Proper Humidification Control Keeps Tissue Moist for Proper Healing
Health issues associated with low RH and additive chemicals entering the air from steam humidification systems are only a few reasons why you should upgrade with MeeFog.
While most people consider proper humidification a matter of comfort, it also is a key factor in maintaining health. Discomforts such as sore eyes and throat, nasal stuffiness, colds, coughs and dry skin are associated with low Relative Humidity (RH).
Adiabatic high-pressure water atomizing humidifiers, are allowed by ASHRAE Standard 170-2013 Addendum m, in order to bring humidity to required levels. This is a great opportunity for energy savings. The required RO water treatment, and valves for recirculating water in the pressure lines back to a UV treated holding tank, are available as part of a turnkey design.
Mee Industries helps combat low relative humidity health issues in hospitals and medical facilities by introducing pure water humidification into the Air Handling Unit (AHU). Electronic controls along with a series of high pressure pumps, variable frequency drives, and staged nozzles ensure humidity is maintained between a range of 30% to 50% as recommended by the CDC.
In addition to low RH, contaminants such as airborne particles and additive chemicals entering the air stream from steam humidification systems are only a few reasons why you should upgrade with a cost-saving leader in humidification.
Mee Industries’ unique turnkey installations are made possible by our proprietary high-pressure MeeFog™ racks, allowing the completion of installations with as little as 1-2 day outages.
MeeFog™ systems do not require compressed air or steam. Direct pressure means few moving parts (none in the air handler). The energy consumed is a small fraction of other technologies, such as compressed air, ultra-sonic, or steam systems.
Case Study
Upper Peninsula, Medical Center, Marquette, Michigan
New Addition, Engineer: Integrated Design, Marquette, Michigan
MeeFog Humidifier Installation
MeeFog High Pressure Humidification System For Three Air Handlers.
Benefits:
- Reduced Energy Consumption
- Lower Maintenance Costs
- Improved IAQ
- $26,000 Savings Per Year
The Upper Peninsula Medical Center is located in the growing and peaceful City of Marquette, which is located on the Southern shore of beautiful Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The Marquette Medical-Dental Center was established in 1965, originally housing 18 physicians. Today, with over four (4) major expansions over the years, the Upper Peninsula Medical Center provides private offices for over 120 physicians and other health care professionals.
Over one half million patients visit the Upper Peninsula Medical Center annually. Because of the extreme winter conditions and high humidifying loads, Steve Boettcher of Integrated Design knew they needed an energy efficient humidification system. Steve called on MeeFog for input in designing the energy efficient humidification system.
The environment of the newest addition to the Medical Center is controlled by three air handlers with a total of 69,000 cfm and a humidifier capacity of 500#/hr. The load is matched by using staging solenoids that bring on nozzle headers in various combinations. Excess moisture that is not absorbed into the air stream is collected on droplet filters and drained away. The total electrical load for this system is 2.25 kW. A complete Reverse Osmosis system to remove unwanted minerals from the water was also installed as part of the system.
Annual energy savings, as compared to gas fired steam generating humidifiers, is in excess of $26,000, with a further reduction of $3,000 in annual maintenance costs.
The building engineer is excited about the reduced maintenance requirements of the MeeFog system and is looking forward to many low maintenance years of humidifying the newest addition to the Upper Peninsula Medical Center.
