This blog is guest written by Matt Lanham, Regional Sales Manager at Cambridge Air Solutions.
The horsepower paradigm
Watching from the pits of a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) event, while a team of mechanics ushered a top fuel dragster into their tent, broke the engine down, retooled and quickly rebuilt 6000 horsepower in front of me. These guys know how to harness an extreme amount of power necessary to propel a driver ¼ mile in less than 4 seconds. While I observed the bevy of activity taking place like a well-choreographed production, a team of technicians huddled around a computer display, making minute adjustments to the engine; trying to tweak out every last drop of power necessary to win the next race.
What are these technicians most concerned about? Atmospheric conditions and its direct effect on the generation of the most power they can achieve – all for one 3.6 second race.
A basis of design
I am often asked to substantiate our talking points regarding the true power of our S-Series space heater. Utilized in warehouse and manufacturing environments, these units pack a ton of horsepower to offset heat losses caused by infiltration, open dock doors and skin losses inside buildings. Small in stature, we offer units ranging from 250,000 BTU all the way up to 3,200,000 BTU. Being the only unit available that can achieve 160F discharge and temperature rise does raise some eyebrows. Other manufacturers have claimed to be “like Cambridge”, but the simple fact of the design of the unit offering a blow-thru arrangement, it has inherent advantages over every other heating unit in the market.
More efficient design due to atmospheric gains
Bringing in 100% outside air and introducing it to our blower FIRST before raising the temperature is the basis of the S-series unit. Due to this, we often show our engineering community the effect of our fans processing an air mass that is higher in density – thus containing more oxygen; a vital component in clean combustion. Without diving into the laws of thermodynamics, fans that process cooler, denser air help produce higher BTU outputs than units that pull air thru a burner – where they are processing warmer, less dense air. Cambridge is the only manufacturer to build its own burner - a fully stainless steel unit - while keeping the mechanical components out of the hot air stream leading to a longer life-cycle of the components.
Healthier buildings using 100% outside air
Indoor air quality is a hot topic lately, largely due to end-users wanting healthier working environments for their most precious asset - their people. Business continuation is dependent on having a consistent and healthy work force and recirculated air inside of spaces isn’t healthy. To offset unhealthy indoor contaminants that build up in spaces that use recirculated air, proper use of HVAC units bringing in 100% outside air is paramount. Recirculation units also offer a lower temperature rise, and need to run for much longer periods of time to offset heat and pressure losses inside of spaces. This is wasted energy.
High performance support
There’s no questioning the 400+ building and case studies we’ve performed in a variety of markets with solid data to support worker comfort, more even temperatures and gas and electrical savings over other technologies out there. Our contractors have come to love the fact that we make our S-series units the most complete heating and ventilation package there is in the market – taking a lot of the guesswork out of their day searching for missing pieces or parts they thought they were getting. Our support team of engineers, technical trainers and technical advisers are there to help our contractor and engineer community with on-site or virtual training, developing the next solution or running a heat load with layout; giving our customers the confidence they need, knowing the factory is backing them up.
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