Heat rises. We
learned that in elementary school. However, it took a long time for someone
to finally
invent a cost-effective way to get the heat from the ceiling back to the
floor where we live and work.
While searching for a solution to this timeless problem, Avedon Engineering
developed the AIRIUS
System and tested it for two years in its
own 160,000 square foot factory in Colorado. The results
were beyond impressive -- heating
bills were reduced by over 35%!
In
a building with a 30-foot ceiling there is approximately a 15°F temperature
difference between
the floor and the ceiling. With higher ceilings it is even more. That means
to generate the heat
necessary to maintain a comfortable 68°F temperature at the floor level,
where people work, the
ceiling will be a toasty 83°F or higher. Unless you have a good reason
to heat the ceiling, and we
can't think of one, that is a huge waste of energy and money.
Within
24 hours after installing the AIRIUS System in
that same building, the temperatures floor to
ceiling will now be within 3°F. Best of all, the thermostats, previously
set at 80° F, located on the
ceiling mounted forced air furnaces have been lowered by 12°F. According
to the U.S. Department
of Energy, every degree the thermostat is lowered equals a 3% energy savings.
This reduction in
energy consumption can easily represent a savings of 35% or more in energy costs
during the
the air and floor where people live and work.
The Science of the AIRIUS System
A
low wattage, energy-efficient motor drives a near-silent fan that aerodynamically
and quietly forces
a column of hotter air from the ceiling directly to the cooler floor below.
As this column of warm air
nears the floor, it draws in the surrounding colder air and begins to rise
again, creating a torus.
While doing so, it warms the cooler air it mixes with near the floor, increasing
the temperature of
the air and floor where people live and work.
Through a natural law of
physics, the AIRIUS System suspended
near
the ceiling will continue mixing warmer air from the ceiling
with cooler
air near the floor until
the ceiling and floor air
temperatures are nearly equal. As this happens,
it will require less
and less energy to comfortably heat the floor area, allowing
thermostats
to be lowered and energy savings to be realized. Once
begun, the entire
process of "thermal equalization" will take, on
average,
less than 24 hours. The AIRIUS System is designed to run
24/7, maintaining a uniform and comfortable air temperature at all
times.
Unlike a ceiling fan, the air is "drilled" downward in a focused
column, not simply swirled around. Click on the About AIRIUS Graphic
at left.
AIRIUS System Models The AIRIUS Thermal Equalizer is available in six models to
accommodate a wide range of ceiling heights.
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