Refrigerant line sizing – Part II: suction and discharge lines
This second part describes the design procedure of the suction and discharge lines according to what suggested by ASHRAE Handbook (2006).
Technical Articles
Effects of microfin tubes on capacity
Let’s analyze the 2 cases of increasing and decreasing of capacity with the use of microfin tubes
Plate Heat Exchangers and Welded Plate PHEs
In the heat transfer market, most experts are familiar with plate heat exchangers or PHEs. There is also a special type of plate heat exchanger called “brazed plate heat exchangers”.
SEER, SCOP & SEPR: What are they?
SEER, SCOP & SEPR are the new energy indexes requested by the market already from 2018. Let’s look at them in detail.
What are Falling Film Evaporators?
What are Falling Film Evaporators, and why is their use an increasingly discussed topic in the HVAC industry?
Choosing the right software for your heat exchanger
In this article, we will provide a brief overview of the different Unilab software, starting from the single heat exchanger to complete units.
UNILAB COILS’ strengths
What are the secrets of the success of Unilab Coils? Let’s see Coils’ strengths
How to calculate Wrap Around Heat Pipes
Using a wrap-around heat pipe or a monoflat heat pipe, interposed between the main cooling coil, has many advantages, such as increased dehumidification capacity and reduction of the energy required at no additional cost.
Unilab’s Custom Software Solution for Sutton Stromart
See how Unilab helped Sutton Stromart developing a technical custom software to rate Special Core Radiators of their production.
How to verify if a unit is Compliant with ERP Directives
The ErP (Energy related Products) directive has been conceived in 2009 as the natural continuation of EuP (Energy using Products, […]
How to handle Coil Calculation Results Differences?
Coils is a standard software which has been built and developed in more than thirty years basing it on our […]
How to calculate Pillow Plate H.E. with Unilab Pillow Suite
A pillow plate exchanger is commonly used in the dairy industry for cooling milk in large direct-expansion stainless steel bulk […]