{"id":2431,"date":"2019-11-18T16:30:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T16:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andekan.com\/blog\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2019-11-19T09:19:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T09:19:49","slug":"free-chilled-beam-generic-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.andekan.com\/blog\/free-chilled-beam-generic-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Chilled Beam Generic Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our latest Revit content giveaway is a generic chilled beam family. <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What is a chilled beam, you ask?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In case you’re one of the 99.99% of people out there who’ve never heard of a chilled beam, let me briefly introduce this obscure-but-mighty piece of mechanical equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In large scale, complex HVAC systems such as hospitals, airports or research facilities, chilled beams provide cold or warm air to an internal space\/room. Chilled beams are often recessed within a ceiling, and they use convection to create air flow. First, warm air is induced towards the coils in the chilled beam, and then the cooled air falls into the room\/space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are both active and passive chilled beams. An active chilled beam is similar to the standard passive version, but with the addition of a ducted air source. The ducted air mixes with the convection air, allowing for greater cooling\/warming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geometry<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Based on manufacturer units from Flakt Group<\/a>, Trox<\/a>, Frenger Systems<\/a>, Waterloo<\/a> and Trane<\/a>, our generic chilled beam family has three levels of detail in 3D and 2D. We restrict 3D geometry to only being visible in 3D views, allowing the 2D details to show in elevations and plan. While this is more labour intensive to create, the end user gets the benefit of being able to move and work faster in Revit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n