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Table C-1. Typical Medical Equipment Heat Gains

Equipment Type Anesthesia System Blood Warmer Blood Pressure Meter Blanket Warmer Endoscope Electrosurgery ECG/RESP Harmonical Scalpel Hysteroscopic Pump Laser Sonics Optical Microscope Pulse Oximeter Stress Treadmill X-Ray (Portable C-Arm) X-Ray (GX-PAN) X-Ray (Portable) Vacuum Suction (Portable) Ultra-Sound System Film Viewer, 4 bank Angiographic Injector Laser Imager Film Viewer, Motorized Bi-Plane Angiographic Imager CathLab Computer 0.3-0.6 kW 0.6-1.5 kW 2.4-3.5 kW 1.5-2.0 kW 7.0-10.5 kW 0.6-1.2 kW Peak Watts 177 204 33 504 605 147 54 60 35 256 65 21 198 534 337 1063 Average Watts 166 114 29 221 596 109 50 59 34 229 63 20 173 480 82 18 302 1050

C.3.4 Ventilation Loads

most difficult factor to determine and the least precise to calculate. There are two methods for calculating the heating/cooling loads in these spaces. Both methods must be applied with caution and must be based on an in-depth analysis of the operation of the equipment in the space. The Diversity Factor Method Th di i f i d fi d h i f h

A significant component of the cooling and heating load is a result of the outside air that has to be brought in to ventilate a space. Many of the health care facility spaces have specific requirements regarding minimum outside air, mandatory requirements regarding the rate of exhaust air, and mandatory requirements regarding the pressure relationships between rooms. These requirements must be established as design criteria based upon the