Advantages Of HVAC Air Conditioning

An air conditioning device may be a home appliance, an extra of a vehicle, a large mechanism or a system for factories that is designed to balance the air’s temperature and humidity. Independently of its size and usage, whenever an air conditioning device features not only that balance but also ventilation and heating, then it’s called HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and it means it is a complete, thorough system.

Why Choose A HVAC?
A HVAC air conditioning system allows for the air to be controlled, it can be cooled, heated, ventilated and sometimes even cleaned. The cooling is usually done using a refrigeration cycle or by evaporation. Cleaning the air is extremely important in air conditioned rooms as there are many health risk factors associated with poor filtration, air conditioning low maintenance or insufficient features within the mechanism.

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While ventilating the system will sometimes have an input of outdoor air, polluted with smoke, dust and small particles, these are captured by the device and remain there if the filters are being used regularly, or they might infiltrate the flow of air inside an air conditioned room if the filtration systems and maintenance are not carefully considered.

Health Issues And HVAC
HVAC air conditioning not only increases comfort levels, but also reduces the chances of health issues by integrating filters that permanently clean the air. HVAC air conditioning systems also filters and cleanses impurities in the indoor’s circulating air. HVAC technology is usually integrated in office buildings, factories, museums and premises where specific environments are created, as is the case of aquariums, for instance. HVAC air conditioning manages to provide thermal comfort and air quality while presenting a cost effective solution considering all stages, from installation to operation and maintenance.

Another very important feature of HVAC air conditioning is controlling air pressure and ensuring that it’s regularly distributed amongst different rooms. Room air distribution, the way the air is delivered, circulated and removed from the areas, is done either by diluting or mixing it or by displacement in HVAC air conditioning systems. In the case of the mixing systems, both outside and inside air is supplied and this is the conventional way of air distribution.

When selected large or/and high ceiling areas are air conditioned, a displacement system is more effective and there is a lower energy waste. In this case, the air is supplied only to the occupied area at low velocity reducing the mixture with the remaining natural air in the room.

The directed flow of heated or cooled air to a determined area guaranteed by displacement also provides higher quality air levels in that area when compared to the mixing air solution. Specific installations like the ones mentioned above usually have HVAC air conditioning systems designed especially for them, where engineers and contractors contemplate all aspects of the building and its functionalities in order to provide the most effective solution. In smaller venues the system and equipment may be ready-made, but that still implies a professional installation and regular maintenance.

By Sarah McDowell, writing on behalf of http://www.aerotherm.co.uk/a leading engineering company specialising in numerous industry sectors including; automotive, food and oil as well as  dust extraction system design and fume abatement systems