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In a
second HPT implementation, the Omni Resort at Champions
Gate (a 720-room facility in Orlando), the hotel needed
to dehumidify very humid outdoor air. Before HPT’s
implementation, the outside air had to be cooled so much
during the process that it required reheating with
costly electric heat strips before use in the hotel’s
rooms and hallways.
HPT
installed wrap-around heat pipes, which are passive and
powered largely by air temperature differentials. The
Omni Resort is now able to maintain its required
temperature and humidity levels without supplemental
electric heat, a substantial savings. Since 2005, when
HPT first engaged Omni Resort, the total savings are now
over $400,000 annually.
Finally, in a recent HPT implementation at a Minnesota
hospital, energy from exhaust air could be recovered
year-round to precool or preheat supply air, but the
hospital required that the supply air not be
contaminated by exhaust air. HPT’s Energy Recovery Heat
Pipes (HRMs) utilized a phase change approach to capture
energy from the warmer air stream and transfer it to the
cooler air stream, without contamination, at an
estimated savings of almost $12,000 a year, resulting in
two-year payback for the hospital’s investment.
“We
consistently see short paybacks on HPT’s
implementations,” said Mazen Awad, HPT’s senior vice
president of sales and marketing. “What’s remarkable is
that the HPT implementations pay for themselves in short
order, but then our customer sees ongoing savings for
years to come.”
About Heat Pipe Technology
Heat Pipe Technology is the innovation leader in passive
energy recovery and dehumidification systems for
commercial applications around the globe. Employing the
very latest in passive-heat-transfer technology, Heat
Pipe Technology designs and supplies the core energy
recovery technologies to the world’s leading commercial
air-handling equipment manufacturers. More info:
www.heatpipe.com.
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