SECTION 15854

CENTRAL STATION AIR HANDLING UNITS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and

Special Conditions and Division 1 - Specification Sections, apply to
work of this Section.

B. The requirements specified in this section apply to all related

sections in this Division. The requirements of all related sections,
elsewhere in this division also apply to this section unless specified
to the contrary.

1.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

A. The work includes the providing of all labor, supervision, materials, equipment,
accessories, services and tests necessary to complete, make ready, and set to work
for acceptance by the Owner, all air handling units in accordance with Drawings
and Specifications.

1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Acceptable Manufacturers: Firms regularly engaged in manufacture of air

handling units of the types, materials and sizes and capacities required, whose
products have been in satisfactory use in similar service for not less than 5 years.
Provide air handling units produced by a manufacturer listed as an Acceptable
Manufacturer in this section. Furnish all like units from one manufacturer, as
approved by Engineer .

B. Standards Compliance: Comply with requirements of applicable local codes, and

those specified in section 15020.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: Submit manufacturer's product data, including printed technical

literature, materials, construction, installation instructions, capacity and
performance data for each type of air handling unit furnished.

B. Shop drawings indicating size, location and details.

C. Operational and maintenance manuals.

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 D. Certified coil performance data.

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PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 AIR HANDLING UNITS

A. Units shall be the product of one manufacturer and of the type, size
and capacity as set forth in the schedule. The fan outlet velocities
and coil and filter face velocities shall be within 5% of the values
specified in the schedule.

B. The units, as assembled, shall be complete with fans, coils, insulated casing,
filters, drives and accessories. Each unit, including the fan enclosure, shall have
essentially constant cross-sectional dimensions as to width and height. Internal
baffles shall be provided as required to prevent air bypassing coils and filters.
Provide factory fabricated mixing boxes where schedule or indicated on plan.

C. The casing shall consist of an independent structural frame, properly reinforced

and braced for maximum rigidity, having individually removable, flush mounted,
insulated panels. The casing shall be of sectionalized construction, consisting
basically of individual fan section, coil section, mixing section, access sections,
filter section, and drain pan. Sections shall be joined with continuous gasketing
to form an air tight closure. Sections shall be so designed that the method of
joining can be performed with relative ease and without damage to the insulation
and vapor barrier.

The framework shall be constructed of structural rolled shapes having minimum

thickness of 3mm or die formed sheet steel having the minimum gauges set forth
in the following schedules, standard aluminum may be substituted for steel:

Maximum Individual Minimum Framework

Casing Cross-Section Thickness MM
Up to 2.8 sq.m. 2
2.81 to 4.4 sq.m. 2.75
4.45 sq.m. and up 3.5

D. Framework shall be designed with recesses suitable to receive enclosure panels,

providing neat appearance, airtight enclosure, and ease of panel removal.

E. Enclosure panels 1.1M2 in area and larger shall be constructed of not less than
1.5mm die formed sheet steel. Should the sides or top of a casing section exceed
1.85M2 in area, the panels shall be double skinunit sheets to be preprinted/
plasticized 1 mm thick for internal and external with the individual panels
recessed into intermediate structural members. Protection for the insulation edges
shall be provided around the perimeter of each panel. Protection shall be in the
form of a "U" shaped panel edge or in 15mm channels welded to the inside
surface of each panel. Enclosure panels shall be fastened to the framework by

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 means of thread cutting sheet metal screws and shall be sealed against air leakage
by the use of continuous neoprene gasketing of 3mm minimum thickness.

F. Inspection and service access doors shall be provided for access to the unit's
interior, for filter removal and for coil inspection. Doors shall be double wall,
constructed as specified for enclosure panels. Doors provided in access and filter
sections shall be the full height and width of the section. Doors shall be provided
with hinges and tight sealing latches.

G. The interior of all panels shall be insulated with not less than .68kg density
fiberglass insulation having a minimum thickness of 50mm. The exposed surface
of the insulation shall be protected from air erosion and moisture penetration by
means of a minimum 1.6mm coating of a non-flammable fiber compound,
sprayed on after the insulation has been set in place. The insulation shall be
fastened to the interior surface of the panel by means of adhesive. The interior
surface of the framework members shall be insulated as specified herein for the
panels, or shall be coated with fire resistant mastic in adequate thickness to
prevent sweating. Insulation shall be flame retardant and non-toxic when
combusted.

H. All surfaces of the casing, framework, and panels exterior shall be protected by
means of an initial phosphate coating followed by one coat of zinc chromate
primer and then finish painted, or in lieu thereof, shall be hot dipped galvanized.

I. Structural rolled shaped or die formed sheet steel structural members equivalent
in gauge to that herein specified for framework, fastened directly to the structural
frame, shall be provided for support of the bearing housings so that enclosure
panels are not required to support bearing housings.

J. Fans shall be double width double inlet, centrifugal type with scroll type housing.
Rotating assembly shall be certified to be statically and dynamically balanced.

K. For units supplying less than 17,000 M3/hr design conditions, the fan wheel shall
be of the forward curved blade type. Airfoil or backward inclined blade
type wheels shall be provided on all units supplying 17,000 M3/hr or greater.
Inlet guide vane with linkage shall be provided on all fans that serve VAV
operations. Fans will be mounted on structural frame and internally vibration
isolated.

L. Drives for fan motors 11kw and less shall be of the V-belt type, with adjustable
cast iron motor sheaves, capable of permitting a minimum of 25 percent variation
in fan speed. Two sets of fixed pitch drives shall be supplied for all motors larger
than 11kw. The first set is for initial start-up and the second set will be installed
at the field determined speed to facilitate balancing. Drive sheave dimensions
and belt number shall be sufficient to transmit the required power to the driven
equipment with an efficiency of not less than 95 percent. Drives shall have a

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 service rating of 140 percent of the maximum estimated load. The rpm indicated
in the schedule shall be the mid-point setting for the drive. Each external drive
shall be provided with easily removable factory fabricated belt guards constructed
of expanded metal and finished to match the unit finish. Reinforced tachometer
access openings shall be provided. Internally or externally mounted motors shall
be fully vibration isolated.

M. Shafts shall be properly sized, one piece, solid polished steel. Fan shafts shall not
be operated at their critical speeds. Fan shaft bearings shall be self aligning,
pillow block regreaseable ball or roller type, with grease fittings piped to and
mounted on the exterior of the unit if the bearings are located within the
enclosure. They shall have an average life of 200,000 hours at design operation
conditions.

N. Motors shall be NEMA standard 1,500 rpm, having ball bearings with grease
lubrication. Motors shall be mounted on an adjustable base in the locations
shown on the contract drawings. To provide adequate service clearances.

O. All drive components and moving equipment shall be individually vibration

isolated.

P. Coils shall be of the size, quantity, arrangement, and capacity required by the
schedule. Rows indicated are minimum acceptable. Chilled water coils shall
have certified ratings with supporting catalog data published by the unit
manufacturer. Coils shall be mounted on tracks of structural steel and shall be
removable from either end of the unit without dismantling or unbolting any
sections of the air handling units, other than the coil access panel.

Q. Coil headers shall be completely enclosed within the insulated coil casing section.
The inlet and outlet connections shall be extended a minimum of 150mm beyond
the exterior of the coil casing through pre-cut openings. Sealing collars shall be
provided at the openings for the coil connections. Drain and vent connections
shall be furnished for each water coil and shall be located on the pipe
connections, external to the unit cabinet, for ease of access.

R. Coils shall be provided in the capacity, quantity and arrangement for each air
handling unit as noted in the schedule on Contract Drawings. Unless otherwise
noted in schedule coils shall have aluminum fins on seamless copper tubes. Fins
shall be mechanically bonded to the tubes. Soldering or tinning shall not be used
for bonding. Working pressure shall be (2,067 KPa) at 94C.

S. Coils shall be completely drainable by gravity through a header. Headers shall be

fabricated of seamless copper tubing. Coils shall be pneumatically tested at 2,067
KPa under water. Each coil shall have a galvanized sheet casing of 1.6mm

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 minimum thickness. Intermediate center supports shall be provided for all coils
exceeding 1,371mm in length.

T. The fan and cooling coil sections shall each be provided with double floor
construction, sandwiching a layer of polystyrene insulation between the two
layers of metal. Drain pans shall be provided with outlet drain connections on
both sides. The drain pans shall extend far enough to prevent carryover from the
cooling coil traveling past the tip of the drain pans without the use of eliminators.

U. Interior baffles shall be provided around all sides of each coil to minimize air
bypassing. Provision shall be made to permit free drainage from each section.
When two or more cooling coils are used with one stacked above the other,
individual drain troughs, piped to the main drain pan, shall be provided at the
bottom of each of the upper coils.

V. Filter section and mixing shall be supplied by the air handling unit manufacturer,
with the same casing construction as before specified for other unit sections. The
type of filters to be housed within the filter section shall be of the type and
efficiency indicated on the equipment schedule.

VI. Casing to withstand internal positive pressure of 250 mm water gauge in the
outlet section and 75mm negative pressure in the fan inlet sections ,

VII. Unit to have internal light and inspection window for fan & filter section .

VIII. Unit to have channel support ,

IX. Unit to have discharge flange .

X. All units on roof should be weather proof .

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. Install units in accordance with approved detail and installation drawings.

3.2 ADJUSTMENTS

A. Make all required adjustments and place units in perfect operational condition.

END OF SECTION 15854

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