How do you air-condition a hangar?

It’s important to know how to air-condition a hangar to avoid industrial and human complications.

Stifling heat can compromise the health of employees, the operation of certain machines and the preservation of sensitive objects. That’s why FoxAir offers easy-to-use air coolers for industrial use.

The benefits of adiabatic cooling

The FoxAir air cooler is based on an ingenious adiabatic transformation system, which converts warm air into cool air in a natural way. Unlike conventional air-conditioning, this process requires no input or output of thermal energy. Warm air is simply drawn in, then passed through a moist heat exchanger. This contact causes natural evaporation, which extracts heat from the air and cools it. This mechanism, observed in nature, operates with low energy consumption, provided a water supply is available.

This type of unit offers numerous advantages. The warmer and drier the incoming air, the better the cooling effect. That’s why this technique has been used for decades in arid regions. It is ideal for regulating the temperature in indoor spaces, such as warehouses, workshops and other industrial environments. This environmentally-friendly air conditioner also promotes natural ventilation, ensuring healthier, more pleasant air.

Simple to install, this cooler requires only light installation, without the need for an energy-intensive heating or air-conditioning network. It’s a practical, economical and efficient solution for improving thermal comfort in a room, a house or even large warehouses. Its silent operation limits noise and adapts to any type of unit, whether wall-mounted, split or ducted, with or without an outdoor unit. Thanks to high-performance fans, it ensures good air quality while regulating humidity, even in high-rise buildings. It’s an environmentally-friendly energy alternative, limiting the harmful effects of excess heat.

The importance of good ventilation

To use an adiabatic air cooler effectively, it’s essential to ensure good air renewal in the building. This can be achieved by creating draughts by opening doors and windows, or by installing controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV), also known as motor-controlled ventilation. This air circulation not only ensures good cooling, but also optimal operation of the unit, notably by regulating the flow of fresh air produced by evaporation.

Regular ventilation contributes directly to thermal comfort and the efficiency of the entire system, especially in industrial environments such as workshops and warehouses, where heat can quickly build up. Whether ceiling-mounted, wall-mounted or ducted, each unit plays an essential role in optimizing ventilation and cooling. These products can be easily integrated into existing or new installations, naturally lowering indoor temperatures without excessive use of conventional air conditioning or energy-hungry air conditioners.

As a complement or alternative to a heating or air-conditioning system, they provide optimum temperature management while reducing energy and water consumption. This type of equipment is perfectly suited to a demanding industrial environment, and contributes to the well-being of occupants all year round.

How to maximize performance? Combine your cooler with a good fan or a CMV system to ensure even distribution of cool air in every space.

For this purpose, Aclimax offers dual-flow ventilation systems that ensure optimal operation by blowing in fresh air while expelling stale air from a room or large warehouse. This type of solution helps to improve indoor air quality while limiting the noise generated by the integrated fans.

They are also equipped with a heat exchanger, enabling incoming air to be preheated in winter, without creating a cold effect in the premises. In this way, they are both environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient. Whether wall-mounted or overhead, these units can be perfectly adapted to homes or commercial buildings, with reversible or split versions, combined with an outdoor unit as required.

They also help manage humidity levels, guaranteeing a healthy, comfortable indoor climate, whatever the ceiling height or surface area to be ventilated.

This type of unit ensures efficient space cooling by optimizing air flow, even in a building with a high heat output. Thanks to an evaporative system that uses little water and energy, these products offer excellent thermal comfort. Whether the installation is wall-mounted, ducted, ceiling-mounted or reversible, the efficiency of the integrated fan ensures good air distribution and significantly improves indoor comfort.

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