September 9, 2009

PES Program: Achieving Total Flow Control in Hydronic Systems

The presentation will address the challenges faced in developing an effective solution to balancing for variable flow.

Building owners, designers and contractors are being challenged to not only provide the basic creature comforts but also to do so in a cost effective and energy efficient way. In a variable flow system balancing for variable flow means matching the flow to the load under all operating conditions and at all heat transfer devices. In a conventional system multiple devices are employed in order to attempt to accomplish the above. We will examine those elements and look closely at how differential pressure and pressure independent control might help us accomplish those goals.

Speaker: William J England

Bill is the Hydronics Training Manager for Flow Design, Inc.. He has over 25 years of experience in HVAC Sales and Engineering. In his current position, he conducts technical training sessions for in house as well as consulting engineers, owners and facilities personnel on varies topics including variable flow and pressure independent control.

Bill’s education includes a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and an MBA from University of Baltimore. He recently completed extensive training at the Hydronic College of Tour and Anderson in Sweden.