the fixing of
panel to the penta-post frames with bolts provide
additional access to ease mobility for major
service work on large and heavy component such
as coil, fan and motor.
2.09 Roof (optional)
2.09.01 Assemble to prevent water penetration on
top surfaces of the AHU when installed outdoor.
2.09.02 Made from galvanized steel grade G90
and powder painted RAL7035.
2.10 Roof Curb (optional)
2.10.01 Roof curb shall be from heavy gauge (3mm) galvanized steel, folded to form strong and
rigid structure.
2.10.02 Standard roof curb height shall be 100mm.
2.10.03 Free from welding, roof curb assemble
with heavy duty rivets.
2.10.04 Supplied with multiples holes to suit
optimum hoisting stability.

3.02 Damper Construction

3.02.01 Dampers blades shall be with a single
skin laminar type, made from galvanized steel,
operate in parallel or oppose blades position.
3.02.02 Standard Class IV air leakage, 0.5%
leakage rate at 100 Pascal P per square meter
damper area, according to UL555S.
3.02.03 Side and blade seal damper with Class II
air leakage, 0.2% leakage rate at 100 Pascal P
per square meter damper area, (option).
3.02.04 Shafts are with 12 mm diameter; seated
on non-corrosive bronzed or nylon bushing for less
resistance, free maintenance and lowest torque.
3.02.05 Extended shaft length is provided for
provision to electrical motor actuator to regulate
dampers blades opening and closing.
3.02.06 Frames are made from galvanized steel,
reinforced at very 1200-mm and flanged at both
ends to facilitate external ductwork or sand trap
louvers connection.
3.02.07 Metal linkage made from steel pushrods is
installed for dampers with top-rear position to allow
damper to inter-connected at open and closed
position.
3.02.08 Damper blades quadrant shall be
assembled to guide blades opening and closing
position.
3.02.09 Flexible damper connection (option) can
be assembled externally to the casings frame to
disconnect external duct connection.
3.02.10 Hinged type access door is assemble at
Mixing Box Section.
3.02.11 Damper torque is printable from Flex Air
selections for dampers, 2-Way Mixing Box and 3Way-Mixing Box.

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Part-4 ASHRAE 52.1 Air Filters

Part-4

4.01 Preliminary Filters

4.04 Filter Mounting Frame

4.01.01 Preliminary filter shall be made from

synthetics media.

4.04.02 Frame mounting frame or rails should be

sealed for a minimal air leak Class F7 according to
EN 1886.

4.01.02 Synthetics filter media shall be in flat form

or pleated form.
4.01.03 Aluminum filter shall be from wire mesh
form. 4.02.04 Preliminary air filters (synthetics
and aluminum) shall be with hard cupboard or
galvanized steel frames.
4.01.05 Preliminary filters with steel frame shall be
cleanable and washable.
4.01.06 Aluminum filter thickness shall be up to
50-mm depth, 73% Gravimetric Efficiency
(Average Weight Arrestance , Am between 65 to
80) equivalent to EU2.
4.01.07 Panel synthetics filter thickness shall be
25-mm, 85% Gravimetric Efficiency (Average
Weight Arrestance, Am between 80% to 90%)
equivalent to EU3.
4.01.08 Pleated synthetics V-filter, pleated depth
shall be up to 50-mm, 90% Gravimetric Efficiency
(Average Weight Arrestance, Am at 90%)
equivalent to EU4.

ASHRAE 52.1 Air Filters

4.04.03 Aluminum frame for media frame and

mounting frame available as an option.

4.05 Access Door

4.05.01 Filter sections access door for Front
Filter Mounting shall be equipped with hard nylon
hinges and metal lock, accessible internally and
externally for safety release.
4.05.02 Filter sections access door for Slide Rail
Filter Mounting; shall be a quick release and
totally removable access door type.
4.06 Flame Resistance UL 900
4.06.01 Preliminary filter G1, G2, G3 shall be
flame resistance Class-2.
4.06.02 Soft bag filters EU5, EU7, EU8 shall be
flame resistance Class-1.
4.06.03 Absolute filters DOP10, DOP12 shall be
flame resistance Class-1.

4.02 Secondary Filters

4.02.01 Soft bag filters is up to 630-mm depth
synthetics bag media and supported with
galvanized steel frames.
4.02.02 Air filter efficiency ranged up to 90%
Opacimetric Efficiency or Dust Spot Efficiency
(Average Atmospheric, photometric, Em up to 95;
EU8).

4.03 HEPA/Absolute Filter

4.03.01 Absolute filter is up to 630-mm depth
synthetics or glass fiber bag media and supported
with galvanized steel or aluminum frames.
4.03.02 Absolute air filter DOP-efficiency ranged
from 95% up to 99.99% equivalent to EU10 up to
EU12.

4.07
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value,
MERV, ASHRAE 52.2
4.07.01 MERV 1, Aluminum filters 25 mm.
4.07.02 MERV 2, Aluminum filters 50 mm.
4.07.03 MERV 5, Pleated synthetics V-filter 50 mm
4.07.04 MERV 10, Bag Filters, EU5
4.07.05 MERV 11, Bag Filters, EU6
4.07.08 MERV 12, Bag Filters, EU7
4.07.09 MERV 13, Bag Filters, EU8
4.07.10 MERV 15, Absolute Filters, EU10
4.07.11 MERV 18, Absolute Filters, EU12

4.04 Filter Mounting Frame

4.04.01 Mounting frame is made from galvanized
steel and filter can be accessed on to the
mounting frame from front (front or rear access
or existing frame mounting) or slide (side
mounting) type.
Manufacturer reserves the right to discontinue, or change at any time, the specifications or design without notice and without incurring obligations.
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Part-5 ARI 410 Certified Coils

Part-5 ARI 410 Certified Coils

5.01 General

5.02 Coil Construction

5.01.01 Coils shall be of the cartridge type.

5.02.14 Extended header connections out side the

coil section shall be protected with metal shield to
avoid any damage during transportation.

5.01.02 Coils are mounted on a condensate drain

pan (for cooling coil) with a slide in-out coil track
so that the complete assembly is wholly removable
for easy maintenance.
5.01.03 Coil shall be manufactured according to
ANSI or DIN Standard and coils performance
calculated by Flex Air certified to ARI 410.

Condensate Drain Pan

5.03.01 Drain pan shall be mounted in slanted

angle for complete and positive drainage.
5.03.02 Drain connection shall be at one sided of
the drain pan.

5.02 Coil Construction

5.02.01 Standard coil fins material shall be
aluminum or copper or pre-coated aluminum.
Aluminum coated steel fin is standard for steam
coil.
5.02.02 Standard fin thickness is 0.12 mm
5.02.03 Fins density can be from 8 FPI up to 14
FPI
5.02.04 Fins shall be a collar type; assembled with
12.7 mm OD copper tubes (steel fins and steel
tube for steam coils) and mechanically bonded to
copper tube for greater heat transfer coefficient.
5.02.05 Standard copper tube 12.7 OD with 0.41
mm wall thickness.
5.02.06 Coil Frames are made from galvanized
steel and painted for additional protection.
5.02.07 Stainless steel
available as an option.

5.03

SS304

coil

frames

5.02.08 Coil assembly shall sit within coil section

face area and seal to the casing wall to avoid air
by-pass.
5.02.09 Water coil headers are made from
seamless copper barrel and connection with
threaded end (11 TPI) steel tube.
5.02.10 Water coil headers connection of copper,
sweat type is available as an option.
5.02.11 DX coil headers shall be all copper tubes
with sweat connection type.

5.03.03 Standard drain pan made of galvanized

steel and powder painted.
5.03.04 Larger size drain pans (from 2.8 meters),
are internally coated with corrosion resistance,
black asphalt, complies with NFPA 90 A for flame
spread and smoke generation.
5.03.05 Bottom drain pan shall be insulated with
60 mm thick polystyrene to avoid condensation.
5.03.06 Stainless steel SS304 drain pan available
as a standard option.

5.04 High Efficiency Moisture Eliminator

5.04.01 Non metal (Mineral Reinforced PVC)
eliminator profile, highly efficient to trap moisture
molecules at much higher velocity 4.0 m/s.
5.04.02 Eliminator shall be installed at down
stream of the coil when ever face velocity
approaching 2.5 m/s (2.3 m/s for fresh air coil at
highly humid condition).

5.05 Coil Section Access Panel

5.02.01 Removable panel shall be assembled at
coil section.
5.05.02 Panels shall be bolted externally, air tight
sealed, easy removal and quick reassemble to
facilitate access for service and maintenance.

5.02.12 Coils shall be counter flow and equipped

with vent and drain (drain and vent - water coil
only).
5.02.13 Coils shall be tested at 300-psig
submerged under water; designed to operate up to
230 psig (16 Bar) at 200F (93C).

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Part-6 Electric Heater Section

Part-7 Fan And Drive Section

6.01 General

7.01 DIN And AMCA DIDW Fans

6.01.01 Electric heater shall be of the cartridge

type.

7.01.01 Fan shall be forward, backward and airfoil

curved, double inlet and double width (DIDW)
centrifugal type.

6.01.02 Heaters shall be framed with a slide in-out

track so that the complete assembly is removable.

6.02 Standard Electric Heater Closed Tubular

Finned Type
6.02.01 Standard electric heater shall be from
Closed Tubular Finned Type, composition 80% Ni
and 20% Cr.
6.02.02 Heating component is according to AISI
321 and AISI 430.
6.02.03 Assembly of the heating element is
secured inside the stainless steel spherical
sheathed fins copper tube (except for heater for
460 volt heater without spherical fins).
6.02.04 Heater assembly, the basic components
shall be a airflow switch, power terminal board,
grounding lug and primary & secondary over load
temperature sensor.
6.02.05 Components are assembled inside
terminal box integrated with heating elements
frame assembly.
6.02.06 Frames shall be from a heavy gauge
(G16) galvanized steel frame.

6.03 Remote Control Panel (option)

6.03.01 Remote Control Panel shall include basic
components such power transformer, fuse and
contactor for each circuit, power & control terminal
board, grounding lug and high & low voltage
terminal boards.
6.03.02 Control Panels box shall be made from
painted galvanized steel and weatherproof
construction.
6.03.03 Control Panel is supply loose from factory
and to be field installed.

6.04 Electric Heater Section Access Panel

5.02.01 Removable panel shall be assembled at
electric heater section..
5.05.02 Panels shall be bolted externally, air tight
sealed, easy removal and quick reassemble to
facilitate access for service and maintenance.

7.01.02 DIN 24 163 Fans

Forward and Backward fans.

Performance

for

7.01.03 Certified AMCA 210 Fan Performances for

Aerofoil fans.
7.01.04 Sound level shall be rated in accordance
to DIN 45635 Part 38 Noise Measurement of
Machine: Fan in reference to AMCA Standard
300-96.
7.01.05 Direct Drive DIDW Aerofoil fans available
as an option.

7.02 DIDW Fan Construction

7.02.01 Blades of
galvanized steel.

the

fans

shall

be

from

7.02.02 Backward and airfoil fans blades shall be

treated with epoxy paint.
7.02.03 Wheel shall be statically and dynamically
balance within fan operating speed in compliance
to DIN ISO Standard 1940.
7.02.04 Standard fan bearings are eccentric
clamp bearing type, single row ball bearing,
mounted in pressed steel housing, pre-lubricated
and sealed for life.
7.02.05 Reinforced fan bearings are self-aligning
double rows ball bearing, mounted in cast iron
housing and re-grease able.
7.02.06 Bearings nominal life expectancy shall be
40,000 L10 operating hours (according to DIN ISO
281 Section 1). Rated bearing life can reach up
to 200,000 L10 hours.
7.02.07 Fan window and fan drainage valve can
be available (option).

7.03 IEC TEFC Fan Motor

7.03.01 Design and performance
according to IEC Standards.

shall

be

7.03.02 Fan motor shall be suitable to operate with

Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) or Frequency
Inverter (FI) application.
7.03.03 Standard fans motor shall be a Totally
Enclosed Fan Cooled type (TEFC).

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Part-7 Fan And Drive Section

Part-7

7.03 IEC TEFC Fan Motor

7.05 Pulleys And Belts

7.03.04 Motors frame shall be from aluminum up

to frame size or cast iron.

7.05.01 Fan drive package shall consist of fan and

motor pulleys and assembled with Wedge belts.

7.03.05 Index of Protection, shall be with IP 55;

motor shall be protected against dust and
protected against jets of water from all direction.

7.05.02 Variable pitch pulley shall be available at

motor drive up to 15 HP (11 kW) - option.

7.03.06 Insulation Class F (Tmax 155 oC) and

Temperature Rise Class B (T 80K).

Fan And Drive Section

7.05.03 Standard belt Service Factor designed at

minimum SF1.3 and flexible to reach up to SF2.0

7.03.07 Motor shall able to operate at 50C

operating temperature.

7.06

7.03.08 Motor shall have a thermal reserve to

spare for overheating when induced by voltage
fluctuation at 10%; compliance to IEC 34-1.

7.06.01 Fan Section access door panel shall be

with hinge type with handle and metal lock,
accessible internally and externally for safety
release.

7.03.09 Thermal Overload Protection Normally

Closed Thermostat (PTO) shall be a standard
accessory.
Note: PTO shall provide general surveillance for
non-transient overload.
Bi-metallic strip with
normally closed contact is indirectly heated when
line current passes through the strip and shall shut
down or restores supply circuits as necessary.
PTO connection shall be mounted to control circuit
and suitable for manual or automatic reset.
7.03.09 Positive
Temperature
Coefficient
thermistor (PTC) shall provide general surveillance
for transient overload and shall be mounted and
connected to a relay in control circuit (option).

7.04 Highest Efficiency Vibration Isolation

7.04.01 Fan and motor assemble on a common
base, FMB, fabricated from heavy gauge
galvanized steel or cast iron steel
7.04.02 Motor rail shall be a slide rail type for
flexible belt tensioning.
7.04.03 Fan and motor assembly are totally
isolated from AHU casing structure by isolators
and flexible canvas.
7.04.04 Rubber isolators capable to achieve
standard vibration isolation efficiency E80 up to
E85
7.04.02 Spring isolator, 250 micron powder paint,
50 mm free deflection capable to achieve critical
vibration isolation efficiency E95 up to E99.9
7.04.03 Fan shall be isolated to discharge panel
with fire retardant fan flexible connection.

Part-8

Fan Section Access Door

Energy Recovery Wheels

8.01 General
8.01.01 Highly efficient heat recovery above 80%
efficiency.
8.01.02 Recover both sensible and latent energy.
8.01.03 Cross contamination protection devices
with non-contact synthetic brush seal and fixed
and adjustable purge sector.
8.01.04 Very low wheel speed < 15 RPM
8.01.05 Wheel housing made of FeZn, cartridge
type, slide-in and slide-out installation into heat
wheel section.
8.01.06 Maximum capacity 130,000 CMH airflow
8.02 Hygroscopic Aluminum Wheel (Standard)
8.02.01 Hygroscopic wheel using high efficiency
igroscopic aluminum base fin material.
8.01.07 Craters developed on igroscopic fin
surfaces trap moisture molecules contribute to
higher latent energy recovery.
8.01.08 Performances test according ANSI
/ASHRAE 84-1991
8.02 ARI Certified Desiccant Aluminum Wheel
(Option)
8.02.01 Desiccant coated on to Aluminum based
wheel for total energy recovery.
8.02.02 Excellent corrosion protection.
8.02.03 Highest recovery for latent energy. Best
recovery operation for tropical weather.
8.02.04 Wheel edge hardened suit for marine and
coastal application.

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Part-8

Energy Recovery Wheels

8.03 ARI Certified Desiccant Synthetic Wheel

(Option)
8.03.01 Desiccant wheel effectively moisture from
air via a process called sorption.
8.03.02 Desiccant coated on to Synthetic based
wheel material for highest heat transfer and best
corrosion protection.
8.03.03 Non-metal wheel, best corrosion
protection for marine and coastal application.

Part-9

Plate Heat Recovery

9.01
Static Aluminum plates, recover sensible
energy.
9.02
Cross flow energy transfer efficiency
performance range from 45% up to 75%.
9.03
Exhaust and Supply flow are separated by
special seal of flat plate with swirl control.
9.04
Superb seal minimize cross contamination
from Exhaust Air into Supply Air.
9.05
Extremely low leak 0.2% of nominal
airflow at 200 Pascal P.
9.06
Anti corrosion and non-inflammability
construction made of Aluminum material.
9.07
Potential latent energy recovery and
condensation occurrence whenever Fresh Air
temperatures lower than Exhaust Air dew point.
9.08 Maximum capacity 130,000 CMH airflow.

Part-10

Heat Pipe System

10.01 Provide solution for Pre-Cooling, Re-Heating

and Energy Recovery.
10.02 Refrigerant based medium within Cu/Al and
Cu/Cu coil construction.
10.03 Natural refrigerant flow - no motor and no
pump.
10.04 Lower efficiency at 25%
10.05 No contamination - totally separate flow for
Fresh Air and Return Air for Recovery application.
10.06 Free energy for Pre-Cooling and Re-Heating

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Nomenclatures
ACF
AHU
AMCA
ANSI
ARI
ASHRAE
ASQC
ASTM
CMH
CWC
DIDW
DIN
DOP
DSC
DXC
EHTR
EN
ERHE
FMB
FPI
HEPA
HPE
HPLE
HWC
HWE
IAQ
IEC
IGV
IP 55
ISO
MERV
NEC
OD
RAC
STC
STH
STL
SWH
TEFC
UL
VAV
VFD

Activated Carbon Filter

Air Handling Unit
Air Movement And Control Association Int.
Inc.
American National Standards Institute
Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
And Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
American Society For Quality Control
American Standardization Testing Material
Cubic Meter Per Hour
Chilled Water Cooled
Double Intake Double Width
Deutscher International Norms
Dioctylphthalate
Double Skin Casing
Direct Expansion Coil
Electric Heater
European Committee for Standardization
Energy Recovery Heat Exchanger
Fan & Motor Base
Fin Per Inch
High Efficiency Particulate Air
Heat Pipe Exchanger
Heat Plate Exchanger
Hot Water Coil
Heat Wheel Exchanger
Indoor Air Quality
International Electrotechnical Commission
Inlet Guide Vane
Index Of protection 55
International Standards Organization
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
National Electric Code
Outside Diameter
Run Around Coils
Steam Coil
Steam Humidifier
Sand Trap Louver
Spray Washer Humidifier
Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled
Underwriters Laboratory
Variable Air Volume
Variable Frequency Drive

Run Around Coils

10.01 Provide solution for Pre-Cooling, Re-Heating

and Energy Recovery.
10.02 Water based medium within Cu/Al and
Cu/Cu coil construction.
10.03 Water circulated by pump.
10.04 Lower efficiency at 25%
10.05 No contamination - totally separate flow for
Fresh Air and Return Air for Recovery application.
10.06 Free energy for Pre-Cooling and Re-Heating
Manufacturer reserves the right to discontinue, or change at any time, the specifications or design without notice and without incurring obligations.
Carrier-SAMCO
39F-GS-2008

Rel. Jan 29, 2008

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