Emco Klima on the trade fair ISH 2011 in Frankfurt: Complete product range for room air conditioning to VDI 3804

Emco Klima on the trade fair ISH 2011 in Frankfurt: Complete product range for room air conditioning to VDI 3804

The emcoair, emcotherm, emcovent and emcocool product groups enable the example systems of VDI 3804 to be completely realised by a single provider.

VDI guideline defines state of the technology / Especially typical example systems for the air conditioning of office buildings / Concepts based on window ventilation, central systems and decentral room air conditioning / 4 product groups with all necessary component assemblies / High quality of support during the entire project phase

Frankfurt a. M. / Lingen, 15th March 2011 – With its comprehensive product range Emco Klima offers all the necessary component assemblies for heating, cooling, ventilating and filtering to completely realise all the system combinations specified in VDI 3804 from a single provider. This the ventilation and air conditioning technology manufacturer stresses at ISH 2011 in Frankfurt. The guideline assorts especially typical example systems for the air conditioning of office buildings and so defines the state of the technology in this area of application. “Integrated concepts which are intended to link a comfortable room air condition with high energy efficiency call for individual, coordinated system solutions. This basic concept of the VDI 3804 has found acceptance everywhere amongst planners and equipment manufacturers“, explains Hellmuth Weiß, managing director of the Lingen-based company. “With our four product groups, emcoair, emcotherm, emcovent and emcocool, we cover the entire range of VDI 3804 and so can support our customers in the best possible way, whatever the solution selected. At the same time we are not only available to assist with planning and layout but also on the basis of comprehensive tests and simulations in our own air conditioning laboratory guarantee that all component assemblies are optimally coacting.“

In VDI Guideline 3804 for the first time common ventilation and air conditioning concepts from simple window ventilation through classic central systems to decentral room air conditioning are considered comparatively. The example systems A to C here are based on a central mechanical ventilation system, which is operated either with a variable or a constant volumetric flow. For this selection it is decisive whether all of the cooling is provided by the ventilation system or most of it is provided by a cooling ceiling or induction units. Static heating systems, silent cooling systems and induction units complete the respective system. For air quantity control the manufacturer’s offering includes, for instance, electronic volumetric flow or constant volumetric flow regulators. The air can be fed and extracted, for example, by swirl or slit diffusers. Silent cooling in the room is possible via the company’s cooling ceiling systems, while the floor and parapet convector product group covers static heating or cooling – here as ventilator convectors – sector. Besides the solutions already mentioned here the manufacturer offers a system air conditioning unit modularly constructed in regard to function and performance range as a compact alternative for central air conditioning in smaller office buildings.

The guideline further includes completely decentral solution approaches. In the case of system D mechanical ventilation through the building facade with heat recovery and in conjunction with component part activation is of major importance. The company’s product range here includes facade and floor ventilation units with heat recovery levels of up to 60 % which, depending on type, also permit supplementary heating or cooling of the room air. Alternatively, cooling ceilings or ceiling cooling cassettes and ceiling and parapet convectors and PCM modules based on phase change materials are offered.

This results in a large number of different approaches to how the room air condition in office buildings can be ensured in accordance with VDI 3804. “The aim of individual planning is to find an optimum solution for the respective structure, taking into account and weighing up important factors like energy, cost, building, use and layout”, continues Weiß. “In order to then be able to realise this system combination, planners and equipment manufacturers need a comprehensively competent partner to not only deliver all the required component assemblies but also to support all solution variants with a high quality of advice and reliable support right through to installation and commissioning.”