With the leap in energy costs over the past two years manufacturing companies are attempting to reduce consumption.
Airius said its Thermal Equaliser is an extremely compact, low-wattage energy-efficient air movement system that can recirculate rising warmer air to the cooler floor below.
The air turbine system is suspended near the ceiling, and aerodynamically drives a column of hot air from the ceiling directly to the floor below.
The warmer air mixes with the cooler air and generates a series of air currents that continue to circulate the air from ceiling to floor continuously.
The process creates a constant equalization of air temperature in a process called thermal destratification, or thermal equalization.
The system allows companies to lowered thermostats in the winter and raise them in the summer - resulting in savings because of a substantial reduction in energy consumption, the company claimed.
A building with a 30-foot ceiling can experience a 15 to 30°F temperature differential from ceiling to floor, and even more with higher ceilings, the company stated.
Vast amounts of energy must be generated to maintain a comfortable 68°F at floor level where people work, while the ceiling temperature can be 15 to 30 degrees higher.
The company claims the Thermal Equalizer can the narrow the difference in floor-to-ceiling temperatures within 3°F.
Each degree of lowered thermostat equals a 3 per cent energy savings, which can represent about 25 to 35 per cent or more savings in energy costs during the winter, the company claims.
ay Avedon, Airius' president, said the machine can also help a company lower its carbon output.
When using Airius units in a standard 100,000 square-foot facility that typically utilizes an electrical energy source based on coal or natural gas, a ten-ton per year reduction in carbon emissions can be achieved, he said.
