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About AMCA and the

Industry We Serve

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Michael IvanovichSenior Director, Industry RelationsAMCA International

[email protected]

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Thank you

Mr. Mohamad El Mokdad

Maico Gulf (DYNAIR & Elicent)

ASHRAE Oryx Chapter

Mr. Amit Ahuja

Maico Gulf (DYNAIR & Elicent)

�An Overview of AMCA

� The AMCA Certified Ratings Program

�How to Make Sure AMCA Products Get Installed

� Sand Louvers

� Louvers

� Fire, Smoke, and Fire/Smoke Dampers

� Fan Efficiency Metrics: FEG vs FEI

� 14 Tips for Reducing Wasted Energy

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Learning Objectives

An Overview of

AMCA

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An Overview of AMCA

� Air Movement and Control Association International

� Not-for-profit manufacturers association with roots going back to1917

� Mission is to promote the health, growth and integrity of the industry

� More than 350 member companies worldwide

� History

� 1917 – Fan manufacturers created the association

� 1955 – Three associations merged to become AMCA

� 1957 – AMCA Certified Ratings Program initiated

� 1977 – Louvers & dampers were added

� 1996 – The word “International” was officially added to the

AMCA name

� 2011 – European AMCA established

� 2011 – Asia AMCA established

� 201??? – Middle East AMCA region office being developed

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An Overview of AMCA

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An Overview of AMCA

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� AMCA Board of Directors

� Amit Ahuja, General Manager, Maico Gulf, LLC

� Middle East AMCA Marketing Committee Chair

� Saad Ali, Ruskin Titus Gulf

� AMCA Sand Louver Committee Chair

� Ed Rizk, McGill Architectural Products

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AMCA Middle East

� Annual AMCA Technical Seminar in conjunction with Big 5 Dubai

� In partnership with ASHRAE-Falcon

� > 120 participants in 2015

� AMCA Technical Seminar in Qatar in collaboration with ASHRAE Oryx

� More can follow

� Sand Louver rating tests and certification

� Looking to increase specification of AMCA Certified Ratings System in air systems

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AMCA Middle East

� Two Members:

� QADNET – Qatar Air Distribution Network

� DVAC – Duct Ventilation Air Conditioning

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AMCA in Qatar

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An Overview of AMCA

� Air curtain units

� Air handlers

� Cabinet fans

� Ceiling fans

� Centrifugal fans

� Circulating fans

� Energy recovery ventilators (ERVs)

� Evaporative coolers

� Heat recovery ventilators (non-residential)

� High pressure fans

� Industrial fans

� Induced flow fans

� Jet tunnel fans

� Mechanical draft fans

� Mixed flow fans

� Positive pressure ventilators (PPVs)

� Power generation fans

� Power roof and wall ventilators

� Propeller fans

� Smoke management fans

� Tubeaxial fans

� Vaneaxial fans

� Acoustical duct silencers

� Airflow measurement stations

� Backdraft dampers

� Fire and smoke dampers

� Fixed and adjustable louvers

� Gravity roof ventilators

� Heavy dampers

� Isolation dampers

� Penthouses

� Range hoods (non-residential)

� Spiral duct

AMCA members manufacturer at least one of the following types of products:

AND MORE…

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An Overview of AMCAAMCA members manufacturer at least one of the following types of products:

AND MORE…

(Simplified)

� Many types of fans for commercial & industrial

� Commercial and industrial louvers

� Commercial and industrial dampers

� Air curtains

� Air monitoring stations

� … and others

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An Overview of AMCA

AMCA’s member products are used in

� Commercial ventilation systems

� Industrial facilities and processes

� Data centers and high-tech facilities

� Power plants

� Gas, oil, mining and other heavy industries

� Food processing

� Waste water treatment

… and more

AMCA contributes to the industry by

1. Developing and disseminating technical information

� Product-rating test standards

� Application guides and handbooks

� White papers, technical articles and educational

seminars

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An Overview of AMCA


2. Advocating for members and the industry:

� Energy efficiency

� Fire and life safety

� Acoustics

� Indoor environmental quality

� Codes, standards and regulations

� High performance air systems

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An Overview of AMCA

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An Overview of AMCA


3. Administering product certification programs

� AMCA Certified Ratings Program (worldwide)

� European Commission 327 Fan Efficiency

compliance verification

� AMCA listing and labeling program for

U.S./state/regional building codes

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The

AMCA

Certified

Ratings

Program

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How AMCA’s third-party Certified Ratings System works:

� Companies send products to AMCA for testing

� AMCA tests products for parameters specified

� AMCA checks its data against manufacturer literature

� Periodic check tests in AMCA laboratory ensures certifications are valid over time

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The AMCA Certified Ratings

Program

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Program

After certification, the product

� Is licensed to bear AMCA’s seal

� Is listed in AMCA’s online database

� www.amca.org/certified

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Program

Some background on the program

� Over 60 years old

� 21 types of products certified

� 3,350 certified products

� 240 AMCA member companies in 27 countries participate in program

� Testing is done in AMCA-accredited independent and manufacturer laboratories

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CRP Affiliates Licensed Products Total Licensed Products

The AMCA Certified Ratings Program

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Program

How are products certified?

Step 1: Sign a license agreement

� Must be a company

� While AMCA membership is not required to sign a license agreement, members can certify product at a lower cost

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Program


Step 2: Test the product at an AMCA-approved facility

� Tests and CRP forms required are dictated by product

� If a product is nameplated or aerodynamically similar to a certified product, no test is needed

� Company sends in the appropriate CRP form

� A precertification test may be required

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Program


Step 3: Undergo AMCA

review of catalog

� The company must submit a proof product catalog

� AMCA staff will check the performance listed against the AMCA-approved lab data

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Program


Step 4: Receive approval of license

� The product will be added to AMCA’s online database of certified products

� The product will be permitted to bear the AMCA seal

� Products that have been certified undergo check-testing every three years

� Manufacturers that fail check tests:

� Can ask for a retest to ensure failure

� Must fix product

OR

� Publish new ratings

OR

� Withdraw the product from certification program

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Program

How to

Make Sure AMCA-

Certified Products

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Know what “AMCA-certified” means

� Product was tested in an AMCA laboratory

AND

� Manufacturer’s data was verified by AMCA

AND

� Product is licensed by AMCA to bear the AMCA seal

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How to Make Sure AMCA-

Certified Products Get

Installed

� “Tested in accordance with AMCA Standard 210”

� Products no longer listed in online database

� Older products can sometimes have a sticker…

� Failed check tests

� No longer manufactuered

� No longer certified

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What is NOT AMCA-Certified

Know the steps MANUFACTUERERS take for AMCA certification, as discussed in the previous section --They:

1. Sign a license agreement

2. Test the product at an AMCA-approved facility

3. Undergo AMCA review of catalog data

3. Receive approval of license

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Installed

As engineers / end users:

Step 1: Select an AMCA-Certified Product Type

Step 2: Find AMCA-Certified Products

Step 3: Verify Specific Certified Performance Parameters

Step 4: Write a Specification That Ensures AMCA-Certified Products Get Installed

Step 5: Verify Certification Authenticity

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Installed

Step 1: Select an AMCA-Certified Product

Type

Here are the products AMCA certifies:

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Installed

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Step 2: Find AMCA-Certified Products

You can do this using AMCA’s online certified product search

Step 3: Verify specific certification parameters

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Step 4: Write a Specification That Ensures AMCA-Certified

Products Get Installed

Consider the following exemplary language for your specification:

� “Fans shall comply with AMCA Publications 211 and 311 to

bear the AMCA Certified Ratings Program seal for air performance and sound performance”

� “Louvers will be licensed to bear the AMCA Certified Ratings

Program seal for wind driven sand resistance in compliance with AMCA Publication 511”

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Installed

Some things to take note of:

� You can specify the test procedure if you want… BUT

� You MUST specify the proper AMCA publication for that type of product

� AMCA white papers help:

� An Introduction to the AMCA Certified Ratings Program

� Guideline Specifications for Selected AMCA-Certified Products

� How to Ensure AMCA-Certified Products Get Installed

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Installed

Step 5: Verify Certification Authenticity

� Verify the actual product against the specified product

� Verify certification in AMCA’s online product search

� Check for online violations at

www.amca.org/certified

� Verify the product has the correct AMCA seal

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Step 5: Verify Certification Authenticity—

What’s wrong with these seals?

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Sand

Louvers

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The 2015 version of

ANSI/AMCA Standard

500-L established what

sand louvers are and

how to test them

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Sand Louvers

The 500-L test was developed with

� fairness

� repeatability

� performance rating

� comparable testing

� airborne particle size

� mass distribution

� re-entrainment

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Sand Louvers

� The essential test output is sand rejection effectiveness (Es)

� The airflow rate through the sand louver’s free area under test should range from 1 m/s to 7 m/s

� Tests are conducted on a louver with outside dimensions of 1220 mm x 1220 mm with a tolerance of +0, -6.3 mm

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Sand Louvers

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Sand Injector and Distribution

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Sand Injector Equipment

Grading of the sand in covered in Annex H of 500-L.

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Sand Louvers

� Sand louvers are tested at Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants in Dubai

� AMCA Independent Accredited laboratory

� For more information about the Laboratory, visit

www.bell-wright.com/

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Sand Louvers

� The 2015 version of AMCA Publication 511 outlines a CRP for wind-driven sand air performance (pressure drop)

� The procedure for certifying sand louvers is outlined in the publication

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Sand Louvers

AMCA has created a new white paper that focuses on sand louvers. It includes

� What sand louvers are

� The history of sand louvers

� Why sand louvers are an excellent solution to a potentially costly problem

� The introduction of the 500-L test method and the 511 certification program

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Sand Louvers

� The sand louver white paper is very new

� To obtain a copy, visit

www.amca.org/whitepapers

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Sand Louvers

Louvers

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ANSI/AMCA Standard

500-L defines louvers

and outlines how to

test them

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Louvers

The 500-L tests for

• Free air velocity through louver

• Pressure drop

• Beginning point of water

penetration

• Water rejection effectiveness

• Discharge loss

• Leakage (for operable louvers)

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Louvers

54Water Penetration Setup

55Wind-Driven Rain Setup

AMCA Publication 511 outlines a CRP for the louver tests performed

in AMCA 500-L

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Louvers

Fire, Smoke and

Combination

Fire/Smoke Dampers

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What is a fire damper?

A device, installed in an air

distribution system, designed to

close automatically upon

detection of heat, to interrupt

migratory airflow, and to restrict

the passage of flame.

(NFPA 80)

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Fire, Smoke and

Combination Fire/Smoke

Dampers

What about a smoke

damper?

A device within the air

distribution system to control

the movement of smoke.

(NFPA 80)

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Fire, Smoke and


Dampers

And a combination

fire/smoke damper?

A device that meets both the

fire damper and smoke

damper requirements.

(NFPA 80)

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Fire, Smoke and


Dampers

Life safety air control devices include

� Fire Dampers

� Smoke Dampers

� Combination Fire/SmokeDampers

� Corridor Dampers

� Ceiling RadiationDampers

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Fire, Smoke and


Dampers

Why fire, smoke, and combination dampers are used:

� Limit spread of fire

� Allow time for evacuation in fire event

� “Defend in place” strategy

� Prevent smoke, the major killer in fire related deaths--sprinklers cannot contain the smoke generated by the fire

� Stop smoke that can travel far from the fire’s origin

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Fire, Smoke and


Dampers

� AMCA only certifies air performance of fire/smoke dampers

� UL tests the safety features

� AMCA advocates for use of fire/smoke dampers in building codes and safety standards

� AMCA publishes an application guide to help minimize lifecycle costs – including periodic testing

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Fire, Smoke and


Dampers

Key resources for fire, smoke and combination dampers

� Underwriters Laboratory’s Marking and Application Guide: Dampers

� AMCA’s Guide for Commissioning and Periodic Performance Testing of Fire, Smoke and Other Life Safety Related Dampers

� AMCA’s Publication 503-08, Fire, Ceiling (Radiation), Smoke and Fire/Smoke Dampers Application Manual

� Jay Woodward/ICC/IFC’s Firestopping, Joint Systems and Dampers

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Dampers

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Fan Efficiency

Metrics

FEI is

� a Fan Efficiency Index

� the ratio of the “maximum fan power” (FEP) standard over the FEP of the fan at its design point

� This ratio is 1.0 or greater for all compliant fan selections

� Expected to become the most common description of fan efficiency in the marketplace

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FEG vs FEI

FEI is a RATIO

FEP��,� =(Q� + Q )(P� + P )

6346xη��

FEP��,� = maximum fan power at operating point i;

Q� = flow (cfm) at operating point i;

P� = pressure differential (in.wg) at operating point i;

Q = flow constant of 250 cfm

P = pressure constant of 0.4 in.wg and

η�� = target efficiency levels to be set by the U.S. Dept. of Energy

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FEG vs FEI

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Design Flow

Difference between FEI and FEG or FMEG?

� FEG: tied to the peak efficiency of a fan, comparing shaft power to air power

� FMEG: wire-to-air efficiency at the fan’s efficiency peak

� FEI: establishes the maximum power input that is allowed at any flow and pressure condition

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FEG vs FEI

Other reasons FEI was chosen:

� FEI can be used across all fans as a relative indicator of power consumption.

� FEI eliminates the exceptions currently required by FEG.

� No products are directly eliminated from the market

� FEI will drive positive market behavior by specifiers and manufacturers.

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FEG vs FEI

14 Tips for Reducing

Wasted Energy

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From HPAC Engineering’s “14 Tips for Reducing Wasted HVAC Fan-System Energy” by Michael Ivanovich

1. Check air-delivery requirements against the

owner’s project requirements.

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14 Tips for Reducing Wasted

Energy

2. Minimize total pressure drop.

3. Eliminate or greatly reduce system effects.

4. Minimize the number of fittings, especially close-

coupled ones.

5. Specify low-leakage systems and require post-

installation leakage testing.

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Energy

6. Right-size the fan.

7. Know your tradeoffs and think of the future

8. Be wary of VFD specifications

9. Use direct-drive motors/fans where possible and where belt maintenance is questionable

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Energy

10. Specify the fan operation schedule for controls, especially for exhaust-only fans.

11. Use duct static-pressure set-point reset on VAV systems.

12. Ensure energy-code compliance.

13. Ensure design intent is followed through by the contractor.

14. Get out into the field

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Energy

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1. www.amca.org

(AMCA’s website)

2. www.amca.org/store

(The AMCA store, where you can buy or download the standards and publications

referenced here

3. www.amca.org/certified

(AMCA’s online certified product search)

4. www.amca.org/whitepapers

(All topics in this presentation are covered in 8 white papers; 7 are on your USB drive)

5. http://hpac.com/iaq-amp-ventilation/association-solutions-14-tips-reducing-wasted-

hvac-fan-system-energy

(Michael Ivanovich’s article on reducing wasted energy in HPAC Engineering)

Resources

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Resources

Questions?

Or direct written inquiries to Michael Ivanovich,

Senior Director, Industry Relations,

at [email protected]

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