CONTENTS

1) What is AHU ?
2) Application of AHU and
Its Combination
3) Pressure Drop in AHU

4) Selection of Fan

1) What is AHU ?

What is AHU ?

AHU ----Air Handling Unit,

Air Handler.

What is AHU ?

Typical AHU components:

1 - Supply duct
2 - Fan compartment
3 - Vibration isolators
4 - Heating and/or cooling coil
5 - Filter compartment
6 - Return and fresh air duct

What is AHU ?

AHU ----is a device used to condition and

circulate air as part of a heating,
ventilating and air-conditioning
(HVAC) system.

What can AHU do?

1) Change the temperature of the room air
----- Heating or Cooling
2) Control the humidity of the room air
----- Humidify or Dehumidify

3) Clean the air

----- filter the dust of the air
----- wash away the chemical particle of the air
----- kill the virus, bacteria etc
4) Bring in the fresh air
5) Maintain the pressure of the room
----- positive pressure or negative pressure

Types of AHU

1) DX AHU ----This AHU is coupled with a

condensing unit. It is using the
refrigerant to cool or to heat the
air directly.

Types of AHU

2) Terminal unit ----This AHU is connecting to a

chiller or boiler. It is using the
chilled water to cool the air and
the hot water (or steam) to heat
the air.

Cabinet Design of AHU

1) Single Skin AHU ----Insulation Foam

G.I. Sheet

Cabinet Design of AHU

2) Double Skin AHU ----G.I. Sheet

PU Foaming

Al. Frame

Cabinet Design of AHU

2) Double Skin AHU ----The thickness of the panel :

1) 1 in or 25 mm
2) 1.5 in or 35, 40 mm

3) 2 in or 50 mm
4) 4 in or 100 mm

2) Application of AHU and

Its Combination

Accessory Section

Application of AHU
1) Commercial Application
----- Office buildings, Shopping malls, hotels, public
construction, exhibition centre, etc.
2) Industrial Application
----- Electronic plants, pharmaceutical factory,
hospital, tobacco factory, textile factory, etc.
3) Other Application
----- Heat recovery, dehumidify, ice thermal storage,
jet spray AHU, etc.

Commercial Application
Basic Combination

Commercial Application

KDD Fans

KAT Fans

Commercial Application
Other Combination

Commercial Application
Other Combination

Commercial Application

FDA Fans

BDB Fans

Industrial Application
Clean Room Application

----- Electronic plants, pharmaceutical factories,

hospitals, food industries, etc.

Industrial Application
Precision Application

----- Computer Room, control centre, storage area,

printing industries, etc.

Industrial Application
The Combination of MAU
1

10

11

1) Pre-filter 2) Bag Filter 3) Pre-heating Coil 4) 1st cooling Coil

5) 2nd Cooling Coil 6) Re-heat Coil 7) Humidifier 8) Fan
9) Diffuser 10) HEPA Filter 11) Supply Air Section

Industrial Application
Air Washer Application

----- Electronic plants, tobacco factories, textile

factories, automobile industries, etc.

Industrial Application
Self-cleaning Filter Application

----- Tobacco factories.

Industrial Application
Gas Burner Application
36V

Gas

----- Automobile industries.

Burner
Section

Industrial Application
Gas Burner Application
Indirect Gas Burners.

Industrial Application

BDB Fans

ADA Fans

Industrial Application

BNA Fans

Other Application
Heat Recovery Application

22

22

28

22

14

----- For energy saving.

30

35
35

Other Application
Heat Recovery Wheel

Other Application
Heat Recovery Application

FDA Fans for Return

Air

BDB Fans for Supply

Air

Other Application
Dehumidify Application

----- For the area where require relative humidity below

40%.

Other Application
Dehumidifier

Other Application
Jet Spray AHU

----- For the large open area like big workshop,

exhibition hall, etc.

Other Application

FDA Fans

BDB Fans

3) Pressure Drop in AHU

Pressure Drop in AHU

For example : MAU
1

10

11

1) Pre-filter 2) Bag Filter 3) Pre-heating Coil 4) 1st cooling Coil

5) 2nd Cooling Coil 6) Re-heat Coil 7) Humidifier 8) Fan
9) Diffuser 10) HEPA Filter 11) Supply Air Section

Pressure Drop in AHU

Filters

Pressure Drop in AHU

Pre-filter ( Plate Filter )

Class : G3, G4
Efficiency : 90% arrestance
Filter medium : non-woven
Air pressure drop : 50 Pa to 100 Pa
Bag Filter
Class : F5, F6, F7, F8, F9
Efficiency : 45% to 95% Dust - spot
Filter medium : non-woven
Air pressure drop : 120 Pa to 250 Pa

Pressure Drop in AHU

HEPA Filter

Classification : H10, H11

Efficiency : 85%, 95% MPPS
Filter medium : non-woven, glass fibre
Air pressure drop : 150 Pa to 300 Pa
HEPA Filter
Classification : H12, H13, H14
Efficiency : 99.5%, 99.95%, 99.995% MPPS
Filter medium : glass fibre
Air pressure drop : 200 Pa to 400 Pa

Pressure Drop in AHU

The Cooling and Heating Coils
Serpentine
FH

Pressure Drop in AHU

The Water Eliminator

Pressure Drop in AHU

1) For Cooling Coil
----- Pressure drop is about 40 Pa per row
base on 5/8 coil with 12 fpi.
2) For Heating Coil
----- Pressure drop is about 25 Pa per row
base on 5/8 coil with 12 fpi.
3) For Water Eliminator
----- Pressure drop is about 50 Pa.

Pressure Drop in AHU

The Humidifiers

Pressure Drop in AHU

1) For Dry Steam Humidifier
----- Pressure drop is 0 Pa.
2) For Air Washer and Spray type Humidifier
----- Pressure drop is 0.
3) For Evaporative type or Wet Film type Humidifier
----- Pressure drop is about 50 Pa to 200 Pa.

Pressure Drop in AHU

Pressure Drop in MAU
1

10

11

1) Pre-filter (100Pa) 2) Bag Filter (250pa) 3) Pre-heating Coil (50Pa)

4) 1st cooling Coil (290Pa) 5) 2nd Cooling Coil (370Pa)
6) Re-heat Coil (50Pa) 7) Humidifier (0Pa) 8) Fan (0Pa)
9) Diffuser (20Pa) 10) HEPA Filter (400Pa) 11) Supply Air (0Pa)

Pressure Drop in AHU

Pressure Drop in MAU
1

Total Pressure Drop in MAU

= 100 + 250 + 50 + 290 + 370 + 50 + 0 + 0 + 20 + 400 + 0
= 1530 Pa

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11

4) Selection of Fan

Selection of Fan
BASIC DATA :
1) Air Flow, Air Volume
CMH, m3/h, l/s, m3/s
2) Total Static Pressure or Total Pressure
Total Static Pressure = ESP + Internal Pressure Drop
Total Pressure = Total Static Pressure + Dynamic
Pressure of Fan

Selection of Fan
Maximum
Negative
Pressure
=X

Mixing
Box
Pressure
=K

Return
Air Duct
Pressure
=B

PreFilter
Coil
Pressure Pressure
=L
=M

Water
Eliminator
Pressure
=N

Maximum
Positive
Pressure
=Y

Diffuser
Pressure
=P

Silencer
Pressure
=Q

HEPA
Filter
Pressure
=R

Supply
Air
Section
Pressure
=S

Fresh Air Duct

Pressure = A

ESP = B + C (If A greater than B, then used A)

AHU Internal Air Pressure Drop = K+L+M+N+P+Q+R+S

Supply Air Duct

Pressure = C

Select Type of Fan

1) Low Pressure ----- Forward Curved Fan
2) High Pressure ----- Backward Curved Fan
or Aerofoil Fan
3) Low Sound Level ----- Aerofoil Fan
or Forward Curved Fan

Type of Fan

PLUG FAN
PLENUM FAN

Type of Fan
AXIAL FAN

Type of Fan

MIX-FLOW FAN

Select Size of Fan

1) The highest efficiency of the fan
2) The fan outlet velocity ----10 m/s to 12 m/s
3) The dimensions of the fan ----It can be installed into the AHU cabinet

Selection of Motor

Selection of Motor
1) Normally, using 4 poles motor.
2) When the rpm of the fan is larger than 3000,
then use 2 poles motor.
3) When the rpm of the fan is smaller than 600,
then use 6 poles motor.

Selection of Motor
1) Insulation : Class F
2) Protection : IP 54 or IP 55

Selection of Pulley
1) Number of Belts : 1 to 3
2) The Load of each Belt : select the type of
wedge belt (SPZ, SPA, SPB etc)
3) The Size of Pulley :
a) The ratio of the fan pulley and motor
pulley must be less than 2.5
b) The centre distance of the pulleys

Selection of Vibration Isolators

1) Calculate the Total Weight of the Fan Set :
that is the weight of the fan, motor, pulley,
base frame etc.
2) Calculate the load of the 4 corners of the
base frame : select the size of the vibration
isolators.
3) The Number of Isolators : 4

Type of Vibration Isolators

1) Rubber isolators ----- To be used when the
rpm of the fan is high.
2) 1 deflection spring isolators ----- Normally
used in the AHU.
3) 2 deflection spring isolators ----- To be used
when the rpm of the fan is low.

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