NET CASE STUDY - 1

INDIRA PARYAVARAN BHAWAN

Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
MoEF-New Delhi
Typology : Office Building
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AIR CONDITIONING PLANT1

CHILLED BEAM SYSTEM
 The building was designed for both air-  //////////////
Working Principle - Supply air flows through
conditioning and heating. nozzles in small air jets which induce room air to
flow around the coil & air gets cooled.
 The air conditioning load was estimated to be
400 TR for which two 240 TR water cooled  Active type chilled beam system was provided in
screw chillers having one standby for the building comprising a casing with integral
conventional system and one 200 TR water primary air duct fitted with sets of induction
screw chillers have been installed for chilled nozzles. The coils were used for cooling and
beam system. heating operations (2-pipe system). The
assembly had two separate chilled water coils
 Total load of the system would have been
with single supply and return connections.
around 800 TR if conventional system had LOWER BASEMENT PLAN
been provided. AC PLANT ROOM (Next to  The fresh supply air is pre cooled by recovering
ESS Panel Room)
energy from the centralized exhaust stream,
 HVAC load of the buildings is 40 m2/TR,
thereby reducing the air conditioning load.
about 50% more efficient than ECBC
requirements (20 m2/TR)  Chilled beams are used from second to sixth
floor. Variable frequency drives(VFD) are used
 The building was also provided with a
in chilled water pumping system, cooling tower
heating system. Hot water generators of total
fans and AHUs.
installed capacity 240 KW were provided in
the AC Plant room.  Room temperature is maintained at 26 ±1 ° C.

COANDA EFFECT

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01CHILLED BEAM SYSTEM CHILLED BEAM & CEILING SYSTEM

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Chilled beams were installed in all conditioned //////////////
Chilled beam
office spaces and corridors, receiving chilled 1. Convective cooling
water input at 16-17 degree Celsius to avoid any 2. Higher cooling load(700-1250 W/m2)
condensation on surface. 3.Less floor to floor heights- low ceiling or
 In addition, dry fresh air was injected into the mechanical room space required
AHU room, which ultimately got mixed with the 4. Less noise because lesser and smaller ducts,
(return) air coming out from the conditioned fans(less air velocities) than air based systems
spaces for formation of primary air. 5. Less maintenance & less energy since water is 7
times more effective than air in transferring energy
 An active chilled beam system was not provided ( Chilled ceilings )
in areas like cafeteria, yoga room and UPPER BASEMENT PLAN Chilled ceilings
gymnasium due to height of more than 3m and AHU ROOM 1. Radiant cooling, better air quality.
possible high humidity levels.
2. Aimed at occupants and equipments
 All the un-conditioned spaces like toilets, stores, 3. Lesser cooling load(80W/m2 max) & 100% fresh
AC plant room, pantries and kitchen were air.
provided with a mechanical ventilation system. 4. Better thermal comfort at higher temperature
 All the basements accommodating automated car
parking were provided with a ventilation system Disadvantages
with 12 air changes in normal mode and 30 air 1.Expensive technology/system
changes in fire mode. 2. Building management/ maintenance crew won't be
familiar
3.Less effective for heating
CONVECTION 4. Condensation- needs proper monitoring and
I N D I R Adehumidifier and
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01DEDICATED OUTDOOR AIR

HANDLING UNITS
GEOTHERMAL EXCHANGE
 There are 180 vertical bores to the depth of
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Dedicated Outdoor Air handling units (DOAs)
of variable volume type, double skin 80 meter all along the building premises.
construction for noise control comprising Minimum 3 meter distance is maintained
centrifugal fans, cooling coil section, stainless between any two bores.
steel double sloping drain pan for zero water  Each bore has HDPE pipe U-loop (32mm
retention, heat recovery wheel, cooling coil, outer diameter) and each U-Loop is
and filter section were provided at terrace level connected to the condenser water pipe
over the space adjacent to the connecting system in the central air conditioning plant
corridors. room.
RECYCLED, RAIN WATER USED FOR HVAC  One U-Loop has 0.9 TR heat rejection
capacity. Combined together, 160 TR of
heat rejection is obtained without using a
cooling tower.
 Condenser hot water is sent at 37.8 °C (100
°F) and back at 32.2 °C (90 °F)
 Enormous water saving since no makeup
water is required.
 Makeup water pumping and treatment cost
SHAFTS FOR PRE COOLED AIR
eliminated.
SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN  Saves cooling tower fan energy.
DEDICATED OUTDOOR AHUs GEOTHERMAL EXCHANGE SYSTEM
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