As we move towards net-zero energy buildings, air-to-air energy recovery provides one of the most cost-effective and efficient ways to recycle waste energy and create superior indoor environments; unfortunately these technologies remain underutilized and misun derstood. The course examines current and proposed standards, codes and guidelines, reviews commercially available technologies an d explores how they can be employed in various configurations and applications to meet today's st ringent energy and indoor enviro nmental quality requirements.
Objectives
Identify key current and proposed standards that relate to energy recovery determine where and why air-to-air energy rec overy is mandated
Determine which performance standards relate to energy recovery devices and why they are important
Recognize related guidelines and identify areas where commercially available air-to-air energy recovery technologi es can be employed to meet or exceed performance requirements for efficiency, ventilation and thermal comfort
Describe the basics concepts relating to air-to-air energy recovery and identify different types of commercially available air -to-air energy recovery technologies that are commonly used in commercial applications (and performance enhancement stra tegies that may be employed)
Identify the primary mechanisms of heat transfer and associated psychrometrics for diff erent air-to-air energy recovery technologies, explain where the different technologies may be employed for greatest adv antage and describe important specifiable features of each technology
Identify different system configurations that can benefit from the integration of air-to-air energy recovery technologies
Recognize system psychrometrics that employ energy recovery systems and quantify and assess the system improvements and overall impact for different applications i n a variety of geographic regions
