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The system experiences a problem at very light cooling loads where the
air flow rate drops off so much that poor air distribution and/or
ventilation results.
The heating only VAV system the same structures that shown above,
but a heating coil is used to provide the source for constant-
temperature warm air.
ii. Cooling –reheat VAV system:
• This system is the same as the above figure except that the branch
lines to each zone contains a reheat coil.
• The control sequence is that as the cooling load drops off, the damper
progressively reduces the flow rate of air until about 25 to 30% ful
flow rate . At this point the air flow rate remains constant and the
reheat coil is activated.
• The VAV reheat and dual duct system provide all the flexibilities
of the conventional reheat and dual duct systems in the sense that
a zone can be accommodated as it switches from heating to
cooling requirements and that some zones on a system can be
provided with heating at the same that the other zones need
cooling. There is some thermal bucking in both the VAV reheat
and dual-duct systems but the magnitude of heating and cooling
energy cancellation is modest because the low air flow rates at
which the thermal bucking occurs.
• Advantage:
– Reduced need for building space to the elimination or reduction of
central fan room and duct space requirements
– The system provides all of the benefits of a central water chilling and
heating plant, while retaining the ability to positively shut off local
terminals in unused areas
• Disadvantage :
– Requires much more maintenance than central all-air system and work
must be done in the occupied areas
– Each unit requires a condensate pan and drain system that must be
cleaned and flushed periodically.
– It is difficult to clean coils, should this be required.
– Filters are low in efficiency, small, and requires frequent changing
August 6, 2018 Air Conditionig and Refregeration 21
Duct Design and Fan Performance