The NEWS - February 18, 2008 - (Page 34)

FOCUS AHR EXPO POST-SHOW ISSUE Cooling Towers Loom Over Crowds By Joanna R. Turpin Of The NEWS Staff N EW YORK CITY — There’s nothing quite so impressive as seeing a huge cooling tower in the middle of the trade show floor. Such was the case in New York, where dwarfing most other products on display, cooling tower manufacturers proudly displayed their wares at the 2008 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo). More efficient controls, corrosion-resistant materials, and water conservation features were the highlighted items on many of the new towers. NEW MATERIALS, CONTROLS Baltimore Aircoil Co. (www. baltimoreaircoil.com) had several products it introduced during the AHR Expo, including the PT2 induced draft counterflow cooling tower, which American Dream HVAC FINANCING Financing Made Simple You owe it to your customers and your business to include ﬁnancing options in every estimate. With American General Financial Services you get • • • • Simple and fast credit application processing Local support and training through 1,500 branch ofﬁces Payment plans to make everything you sell affordable Quick funding upon completion of the installation covers the range of 100 to 2,000 nominal tons. The PT2 has been designed with features that make the unit maintenance friendly and is an ideal low energy, low sound alternative for replacement applications, said spokesperson Candice Kassin. Also highlighted was the company’s new IBC compliant cooling tower, which provides cost-effective, energy-efficient cooling in a compact footprint, with capacity ranging from 100 to 1,300 tons. Tested on a shake table and operational afterwards, the tower satisfies the IBC requirements for buildings with a 1.5 importance factor. BAC also announced that corrosion-resistant Evertough™ construction would be available for Series 3000 and the PT2 cooling towers. Evertough construction is resistant to all water chemistries and water treatment. Cool Water Technologies (www.coolwatertech.com) featured new components for its evaporative cooling towers, including iD Direct Drive and controls. According to the company, the iD Direct Drive runs 7 percent more efficiently than belt-driven applications and requires less maintenance. It also uses one-half as many bearings, which means one-half as many bearing failures. The iD controls use the latest A/C SYSTEM unters (www.munters. com) introduced the Oasis® indirect evaporative air conditioning system. Indirect evaporative cooling cools air without added humidity. By using a cross-fluted heat exchanger, the water never comes in contact with the air. Using indirect evaporative cooling for the first stage of cooling make-up air reduces energy costs. The second stage is handled by conventional air conditioning. The use of an indirect evaporative cooling system in conjunction with a mechanical air conditioning system offsets cooling loads and significantly reduces energy consumption during peak design conditions. The company estimates that make-up air can be treated for 50 percent less when using the Oasis system, and the technology may also result in utility rebates and/or LEED credits. ■ M With our quick-start registration, you could be ready for customer ﬁnancing in days. Contact us today for more information. 800-599-2347 www.agﬁnance.com eProduct #42 at achrnews.com Amergeneral091707.indd 1 4/13/07 2:26:46 PM 34 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS ■ February 18, 2008 http://www.agfinance.com http://www.agfinance.com http://WWW.ACHRNEWS.COM

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