December 26, 2003—PowerCold Corp. has developed new vertical and horizontal fan coil air handlers for use with HVAC applications in commercial buildings. These air handlers are manufactured using PowerCold’s new proprietary PlexCoil design that incorporates DuPont’s Caltrel engineered polymeric materials.
PlexCoil represents a new and retrofit fan coil business that replaces the substantially large copper and aluminum fan coil market. The PlexCoil unit is easy to install and service, due to PowerCold’s proprietary “Quick Connect” feature. The modular design enables easy and efficient increases or decreases in system size. Plastic surfaces are inherently smoother than copper, which decreases the frictional effects of flowing fluids and reduces pressure loss. Natural dampening characteristics minimize vibrations and noise.
The lightweight PlexCoil is impact resistant and can be used for liquid to air heat transfer. Wind tunnel tests have demonstrated superiority over conventional heat exchangers relative to air-side pressure losses, water flow rates, and heat transfer rates.
