What's on Your Mind?: Research Environments

My building’s HVAC system is older and often does not have the necessary static for good control. What can the Phoenix Controls venturi valves do for me?

Phoenix Controls offers a line of venturi valves designed to work in low pressure environments. These Low Pressure Accel II venturi valves have an operating range of .3" W.C. – 3.0" W.C. and will provide the same accurate, stable control as the Medium pressure Accel II venturi valves.

While the flow range is de-rated on the low pressure valves, they are available in the four standard valve sizes of 8", 10", 12" and 14", and can be “ganged” in the ductwork as duals, triples and quad packs of valves to increase the total flow capacity. They are also available with the same actuation options as the medium pressure product.

I am planning a new facility and am looking for ways to reduce the energy consumption of my labs

Phoenix Controls provides many opportunities for energy savings for fume hoods as well as the entire lab space. On the fume hood we offer options such as the industry leading VAV control solution, patented Usage Based Controls, an energy waste alert, and fume hood decommissioning function. At the lab level we offer control schemes that allow for occupancy set backs, demand based ventilation based on indoor air quality, recirculated airflow based on indoor air quality, general exhaust shut off capabilities, and lab decommission modes.

For more information please see our Energy Savings brochure.

I want to integrate my laboratory control system with my building management system, can this be done?

The Celeris control system has integrated with approximately 12 different BACnet capable BMS systems at over 300 facilities world-wide. We offer integration solutions that are scalable from a lab or two here and there to a fully integrated research facility with several hundred fume hoods.

For more information please see the MacroServer and MicroServer datasheets. To order a copy of the Laboratory Sourcebook please complete the Supporting Literature form.

I want to monitor temperature and alarm points from some of my lab equipment, how is this data passed up to the building management system

Every Celeris valve controller has 4 inputs and 3 outputs. Analog signals or alarm contacts from non-networked devices may be connected to an available input, scaled and passed across our network to the BMS.

For more information please see the MacroServer and MicroServer datasheets. To order a copy of the Laboratory Sourcebook please complete the Supporting Literature form.