rickenbacker air national guard
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8/11/2019 Rickenbacker Air National Guard
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PEERLESSPUMPTurnsToAMBIRADandAdvancedRadiantSystems,In
RickenbackerAirNaonalGuardturnstoAmbiRadandAdvancedRadaintSystems
Duringasitevisittothe121stAirRefuelingWinginColumbus,Ohiotoreviewaninfraredapplicaonforasmallreceivingarea,AdvancedRadiantSystem
representavenocedtwolargehangarsontheairfield. Whenaskedhowthosebuildingswereheatedthecommandingofficerrespondedstang,ith
radiantheatalready,butitdoesntwork. Knowingthattheidealmethodofheang,anyaircra hangarwasinfraredheang,theofficerandARSs
representaveimmediatelyreviewedtheinstallaoninthosebuildings. Uponinspeconitwasfoundthatthetypeofequipmentinstalledwas ulizing
radiantoutputlinearunitsnotideallysuitedfortheextremeheightspresentedbyanaviaonapplicaon. Complaintsfromoccupantsandmaintenance
personnelranfrom;itcantkeepupwhenitgetsrealcold,to,whenitrainsoutsideitrainsinsidebecauseofalloftheroofpenetraons.
Eachbuildinghadsixtytwo150,000btustandardefficiencytubeheaterssuppliedbyadifferentmanufacturer. Eventhoughthecustomercomplained
thatthesystemascurrentlyconfiguredcouldntheatthespace,ARSreplacedthemwith49AmbiRadVSXseries140,000btuunits.Thatsa26%decrease
ninput! Itwasalsodecidedtoulizeamanifoldedsystemandventthroughthesidewall,thuseliminang100%ofthe22roofpenetraonsineach
building! Theendresultwasadocumented30%+energysavingswithrecoverymesreducedby70%.
TheAmbiRadVSXheaterhasaninsulatedcanopywhichminimizestheconveconlossesfromthetopoftheheater, deepdishreflectorswhich
concentratetheradiantoutputfromtheheater,andinaddionithasapatentedrecuperaveheatexchanger. Thisheatexchangerusesheatintheflu
gastopreheatthecombusonair. ThiscombinaonoftechnologiesallowstheVSXheatertoreachradiantoutputsinexcessof75%,thisisapproximat
50%higherthantradionalradianttubeheaters.Other systems that boast high radiant efficiencies tend to be high intensity radiant heaters whican not be vented to the exterior. These open flame heaters can have issues with condensation, when the products of combustion come incontact with cold parts of the building structure. This certainly isnt the optimum condition for any building.
NeedlesstosaytheAirNaonalGuardisdelightedwiththeperformance. FollowingthesuccessatRickenbacker,manyothermilitarysiteshavefollowedsuitwiththisstateofthearttechnology. Thethoughtprocessthatallradiantsystemsarecreatedequalisathingofthepast.New
technologyhasproventhatbuildingscurrentlyheatedbyinfraredsystemsareprimecandidatesforenergyreduconandaggressivereturnson
investment. Theperformanceofradiantheanghasbeentakentoanotherlevelanditiscricalthatthecorrectsystemisappliedproperlyfort
opmumresultwhichiswhyitisimportanttoengagethefactorywhenfacedwithachallengingdesign.ThetechnologyoftheVSXsystemleaves
tradionalequipmentincludingtwostageandmodulangunitperformanceinthedust.WhenproperlyengineeredtheAmbiradVSXsystemtru
hasnoequal.
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