ASHRAE Journal - April 2010 - 3

CONTENTS 22
Features 22 Washcloth Drying Time The Science of Evaporation Is Key to Defense in Murder Trial
By Roy Otterbein, P.E.

Vol. 52, No. 4 | April 2010

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Part 1: The Technology

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Standing Columns 54 Building Sciences& Trouble Double Rubble Toil
By Joseph W. Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Selecting DOAS Equipment With Reserve Capacity
By John Murphy

Emerging Technologies

Variable Frequency Drives,
By John Dieckmann; Kurtis McKenney; James Brodrick, Ph.D.

2010 ASHRAE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

Technical Topics
By John Murphy, Ph.D.

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health-care facilities
By Paul Switenki, P.E.

Selecting Efficient Fans

Greening Hospitals Sustainable Remedy for Hospital
By Don M. Iverson, P.E.

Technical Topics

Dual-Capacity Heat Pumps
By Steve Kavanaugh, Ph.D.

IAQ Applications

Germs, Flying, and the Truth

By Douglas S. Walkinshaw, Ph.D., P.Eng.

18 Letters 20 Meetings and Shows

86 Classified Advertising 88 Advertisers Index

International Column
Propane Replacing R-22
By Karin Jahn, Ph.D.

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