Vertical Air Conditioning System

By: Yash Oza Parth Patel

Introduction

• Vertical Air Conditioning System is a form of central air conditioning system consisting mainly vertical vents that direct cool air from the floor itself.

• It is used where floor requires cool air but there is a lack of walls and/or ceiling is too high.

• These vents are omnidirectional because they can be turned in any direction.

Packaged Air Conditioning SystemPackage Air Conditioning system consists of only one unit in which the condenser fan, condenser coil, Compressor and Blower are part of one single unit.

Fresh Air is sucked in from condenser fan and moves through condenser coils in which it looses heat and is then pushed into the vents through blower.

Working of Package Air Conditioning System

Air circulation through a Package Air conditioning System.

Case Study : Cine-Mall,Vadodara

Vertical Vents at the entrance of the Mall

Vertical Vents System

This vents are placed on the ground floor (Entrance) and get the air from the basement.

These Vents are 2.0m in height and blower is above human scale.

Use of Package Air Conditioning System

Ducting Of Vents

Part of this kind of air conditioning system.

External Duct heading towards top of the building to pass cool air to the theatre space.