extending between adjacent air ducts.

The tubes are continuous

from one duct to the other on the same horizontal plane. Each tube
contains liquid refrigerant which evaporates at the warm end,
absorbing heat from the warmer airstream, and migrates as a gas
to the cold end where it condenses and releases heat into the cold
airstream. The condensed liquid then runs back to the hot end of
the tube to complete the cycle.

D.4.3 Plate Heat Exchanger

Plate-type air-to-air heat exchangers transfer heat from one

airstream to another through contact on either side of a metal heat-
transfer surface. The systems shall have no cross flow and provide
antiseptic odor-free air as well as adaptability to extreme sensible
and latent heat loads. Plate heat exchangers require the installation
of supply and exhaust ducts side by side.

D.4.4 Heat Wheels

Desiccant coated molecular-sieve heat wheels transfer only water

vapor and exclude all other airborne materials, thereby eliminating
the risk of cross contamination. The systems shall have less than
1% cross contamination and provide antiseptic odor-free air as well
as total energy recovery.

D.4.5 Heat Pump as Heat Exchanger

Heat pumps are actually heat-transfer devices and, unlike those

previously described, upgrade the temperature by as much as a
factor of 3 to 1. This feature makes them particularly attractive for
use with low-temperature heat sources. They also have the capacity
to transfer latent heat as well as sensible heat.

D.4.6 Thermal Storage Systems

Systems employing the use of the various thermal storage

technologies and applications shall be considered when the design
criteria afford the opportunity. Systems to be considered include
ice, chilled-water storage, and the various types of low-temperature
air distribution. Thermal storage comparisons shall consider that
central chilled water is available year round from the power plant.

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