Applications for Portable Heating and Cooling Grow





By Dan Hounsell, Editor  
OTHER PARTS OF THIS ARTICLEPt. 1: Portable Heating and Cooling: Specification Starts with Facility AnalysisPt. 2: This PagePt. 3: Common Mistakes in Specifying Portable Heating and Cooling EquipmentPt. 4: Portable Heating and Cooling: Quantify a Room's Heat LoadPt. 5: Portable Heating and Cooling: Key QuestionsPt. 6: PRODUCT FOCUS: Portable Heating and Cooling


Managers have used portable heating and cooling units for years in a range of applications, from cooling essential equipment in server rooms to providing cooling during emergencies. Among the more common applications in health care facilities are in storage rooms containing medicine with short shelf lives, Lee says.

And as more hospitals and clinics install scanning equipment, the demand for additional cooling will grow.

"These areas have such a heavy heat load," Armshaw says. "The equipment doesn't have to be sterile. The area just needs a little extra cooling."

Managers also are finding new areas of facilities that can benefit from portable or temporary cooling, such as elevator-equipment rooms, Armshaw says.

Increasingly, managers are opting to permanently install portable units to cool discrete areas with ongoing, heavy cooling needs.

"They are built for the rental market, so they often are more durable solutions," says Eddie Stevenson, marketing manager with MovinCool.




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