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THERMOGRAM Volume LI Issue 10

May 2017

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Main: Natatorium Design and Dehumidification

Tech Session: The Fundamentals of Psychrometrics

A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR NETWORKING SPONSOR

FOR THE

EVENING:

The May meeting will take place at the Engineers Club.

11 West Mount Vernon Place Baltimore, MD 21201

Main Meeting: Natatorium Design and Dehumidification Speaker: Ralph Kittler, PE, Co-Founder and Director of Sales & Marketing for Seresco Technologies Inc

These facilities are notoriously complex to design and can be expensive to operate. The presentation covers the many critical system design aspects of a Natatorium which include the fundamentals of psychrometrics, dew point, humidity/condensation control, moisture load calculation, IAQ & air distribution, ventilation requirements, water chemistry and how to optimize your operating conditions to minimize operating costs.

Mr. Kittler is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and has been in the dehumidification and Natatorium

design field for 25 years. He is TC 9.8’s reviser responsible for the chapter which covers Natatorium Design in

ASHRAE’s 1999/2003/2007/2011 Applications Design Handbooks. He is also TC 8.10’s chairman and their

Handbook subcommittee chair for the Mechanical Dehumidifiers chapter (24) in the Systems and Equipment

Handbook. Mr. Kittler is a Professional Engineer with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lakehead

University, Ontario Canada in 1989.

Tech Session: The Fundamentals of Psychrometrics Speaker: Jesse Fisher PE, CPD, Senior Engineer with WB Engineer+Consultants Psychrometrics has applications to nearly every aspect of HVAC design. This presentation will cover psychrometric properties of moist air and a tutorial on how to use the psychrometic chart to plot properties of moist air, trace HVAC processes, and diagram full systems. We’ll cover the design and diagnostic applications of psychrometric system analysis and spend some time talking about the complexity of part load system operation.

Jesse Fisher has over 11 years of experience and has served the greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan

area as a Consulting Engineer with a primarily focus in the institutional, laboratory, multifamily and commercial

sectors. With degrees in Architectural Engineering from Penn State University, Jesse has a background that

includes his time spent as an adjunct professor at UMBC.

ASHRAE May 4th MEETING: Tech Session: 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Network Hour: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Dinner: 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Main Speaker: 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

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2016-2017 Chapter Leadership Roster Officers President Dave Reese KCI Technologies

P:410-316-7800 president@ashrae-balto.org

President-Elect Craig Parks BKM

P:410-323-0600 vp@ashrae-balto.org

Treasurer Brad Watkins Cummins-Wagner

P:410-880-0850 x123 treasurer@ashrae-balto.org

Secretary Steph Kunkel JMT

P:410-329-8100 secretary@ashrae-balto.org

Board Member James Cote United Energy Products

P:410-793-0202 asstsecretary@ashrae-balto.org

Board Member Jeff Shook Cheasapeake Systems

P:443-561-1652 gov2@ashrae-balto.org

Board Member Sherry Abbott-Adkins A Squared Plus Engineering P:443-977-9741 senioradvisor@ashrae-balt.org

Past-President Adam Fauer

P:410-303-3125 pastpresident@ashrae-balto.org

Committee Chairs

Attendance/Recpt. Theresa Schroeder Whitman Requardt

P:443-224-1594 reservations@ashrae-balto.org

Chapter Programs Craig Parks BKM

P:410-323-0600 programs@ashrae-balto.org

Historian Alex Clark Towson University

P:410-704-2717 historian@ashrae-balto.org

Membership Kaylee Haupt BCPS

P:443-809-9079 membership@ashrae-balto.org

Refrigeration Jon Olmstead The Trane Company

P:410-403-2200 refrigeration@ashrae-balto.org Research Promotion Ryan Berger Leach Wallace Associates, Inc

P: 410-579-8100 research@ashrae-balto.org Scholarship Saqib Ashraf Carrier

P:410-298-2400 scholarship@ashrae-balto.org Student Activities Sam Philipp JMT

P:410-329-8100 studentacts@ashrae-balto.org Student Activities Robert Broczowski Mueller Associates

P:410-652-5437 studentacts@ashrae-balto.org

Young Engineers Nancy Neely Johnson Controls, Inc

P:410-746-4168 yea@ashrae-balto.org

CTA Craig Parks BKM

P:410-323-0600 cta@ashrae-balto.org

CTTC Craig Parks BKM

P:410-323-0600 cttc@ ashrae-balto.org Thermogram Kelly Brennan Schneider Electric

P:410-381-7655 newsletter@ashrae-balto.org

Engineers Week Sam Philipp JMT

P:410-329-8100 engweek@ashrae-balto.org Web Technician Ben Becker KCI Technologies

P:410-316-7800 ashtech@ashrae-balto.org Christmas Party John Prusak Johnson Controls, Inc.

P:410-527-2612 Christmas@ashrae-balto.org

Golf Outing R L Gladden Chesapeake Systems

P:443-561-1600 golf@ashrae-balto.org Women in ASHRAE J ennifer Leach Cummins-Wagner

P:240-542-5568 wia@ashrae-balto.org

Grassroots Activities Rich Goins / Chris Meyer Cummins-Wagner

P:410-792-4230 gga@ashrae-balto.org

ASHRAE Reservation Hotline

Phone: 443-224-1594 ASHRAE Baltimore Chapter

Attn: Theresa R Schroeder reservations@ashrae-balto.org

In alignment with the “Green Trends” of ASHRAE we have eliminated the paper copies of

the Membership Roster. An electronic copy will be available at meetings, upon request.

President’s Pen

Our last regular meeting of the 2016-17 year will be held at the ESB on the evening of Thursday May 4th. For our meal we will once again try to have those awesome crab cakes the ESB is known to serve. At our May 4th meeting we will also be awarding prizes to the students from Harford Technical High School and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute who performed the best during the student challenge held on April 1st. Many thanks to Rob Broczowski of Mueller Associates and Sam Philipp of JMT who did another fantastic job of putting on this event. The students indicated that this was the best challenge ever. Thanks also to BKM for hosting this event. Our theme for our May meeting is Research Promotion. Bring your checkbook! Or better yet, make a donation online. Membership Promotion and Research Promotion are huge in our society and encouraging Membership and making donations to Research are two of the best ways that you can help our chapter and our professional society. At our last meeting we had a highly informative Tech Session presented by Ron Heymann of ABB on the “Application of VFDs”. Our Main Meeting topic was presented by John Fischer of SEMCO on “Applying Total Energy Recovery in Lab Environments”. Many thanks again to Advanced Thermal Solutions for sponsoring our Networking Hour at our April meeting. Our May 4th Chapter Meeting will feature a Main Meeting on “Natatorium Design and Dehumidification”. Our Tech Session is on “The Fundamentals of Psychrometrics”. Many thanks to all of the professionals at HAVTECH for sponsoring our Networking Hour this month. The ballot for the Baltimore Chapter of ASHRAE Board of Governors for the 2017-2018 year is included in this Thermogram. The deadline for voting has been extended due to the underwhelming response received thus far. Please take a moment and send me your completed ballot. On Friday June 2nd we will hold our 60th Annual Golf Outing and Banquet! This year, as in recent years, the golf event will be held at Turf Valley Country Club. I hope to see you on the links!!

Dave Reese

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Meeting Schedule Please mark your calendar with the following dates for the 2016 through 2017 Baltimore Chapter meetings. A complete schedule indicating seminar, technical session and main meeting topics will be published in the coming month’s Thermogram and is also available on the chapter website www.ashrae-balto.org.

2016-2017

August 18, 19 & 20, 2016

Chapter Regional Conference Philadelphia, PA

September 7th, 2016 7th Annual Product Show: 3:00—8:00pm Radisson Timonium

October 6th, 2016 Main Meeting: ASHRAE Headquarters Renovation ESB

Research Promotion Tech Session: Energy Modeling...Why?

November 10th, 2016 Main Meeting: Microgrids ESB

Membership Promotion Tech Session: Updates to Performance Ratings of Commercial Unitary Equipment

December 2, 2016 Christmas Party Timonium Fairgrounds

January 5, 2017 Main Meeting: Engineering Ethics: A Case Study Approach ESB

Women in ASHRAE Tech Session: Optimization in HVAC Pumping

February 7, 2017 Main Meeting: Refrigeration Tour Heavy Seas Brewery Refrigeration Tech Session: N/A

March 9, 2017 Main Meeting: High Performance Run-Around Energy Recovery ESB

Membership Promotion Tech Session: Design and Application of Compressors

April 6, 2017 Main Meeting: Heat Wheel Energy Recovery ESB

Former Presidents Night Tech Session: Application of Variable Frequency Drives

May 4, 2017 Main Meeting: Natatorium Design and Dehumidification ESB

Research Promotion & Student Night

Tech Session: Fundamentals of Psychrometrics

June 2, 2017 60th Annual Golf Outing Turf Valley CC

Main Meeting Schedule: 5:30 pm social hour, 6:30 pm dinner, 7:00 pm speaker

Tech Session Schedule: 5:00 - 5:45 pm Cost: $35 dinner fee for full members, $10 dinner fee for students

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TO: BALTIMORE CHAPTER, ASHRAE EMAIL: reservations@ashrae-balto.org FAX: (410-243-5716) Attn: Theresa Schroeder

Reservations: We are encouraging members to make reservations via e-mail. Those planning to attend should write to reservations@ashrae-balto.org indicating name(s) and membership status. (member or guest) Please be sure to also include “ASHRAE Meeting” in the subject matter line. Deadline for reservations and cancellations is Monday, May 1st - NOON . Reservations made after the deadline will be placed on a waiting list. Registration is first come, first served.

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YES! I will attend the Baltimore Chapter Meeting on Thursday, May 4th