• Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value, commonly known as MERV, is a measurement scale designed in 1987 by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and...
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    Hypoallergenic vacuum cleaner – vacuum cleaner with high efficiency air filter Minimum efficiency reporting value – Measurement scale for the effectiveness of air...
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  • passes through the filter. MPR is different from MERV, the Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value. The MERV system measures a filter's ability to capture large...
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  • different classes for air filters for comparison Minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) Microparticle performance...
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    poorly, and some cabin air filter manufacturers do not print a minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) filter rating on their cabin air filters.[citation...
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  • and insufficient fresh-air intake or air filtration (see "Minimum efficiency reporting value"). Sick building syndrome has also been attributed to heating...
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  • warehouses, offices and education buildings. This is because of their energy efficiency, heating distribution and noise when in operation. Distributed heating...
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  • Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) using a standard known as Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV). MERV is determined based on the size of particles...
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    electricity, according to a 2018 report on air-conditioning efficiency by the International Energy Agency. The report predicts an increase of electricity...
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    Larger values of either metric indicate better performance. When comparing the performance of heat pumps, the term performance is preferred to efficiency, with...
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    well as a HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air), ULPA (ultra-low particulate air) or other MERV (minimum efficiency reporting value) filter. A motorized...
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    the UK, the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 provides for a minimum temperature in commercial premises, but not for a maximum temperature....
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    value. Although often described as a "thermostatic" valve, an expansion valve is not able to regulate the evaporator's temperature to a precise value...
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    integrated MEng degree, a minimum of 4 years post graduate on the job competency development and a peer-reviewed project report to become a Chartered Mechanical...
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  • calculated at six temperatures with their percentage error from the table values of Lide (2005): A more detailed discussion of accuracy and considerations...
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    operation. This also affects the efficiency of the system as a whole, since the manufacturer's nominal conversion efficiency does not account for harmonics...
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    Boiler (redirect from Boiler efficiency)
    fuel use in kg/h GCV, gross calorific value in kcal/kg (e.g., pet coke 8200 kcal/kg) To measure the boiler efficiency in indirect method, parameter like...
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    dependent upon the physical properties of the fluid and the physical situation. Values of h have been measured and tabulated for commonly encountered fluids and...
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    temperature. The current industry minimum SEER rating is 14 SEER. Engineers have pointed out some areas where efficiency of the existing hardware could be...
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    drops to the cooling temperature setpoint, the airflow reaches a lower minimum value than that used in the "single maximum" sequence (10% - 20% vs. 30% -...
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    system Infrared thermometer Intelligent buildings LonWorks Minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) Normal temperature and pressure (NTP) OpenTherm Programmable...
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    system: Outside air is drawn from a filtered air intake (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value MERV 8+ air filter is recommended) to cool or preheat the...
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  • system Infrared thermometer Intelligent buildings LonWorks Minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) Normal temperature and pressure (NTP) OpenTherm Programmable...
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    and cheaper to keep warm in the winter, or cool in the summer. Energy efficiency will lead to a reduced carbon footprint. more comfortable because there...
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    Several efficiency metrics can be measured about heaters, such as the efficiency of heating a room with a given amount of power, the efficiency of the...
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    and final pressure and temperature correspond to the standard state. The value does not depend on the path from initial to final state because enthalpy...
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    regulate internal body temperature, high humidity impairs heat exchange efficiency by reducing the rate of moisture evaporation from skin surfaces. This...
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    for people designing HVAC systems is the efficiency, i.e., the consumption of electricity and water. Efficiency is optimised by changing the design of the...
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    zero, all processes cease and the entropy of the system approaches a minimum value. This law of thermodynamics is a statistical law of nature regarding...
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    this report, The Sharper Image, a manufacturer of air ionisers (among other products), sued Consumer's Union (the publishers of Consumer Reports) for...
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