
unit, however, was found with the wheel turning in the wrong way, making the
purging sector inactive.
The measured ventilation efficiency in the EMPA academy is about 70 per
cent, showing displacement ventilation. The rotating heat exchanger is made of
Hexcore, a honeycomb consisting of a synthetic fibre material (Nome x). It has
no hygroscopic coating. The wheel has a diameter of 1580 mm, is 140 mm thick
Table 6.3 Characteristics of the air handling units us ed for the experiments
EPFL EMPA
Quantity Unit Auditorium Laboratory Akademie
Outdoor airflow rate m
3
/h 1900 100 2530 80 7000 1000
Supply airflow rate 2070 70 2900 200 9500 120
Extract airflow rate 1790 40 1860 50 5790 60
Exhaust airflow rate 1600 200 1500 200 3000 1600
Recirculation flow rate 130 50 100 200 1500 900
Recirculation rate 7% 4% 5% 11% 26% 16%
Room mean age of air min 15 1101201
2 mm
Figure 6.12 EPFL wheel structure
10 mm
Figure 6.13 SEM image of a new hygroscopic coating
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