Variable Primary Chilled Water Systems Part 3: The Basics of Variable Primary Design

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Variable Primary Chilled Water Systems Part 3: The Basics of Variable Primary Design

Now that we’ve established the real world challenges of traditional constant primary/variable secondary chilled water systems, we can begin to explore the alternative…

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How To Size A Waterside Economizer Part 4: Chilled Water Piping Requirements

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How To Size A Waterside Economizer Part 4: Chilled Water Piping Requirements

In our last blog we discussed heat exchanger piping on the cooling tower/condenser water side of a system with integrated waterside economizing to meet ASHRAE 90.1. Today, we’re going to tackle the chilled water…

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How To Size A Waterside Economizer Part 3: Cooling Tower Piping Strategies

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How To Size A Waterside Economizer Part 3: Cooling Tower Piping Strategies

Waterside economizing relies on cold water from the cooling tower (aka condenser water) to absorb some or all of the heat from inside the building. In typical waterside economizing applications, plate & frame heat exchangers are used to…

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Cooling Tower Suction Piping Guidelines

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Cooling Tower Suction Piping Guidelines

When designing cooling tower suction piping, it is absolutely critical that engineers have sufficient NPSH to the condenser water pump and avoid any piping design errors that could cause air to come out of the pumping solution.  If either of these becomes a problem…

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HYFAB Positioned to Meet Increasing Demand for Pre-packaged Hydronic Systems

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If you, like so many in the commercial HVAC industry, are concerned with the increasing shortages in skilled pipe fitting labor, JMP has some good news. In response to increasing demand for pre-fabricated hydronic systems, HYFAB has relocated all operations to a much larger, fully equipped 27,000 sq. ft. facility at 206 Seneca Drive in Greensboro, NC. It is one of a few manufacturing facilities in the southeast that is totally dedicated to the design and manufacturing of hydronic packages for HVAC, plumbing, and process applications.
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