Air Blender
Air Blender®
The patented Series IV Air Blender® static mixer provides higher levels of mixing in half the distance and at a lower pressure drop than any other air mixer on the market. The Air Blender mixer is the only mixing device that provides predictable levels of mixing and pressure loss with each size and configuration. By applying the Air Blender, the designer is assured the system will operate as expected at specific outdoor-air design temperatures.
Only proper mixing of RA and OA can directly address the root cause of air stratification inside an AHU. The most effective and predictable way to reduce stratification inside an AHU is the use a mixing device. By extending economizer operations, building owners are able to realize significant reduction in operating costs and typical first-cost payback for Air Blenders ranges from 3-24 months depending on local operating conditions.
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Performance Advantages
- Provide Freeze Protection
- Extend Economizer Operation
- Enhance ventilation reliability
- Improve Indoor Air Quality
- Minimize sensor errors and improve accuracy for temperature control
- Promote even coil loading
- Reduce building operating costs
Freeze Protection
Freeze-stat trips & frozen water coils cost building owners and system designers significant time and money. Good mixing is the most effective and efficient way to provide coil-freeze protection.
Economizer Operation
Poor mixing often forces building operators to prematurely abandoned economizer operation. Proper mixing, however, allows full utilization of free cooling, and thereby saves building owners significant operating expense.
Temperature Control Accuracy
Sensor accuracy is significantly compromised when temperature and velocity stratification exist. Proper mixing minimizes sensor errors, thereby ensuring accurate temperature sensing and control.
Even Velocity Profile
Velocity maldistribution compromises the performance of filtration systems, heating and cooling coils, and humidification systems. By evening the velocity profile, system components work longer and more efficiently.
Outdoor Air Distribution
Indoor air quality (IAQ) can be significantly compromised when air stratification exists, but well-mixed return and outdoor air results in more breathable air for building occupants.