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HVAC System Optimization


Air Balancing (TAB) Toolkit: From Site Readings to a Clear Report
Bring air-side TAB readings, instrument records, tolerance checks and deficiencies into one reporting workflow with Nexora’s Excel workbook and 20-page pocket field handbook.
Oct 35 min read


Water Hammer in Chilled-Water Systems: Pump Trips, Check Valves and Safe Transients
A practical guide to chilled-water pump-trip transients: screen rapid velocity changes, specify check-valve dynamics, check high and low pressures, and define a specialist surge study.
Oct 25 min read


Chilled-Water Thermal Energy Storage: Sizing a Stratified Tank for Peak Shifting
Size a stratified chilled-water tank against usable thermal energy, discharge power and temperature limits. Worked examples cover water volume, flow, low delta-T sensitivity and overnight charging.
Oct 25 min read


Waterside Economizers: When Cooling Towers Can Provide Chilled Water
Check whether cooling-tower water can meet the chilled-water requirement, how partial economizing shares the load, and when total plant electricity makes it worthwhile.
Oct 25 min read


Glycol in Chilled-Water Systems: Correcting Flow, Pressure Drop and Chiller Capacity
A practical glycol design workflow, with worked flow, resistance and capacity examples, to keep freeze protection, chiller selection and commissioning on the same basis.
Oct 25 min read


Plate Heat Exchanger Selection for Chilled Water: Approach Temperature and Pumping Trade-Offs
Why a close temperature approach changes exchanger selection, and how to compare the thermal benefit with pressure drop, pumping energy and maintenance access.
Oct 25 min read


Chilled-Water BTU Metering and Temperature-Sensor Accuracy
Small temperature errors become large cooling-energy errors when ΔT is low. Check the sensor pair, flow installation and complete measurement chain before trusting totals.
Oct 13 min read


Differential-Pressure Sensor Placement and Reset Control for Variable-Flow Chilled-Water Pumps
A practical guide to remote DP sensors, branch pressure requirements and stable reset logic for variable-flow chilled-water pumps, with a worked pressure example.
Oct 13 min read


Chiller Staging and Sequencing Using Measured Load, Flow and Lift
A reliable staging sequence compares feasible plant combinations, protects evaporator flow and waits for stable evidence before switching. Start with measured load.
Oct 12 min read


Chilled-Water Temperature Reset: Humidity and Coil-Capacity Limits
Warmer chilled water can reduce compressor work, but coils still need to cool and dehumidify. Set reset limits from air-side performance, flow and plant trends.
Oct 12 min read


Minimum Chilled-Water System Volume and Buffer-Tank Sizing to Prevent Short Cycling
Size chilled-water buffer volume from minimum cooling output, low-load demand and permitted temperature swing, then verify active volume and manufacturer limits.
Oct 13 min read


Is Your AC Bad, or Are Your Ducts Just Dumb? The Rise of Smart HVAC Systems Beyond the Thermostat
A cold coil does not guarantee a comfortable room. Learn how to distinguish AC equipment faults from duct-distribution problems—and how properly designed smart HVAC systems control airflow, capacity and comfort beyond a single thermostat.
Sep 89 min read
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