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INSTALLATION OF OFFICERSAND BOARD OF GOVERNORS

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2014

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Please join us again for the always exciting and important OrangeEmpire ASHRAE Chapter installation meeting. We have important workto accomplish and will enjoy a new location, a great dinner, and someexcellent company. Parking is free with validation.

Please be sure to invite a spouse, friend, or client as this will be arelaxing, enjoyable, and affordable evening.

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Be sure to join us for the lastmeeting of the season to installour new officers, board members,and welcome in Jeff Conrad asour new Chapter President.

Best Regards,John Sawyer, OrangeEmpire ASHRAEPresident

JOHN’S BLOGAs the 2014–2015 season

comes to an end, I want to thankeveryone in the chapter for anothersuccessful year. We are lookingforward to our summermeetings as we plan nextseason’s venues.

With the great support wereceive from our localengineers, vendors, andcontractors, we also anticipatea successful and informative2015–2016 season and lookforward to seeing you then.

MEETING MINUTESDate: February 24, 2015Time: 5:00 PM – 5:46 PMPlace: Holiday Inn, Santa Ana

MEETING ATTENDEESJeff Conrad (JC)Eric Decker (ED)Michael Garabedian (MG)Robert Hagstrom (RH)Jeff Hanzel (JH)Craig Hofferber (CH)Mike Lynaugh (ML)Steve Rawski (SR)John Sawyer (JS)Grant Schaffer (GS)Mat Waller (MW)

CALL TO ORDER1. Meeting called to order at

5:00 PM2. Quorum established3. Announcements4. Next Meeting Date:

March 24, 2015

DISCUSSION ITEMS1. Jerry Hartford (Region X

CTTC RVC) visited forFebruary Meeting.

2. November Minutes to bereviewed and voted onelectronically.a. March 19th – Minutes

from November submittedb. Fix “next meeting” to

Feb. 24thi. ED motioned forapproval, JC seconded– voted and minutesapproved.

3. Facilities EXPOa. ML still looking for volun-

teers to man the booth.i. Potential PAOE points

4. March Dinner to be held at ElAdobe Restaurant in SanJuan Capistrano.

a. Joint meeting with SanDiego Chapter, hosted byOrange Empire.

b. March 10th – EDmotioned to approvecharging $35 for members($45 late) and $40 fornon-members ($50 late).JC seconded, JS ayed andmotion approved .

5. Chapter Lista. ED motioned to eliminate

hard roster and researchhow to do it electronically– JS seconded and motionpassed.

b. JH, ED to investigateimprovements to websitein lieu of distributing a CD.i. Potential PAOE points.

c. Need to update list andorder badges. JH andLeroy Pope.i. Add sign in sheet at nextmeeting for new badgerequests.

6. Communications Chaira. Need a new website

person to help distributemeeting invites.

b. Need website helper tokeep site updatedproperly – Chris will train.i. Craig Hofferber volun-teered to help next year.

7. Programsa. Meeting dates:

i. April 28th – DL ChrisMcDonald “Indoor AirQuality and Mold: LegalIssues and Liability

Concerns for Engineersand Related IndustryProfessional.”1. Aaron Deutsch tech

session onhumidification.

ii. May 26th – President’sinstallation dinner – JeffConrad to confirmlocation.2. March 18th – JC

motioned to approveMagginao’s for MayInstallation Dinner. JSseconded and motionapproved.

8. Historiana. “How we used to do

rosters” – CDs of listsonce edited by someone.

b. Discussed putting rosteron line with passwordprotection.

c. Discussed how to chargefor advertisements – toTreasurer with some onlineservice.

9. Chapter Badgesa. Remind members to return

badges to box.b. Let Chapter know if

person needs new badge.

OPEN ITEMS1. Refer to items above.

ADJOURNMENTMeeting adjourned at 5:46 PM -Moved by JS and seconded byJC; motion carried

– End of Minutes –Derrick Wyka

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“Water Treatment”Program- Integration

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by David Yancosky

Forwarding NoteI preface this article by stating

that I am not a central plant,facility, designer. Since 1991 Ihave been operating centralplants/facilities. In 2012 I washired by an MEP design firm.The information in my articles isbased upon my experiencesoperating central plants/facilitiesand is not intended to critiqueestablished design business-processes or products. Myobjective is to impart insight froman end user who is experiencedwith the HVAC product, as well aswith the sometimes intangiblebusiness costs associated withoperating and maintaining theHVAC process.

The business modelassociated with my currentemployment is consultation. Theoffering is (site-by-site) formulatedto best support those end userswho may not have organicresources, or histories, tomaximize the performance ofmodern HVAC designs. In effect,I also serve as a conduit betweendesigners of advanced systemsand those laypersons who maynot have the experience, and time,to ensure that advanced systemsare operated and maintainedwithin specification.

The central plants that Ioperated, for the most part, soldwell-metered chilled water, hotwater, steam as a commodity. Asan operator of commercial centralplants, I monitored efficiencies,but I studied P&L statements first.

The nature of my articles aredecidedly from the perspective of

a commercially motivated operatorwho is keen upon bridging thegap between the design productand the practical business needsof the end user, postcommissioning. It is my personalbelief that this gap is a naturalbusiness reality, but time spent toat least define the nature of thegap, will pay dividends andpromote the design andconstruction of systems thatbetter fit the end users.

High Impact Requires DesignAdvocated to end users of

water cooled chillers is that thereare two high-impact items thatdirectly relate to cost effectiveoperation of central plants: well-designed water treatmentprogramming and well-designedchiller service agreements. Inboth cases, I provide vendor-management assistance to theend user in developing “proof ofwork” and other contractualobligations. (And, yes, I empha-size the word “design”. Watertreatment programming and chillerservice agreements need to beintelligently built and vetted).

In this article an overview ofwater treatment concerns iscovered. For the most part, theconcerns discussed relate to

Southern California water (whichtypically has high concentrationsof calcium). Other locales willhave other concerns. This andother water treatment articles arenot intended to provide watertreatment specifications, but topromote productive relationshipsbetween central plant designteams and professional watertreatment providers that aregeared towards creating holistic,site-specific, water treatmentprogramming designs.

Water Treatment Part 1:An OverviewWater treatment is crucial inensuring that the requirements ofwater cooled chiller owners aremet. Proper condensing watertreatment minimizes the potentialfor fouling of chiller condensers.Fouled condensers initially resultin poor heat transfer, poor effici-ency, and will eventually degradeto a point where the chiller will failon high discharge pressure.

Chilled water treatment, e.g.the evaporator and cooling coils,is important as well, but thisarticle is more focused ontraditional condensing waterissues. To be detailed in futurearticles are specific issues thatrelate to chilled water chemicaltreatment and newer concernsthat relate to thermal energystorage (TES) systems (which areviewed as semi-open systems).

Addressed by contemporarywater treatment programmingstrategies is water conservation.Though seemingly not weighty incomparison to energy conserva-(See WATER TREATMENT page 4)

WATER TREATMENT(continued from page 3)

tion, resource sustainability isimportant to many end users.Those same end users that arenot experienced with central plantbusinesses, and most likely do notunderstand that a typical chillerplant will consume a relativelylarge amount of water inproduction of HVAC. There isopportunity for the designcommunity to promotesustainability through thoughtful,total, water managementprogramming. (To be discussed infuture articles).

A sidebar note is in the area ofthe chemical specification itself.By working with the watertreatment provider-who will beable to provide the designer withinformation relating to thechemicals to be used-certainitems that relate to the systemspecification will be availed. Forexample, I have come upon valveseats that have failed, possiblydue to chemical incompatibility.

A Design to Support LifeCycle Concerns Associatedwith Water Treatment

Projects that I have surveyedhave typically includedrequirements for cleaning,flushing, pre-treatment of pipingsystems as part of the project. Asan operator, I would like to seethat the design of a watertreatment program be extendedfurther into the life cycle, into theoperational profile. Analogous tothe design of automation systemsand sequences of operation thatcontrol pumps, chillers, fans, Iencourage drafting of a sequenceof operations for water treatmentsystems. Just as energymanagement systems aredesigned to ensure that rotating

equipment is managed in anefficient and repeatable mannerfor the life of the plant, the systemthat is required to maintain watersystems in specification must alsobe designed to be robust,consistent, reliable, and effectivefor the life of the plant.

Typical sequence of operationfor water treatment programwould then entail, for example:

1.Notes on city water quality2. Relationship of cycles of

concentration, includingconductivity setpoint

3. pH band and how pH ismaintained

4.Relationship between watermake-up, blow-down, andchemical injections

5.Chemical pump timers6. System alarms, notification

and related functions7. Trending capabilities

The Realities Associated witha Typical Failed WaterTreatment Program

I came upon a post-commissioning central plantwhere the water treatmentprogram appeared to be off-line.A chemical injection system andaccompanying barrels and pumpswere in place, but empty andinactive.

Cooling towers were fouledsuch that half of the CT unit, oneof two basin sumps, was notavailable, e.g. the condensingwater pumps were effectivelyreceiving volume from one cellbasin instead of two cell basins.It appeared that the basinstrainers were fouled with calciumsolids.

The incapacitated coolingtower was feeding partially scaledchiller condensers.

I nursed the plant along untilan operational water treatment

program could be put in place.When the first opportunity arose Ihad the cooling tower suction “Y”strainers serviced. They werecompletely fouled. With cleanedsuction strainers I was able torestore “better” condensing waterflow to the chillers. This had ahuge improvement on thecondenser approach, (evenbefore I had the chance to cleanthe chiller condenser).

While integrating the watertreatment program, it was notedthat the cooling tower blow-downcontrol valve and tailpiece wereinstalled on the condensing waterpump suction header (instead ofdischarge header). Therefore,whenever the conductivity controlvalve opened, thechiller/condensing water pumpclosest to the chemicalmanagement system would mostlikely draw air into the condensingwater system causing otheroperational issues.

Eventually the cooling towerwas fully cleaned, and the chillercondensers were cleaned, as partof winter maintenance. As shouldbe expected, performance wasdramatically improved,immediately evidenced byimproved chiller condenserapproach temperature andcorollary better chiller efficiency.(Savings at chillers alone:conservatively projected to be50K/year, not including demandcharge impacts).

A Commissioning Plan toSupport Life Cycle ConcernsAssociated with WaterTreatment

An operator’s perspective isthat water treatment programmingcommissioning plan will ideallyinclude, among many other points:(See WATER TREATMENT page 5)

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WATER TREATMENT(continued from page 4)

1. Verifying the pumping andpiping system associatedwith chemical managementis operational and meetinga design specification

2. Verifying the conformanceof the actual chemicalcontroller to an appropriatedesign specification; (thesequence of operationverified)

3. Verify trending capabilities4. Test and verify alarms5. Practical analysis of

corrosion couponplacement

6. Verifying the placement,performance, accuracy ofchemical injection probes

7. Verify the placement,performance, accuracy ofcorrosivity metering

8. Verify the placement,performance, accuracy ofconductivity meters

9. Verify the placement,performance, accuracy ofblow-down system

10. TES system watertreatment needs to be fully

addressed11. Water metering systems

need to be tested andverified; their integrationwith the chemical manage-ment system verified

In order to propagatemaintenance of water treatmentparameters for the life of a centralplant, a holistic treatment programneeds to be supported fromdesign to commissioning up toand, most importantly, ensuringthat end user managementunderstands the associatedimpacts. — END —

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