Heat Pipe Technology

What do HPT heat pipes do?

Improve Dehumidification

Heat pipes¹ may be described as having two sections: Precool and Reheat.

The first section is located in the incoming air stream. When warm air passes over the heat pipes, the refrigerant vaporizes, carrying heat to the second section of heat pipes placed downstream. Because some heat has been removed from the air before encountering the evaporator coil, the incoming air stream section is called the precool heat pipe.

Air passing through the evaporator coil is assisted to a lower temperature, resulting in greater moisture removal. The “over cooled” air is then reheated to a desirable temperature by the reheat heat pipe section, using the heat transferred from the precool heat pipe. This entire process of precool and reheat is accomplished with no additional energy use. The result is an air conditioning system with the ability to remove considerably more moisture than regular systems.

Recover Energy from Exhaust to Supply Air 

State of the art heat exchangers now allow for either equal calls for cool and heat recovery or optimizing thermal recovery in the season that matters most, while still allowing for appreciable recovery in the other season. Compact design, low pressure drop, high optimized season effectiveness and trouble-free operation with no moving parts, makes this product ideal for design engineers and owners alike.

Moreover, to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of any contamination of supply air, a foam-filled separation of up to 40" can be incorporated into the design. Or, a split passive system with up to 60’ of separation between air streams.