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208 or 480 Volt Service?
Posted by Joe Weagraff on in Engineering, Fundamentals
Selecting an electrical distribution voltage for a multi-tenant commercial building is often based on prior lease agreements, previous projects, incomplete information, or intuition. Our research provides guidelines with economic justifications. Each type of service has its advantages. 208V requires less electrical equipment in the Tenant lease space and is therefore less expensive for the Tenant. […]
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Chemical Water Treatment in Open Tower Systems
Posted by Dan Jackson on in Fundamentals
In today’s world of expensive energy, it is more vital than ever for heat exchange equipment to be kept free of insulating deposits that promote high energy consumption. A typical insulating deposit is a formation of calcium, fungi, mold, algae slime or other minerals on a surface, separating or insulating it from the ability to […]
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