Valent Energy Recovery for High Outdoor Air Applications
Applications Expertise
When conditioning large amounts of very cold, very warm, or humid outdoor air, energy recovery becomes especially important. Exhaust air energy recovery provides these economic benefits:
- Lower operating costs: Energy recovery increases system efficiency.
- Lower installed system costs: Energy recovery reduces mechanical cooling and heating loads and, therefore, reduces required capacities of cooling and heating components.
Optimized energy recovery is critical for high outdoor air applications. Rely on Valent to do it well.
Expertise Gained from Thousands of Installations
Valent's focus on energy recovery design, construction, and control has been rewarded with thousands of successful installations that are energy efficient, durable, and that improve indoor air quality (IAQ).
Breadth of Technologies
- Multiple energy recovery options ensure the right product fit for the application
- ASHRAE 90.1 compliant
- Heat transfer material options provide high-efficiency moisture removal, low maintenance, and low cross-contamination
Proper Defrost Management
- Winter defrost cycle keeps supply fan and heat source operational, not shutting the unit down to defrost
- Space temperature and ventilation stays consistent at all times
Full-Size Wheels
- Energy recovery sized to handle full outdoor and exhaust air volume
- Delivers maximum enthalpy effectiveness
- Low pressure drop across wheel does not require economizer bypass
Meeting Efficiency, IAQ, and Maintenance Requirements
Valent is known for offering a broad selection of energy recovery technologies. When choosing for a specific application, priorities usually fall into three areas:
- Energy efficiency: If energy efficiency is the priority, choose enthalpy wheels, which are the most efficient.
- IAQ: If IAQ is the priority, choose enthalpy core heat exchangers, which allow almost no leakage across airstreams.
- Low maintenance: If low maintenance is the priority, choose enthalpy core heat exchangers, which have no moving parts.
Enthalpy Wheel vs. Enthalpy Core
| Feature | Enthalpy Wheel | Enthalpy Core |
|---|---|---|
| Heat Transfer Medium | Polymer, Aluminum | Polymer, Fiber |
| Latent and Sensible Energy Recovery | Best | Better, Good |
| Internal Pressure Drop | Moderate | High |
| Leakage Across Airstreams | Some | Low |
| Maintenance | Some | Low |
| Available on Models | VXE-112, 212, 312 ERW, VIVE | VXC-112, 212 ERC, VXE-112, 212, 312 |
