Camfil Farr publishes Whitepaper – Energy saving in buildings

Better AHU Pre Filters can bring substantial energy savings

30.06.2010

Camfil Farr, the world’s largest and leading manufacturer of low energy air filters and clean air solutions, today published their latest Whitepaper –“Better AHU Pre-Filters can bring substantial energy savings”.

In today’s increasingly energy-conscious society, property owners and facility management firms are well aware that reducing the energy consumption of their buildings will help improve the overall greenness of their portfolio. Selecting the right air filters for their air handling systems is one way to save energy. The typical energy cost of air filters, as a percentage of the total ventilation system, is approximately 30%. When building owners use the right air filters with the right design and lowest average pressure drop, they can cut their energy consumption while maintaining healthy indoor air quality to the benefit of occupants and the environment.

The Whitepaper demonstrates a way to assess the potential energy saving benefits of a maintained coil and heat exchanger heat transfer efficiency, when fitting F7 class Low Energy Air filters as Air Handling Unit pre-filters. There has been limited testing and research into the energy saving benefits of clean coils and the linked gain of using higher grade pre-filters. Reduced variations in pressure drop and coil heat transfer efficiency offer the prospect of tighter HVAC system control and improved energy savings.

Camfil focuses on delivering value to customers worldwide by providing them with essential clean air. They also help to create ‘healthy buildings’ ensuring customer satisfaction within the work place. Customer assistance is available if specific problems arise and solutions are found quickly in order to minimise health and safety risk.

Download the whitepaper at www.lowenergyairfilter.co.uk