RAC/PAC
The coolest way to use an air conditioner
24 May 2013 These days in north India, you almost have to put on oven mitts to grab anything at home. Well, that may be an exaggeration, but with temperatures in the high 40s, ’hot’ and ’steamy’ are not terms of temptation in the summer. But for that blessed air conditioner, it would well nigh be impossible to get a night’s wink. The trouble is, with the Celsius threatening to reach the half-centu...
Understanding how your AC unit works makes maintenance easy
24 May 2013 Often, when I explain to clients the results of the whole-house cooling system inspection, I see their eyes glazing over as if I’m speaking a foreign language. Most people don’t care about...
BSRIA World Air Conditioning Market Study
by BSRIA In 2012, the world market for air conditioners was valued at US$ 87.5 billion, stagnant by 0.43% compared with US$ 87.1 billion in 2011: evidence that the global air conditioner market is suf...
Carrier Launches Aqua- Flow Variable Water Volume System
Carrier China introduced its innovative AquaFlow variable water volume (VWV) system leveraging leading hydronic and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) technologies to deliver superior indoor comfort and ...
4.4 Indonesia
With an estimated market size of US$ 900 million (more than 2.0 million units) in 2012, small single cooling-only split units with capacities up to 1 hp account for 84% of total RAC sales in Indonesia...
4.3 Brazil
Reported by Samoel Vieira de Souza, president of the Brazilian Association of efrigeration, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Heating (ABRAVA, Brazil) Economic conditions were stable in Brazil ...
4.2 Russia
Reported by the Association of Professional Companies in the Industry of Climate (APIC) and Litvinchuk Marketing Russia’s GDP in 2012 grew 3.4%, while official inflation stood at 6.6%. Consumer...
4. Special Contributions: 4.1 India
Reported by Hi ru M. Jhangiani , HVAC&R Advisor RACs The year 2012 witnessed a continuation of the economic slowdown that started in 2011 with the market for air conditioners remaining stag...
3. GHP
GHP Features Like electric heat pumps (EHPs), gasengine driven heat pumps (GHPs) are a heat pump technology, so they offer attractive energy savings. Compared with EHPs, their most appealing feature is electricity savings (lack of need for a substation). Other advantages are as follows. (1) Good start-up in cold regions by using waste heat from the gas engine for heating; (2) heating perfor...
1.11.4 South Africa
South Africa is the third-largest air conditioner market in Africa after Egypt and Nigeria. Reinforced by its abundant natural resources, South Africa shows potential for further economic growth. It i...
