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Run-Around Coil vs Heat Pipe: Choosing Separated-Stream Recovery
Both keep airstreams separate where wheels are banned. This article compares run-around coils and heat pipes…
Frost Formation and Defrost Strategies in Plate Heat Exchangers
Cold climates ice the plate. This article covers return-air bypass, recirculation defrost, and glycol pre-heat, and…
Plate Heat Exchangers in Fresh-Air Handling Units: Sensible Recovery Done Right
Fresh-air handling units waste energy without recovery. A stationary sensible plate exchanger keeps streams separate, needs…
Energy Recovery Ventilation for Commercial Buildings: Where the Wheel Wins
ERV cuts commercial HVAC loads by pre-conditioning incoming air. In comfort duty the rotary wheel is…
Rotary Wheel Maintenance: Purge Sector, Seals, and When to Walk Away
Comfort-duty rotary wheels need discipline: purge sector, seals, bearings. This article also draws the hard line…
Heat Pipe Cooling for Telecom Base Stations: Passive, Separate-Stream, Zero Mixing
Telecom shelters need cooling without mixing outdoor air into protected electronics. Heat-pipe natural cooling delivers passive,…
Plate Heat Exchanger Pressure Drop: A Worked Sizing Example
Effectiveness is only half the design. This worked example sizes a plate channel, computes pressure drop,…
Boiler Flue Gas White Plume Elimination: Sensible Heat Recovery Without Mixing
White stack plumes are condensed water vapour. This article shows how a condensing plate exchanger recovers…
Run-Around Coil Systems for Contaminated and Hazardous Exhaust
When exhaust is toxic or hazardous, only a fully separated recovery method is safe. This article…
Plate vs Heat Pipe vs Rotary: A Selection Cheat-Sheet
A one-page decision table for choosing the right air-to-air heat exchanger by application, with the banned…