Koch Applied Solutions partners with Ingénia and SEMCO to provide custom air handling units for the most challenging situations. These custom AHUs can be configured to fit unusual spaces and difficult installations.
Ingénia Custom AHUs
Whether you have a limited footprint, or unique needs relating to acoustics, specialized ventilation-monitoring capabilities or humidity control, Ingénia can design and build your air handler to your precise specifications. Ingénia’s custom air handling units are fully integrated systems that offer the same premium features as the Ingenia Modular AHU, along with:
- Air or water cooled DX A/C
- Water source heat pumps
- Indirect or direct fired gas heaters
- Steam, hot water or electrical heat
- Heat recovery with heat recovery wheel, flat plates or heat pipes
- Hydronic piping manifolds or complete hydronic piping networks
- Single or multi-point power connections
- Programmable microprocessor controls
See the tabs below for product highlights. For more details see manufacturer’s catalog.
- Features & Benefits
- Capacity & Performance
- Equipment & Design Options
- Quality Standards
- Certifications
Features & Benefits
- Infinitely variable cabinet dimensions, ideal flexibility to match serve our client’s needs
- Pre-configured unit sizes with ability to further modify cabinet dimensions
- Units can be all galvanized steel, aluminum, all stainless steel or a combination
- Highest energy efficient air handler with complete no-through metal construction
- Polyurethane foam injected panels with R-values ranging from 13 to 26
- Exterior and/or interior can be finished with an electrostatic powder coating
- Electrostatic antimicrobial powder coating for interior liners is available.
- Complete interior wash-down option with water containment floors, with drains available
- Can predict inlet, discharge and radiated acoustic performances with acoustic software
Capacity & Performance
- 1000 to 200,000 CFM units to meet our customers needs
- Casing acoustical performances are tested by an accredited independent laboratory
- Sound transmission values conform with ASTM designations E90-85 and E413-73
- Sound absorption values conform with ASTM standard: ASTM C423-84A and E795-90
- Cabinet pressure resistance is rated and tested up to positive and/or negative 15” w.g.
- Air leakage rate is tested to less than 0.5% at the rated cabinet pressure up to 15” w.g.
- Low noise NC-30 or NC-40 design
- Wall deflection less than 1/240 at the rated cabinet pressure
- Exceptional uniform wall thermal resistance, R-value = 6.5/inch thickness
- Cabinets meet and exceed the AHRI standard 1350
Equipment & Design Options
Cabinet
- Available wall thicknesses: 2”, 2.5”, 3” and 4”
- Polyurethane foam injected insulation
- Indoor and outdoor configuration available
Cooling
- Chilled water and direct expansion coils
- Direct and indirect evaporative cooling
- Non-mechanical economizer cycles
Fans & Motors
- Single or multiple EC fans
- DWDI or PLENUM SWSI fans
- AC, PM or EC motors
- Variable frequency drives or control packages for EC motors
Heating
- Hot water and steam coils
- Integral face and bypass coils
- Indirect and direct gas fired equipment
Energy Recovery
- Sensible or enthalpy energy recovery wheels
- Sensible and total heat recovery plate exchangers
- Refrigerant heat pipe systems
- Run around loop systems
Humidification
- Humidification options consist of steam, spray, media and evaporative
Dehumidification
- Passive dehumidification with the use of a desiccant wheel or active with desiccant wheels and regenerative heat source
Filtration
- Filter frames designed for high rigidity with easy-to-install bolted filter retainer clips
- All filter efficiencies including HEPA and bio-containment filtration
Controls
- Factory designed, provided and installed
- Provided by temperature controls contractor and factory installed
Sound Attenuation
- Media type silencer with DuPont™ Tedlar® lining
- Specially designed acoustical baffles to achieve ultra-low airborne sound performance
Electrical and Wiring
- Fluorescent or LED lights
- UV lights
- Complete wiring per voltage or single voltage with step down transformers
Hydronic Piping
- Factory provided and installed hydronic circuits
Microprocessor Controls
- Factory provided and installed controls
- Easily programmable controllers
- Multiple communication platforms
DX Cooling Technology
- Factory provided and fully integrated direct expansion (DX) cooling
- One circuit or multi-circuit systems that are split between fixed speed Scroll and variable speed Scroll compressors
- Variable speed Scroll compressors provide capacity modulation and unparalleled energy efficiency
- Environmentally friendly R-410A refrigerant
Condenser Options
- Water cooled condensers via brazed plate heat exchangers or optional shell & tube
- Air-cooled condensers with all aluminum, high heat transfer, low refrigerant charge microchannel coils
Quality Standards
- AFBMA 9 Load ratings and fatigue life for ball bearings
- AMCA 203 Field performance measurements
- AMCA 210 Laboratory methods of testing fans for rating purposes
- AMCA 300 Test code for sound rating air moving devices
- AMCA 500 Test methods for louvers, dampers and shutters
- ARI 410 Forced-circulation air cooling and air heating coils
- ASHRAE 62-89 ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality
- ASTM A525 Steel sheet, zinc coated by hot-dip process
- ASTM E90-09 Standard for measurement of airborne sound transmission loss
- NEMA MG1 National electrical manufacturers association (motors and generators)
- NFPA 70 National fire protection code
- NFPA 90A Installation of air conditioning and ventilation systems
- OSHA Occupational safety and health administration
- SMACNA HVAC metal duct association
- UL 1995 Heating and cooling equipment
Certifications
SEMCO Custom AHUs
SEMCO offers custom air handling units that recover energy, keep inhabitants healthy, increase ventilation, and control humidity. These units have been proven in a wide range of applications to provide the most cost-effective solution to the ASHRAE 62 requirement of providing continuous ventilation while controlling humidity under any operating condition.