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whatisFCU,AHUANDFAHU?
FCU:
FCUistheabbreviationusedforFANCOILUNITthatareavailableforeitherDXorchilledwatersystemthathouses
refrigerantorchilledwatercoilrespectively.Besidethetypeofcoilused,theothercomponentsarecommonsuchasthe
blowerfan&filters.FCUsareusuallyavailablefrom0.75to5TRfromvariousbrandsacrosstheglobe.

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FanCoilUnit,asthenamesuggeststheunithousestheBlower(Fan),theevaporatorCoil(forDXSystem)/Heat
ExchangerCoil(forsytemsotherthanDX),FilterandsometimesHeaterCoil(Electric).Usuallytakesthehotairfrom
roomandcoolitthensuplytoroom.
FCUisfancoilunitwhichisintalledforsamllcapacitiesandhavelessoptionsthanAHUlikenohumiditycontrolandno
specialoptionsforheatrecoveryofairfilters.

FanCoilUnit,asthenamesuggeststheunithousestheBlower(Fan),theevaporatorCoil(forDXSystem)/Heat
ExchangerCoil(forsytemsotherthanDX),FilterandsometimesHeaterCoil(Electric).Usuallyemployedforupto4to
5tons,somemanufacturersdomakehighercapacitiesbutwillbebeltdrivenwhichcouldbenoisy.

AHU:
AHUisgenerallyabiggersystemthanFCU.AHUismorecomplexthantheFCUandthatAHUareoftenusedinbigger
establishmentsorspaces.TheAHUsystemusuallychannelsairthroughductswhereastheFCUmayhaveordon'thave
anyductworks.AHUsystemtreatsoutsideairwhileFCUsbasicallyrecycleorrecirculatestheair.AHUhavesectionsfor
reheatingandhumidifyingwhereastheFCUmayhaveheatersbutnoHumdification.FCUareoftenobservedtobe
noisierthantheAHU.

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whatis
FCU,AHU
AND
FAHU?
FCU:FCU
istheabbreviation
usedforFANCOIL
UNITthatareavailable
foreitherDXorchilled
watersystemthat

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AHUistheabbreviationusedforAIRHANDLINGUNITisanadvancetypeofFCUbeyond5TRcapacity.Theyareeither
availableinstandardsizesorcustomsize&bodyconstruction.Inadditiontothestandardcomponents(blowerfan&filter),it
hasadvancefilters,UVlight,mixingchambers,etc.dependingupontherequirement&construction.
AHUistheabbreviationusedforAIRHANDLINGUNITisanadvancetypeofFCUand

normallymadeastocustomerdemandsuchasheater,uvlamps,carbonfilter,hepafilter,prefilterandbagfiltersare
normallyusinginallAHU'Swithreturnairduct+somefreshairalsoandsuplythecoolpurifiedairtothepremisesby
usingblowerandmotorrunningwithorwithoutVFD.
AHUmeansAirHandlingUnitsandareavailableinnumberofvaritiesandtonnagesfromsmalluptolargecapacities.
ThayareavailablewithnumberofmodificationswhicharenormllynotavailableinFCUsasmentionedabove.

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AirHandlingUnit,thinkofAHUasabiggerFCU.AHUtypicallyhousesBlower,HeatingorCoolingCoil(orboth)and
Filters.AHU'scanbegivenprovisionforaddingFreshAir(OutsideAir),HumidifierandUVlights(Seenademonstation
conductedbycarrierandtheirstudiesshowsnoorveryverylessamountofmouldformingatthecoilsandofcourse
bacteriaandviruses)forkillingorganicsubstances.AHU'sarebeavailableforlargertonnagestoo.
FCUisanindoorunitwithsmalltonagecapacitiesusedwithcentralairconditioningsystemssuchaschillerssystem.
AHUisanindoorandalsocanbeusedasoutdooralsousedwithcentralairconditioningsystemssuchaschillerssystem
buthaveawiderangeofcapacitieshavingagreatstaticpressureoffanstodelivertheairthroughairductstobig
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freshairquantitiestotheconfinesspaces.Theycomeintopicturewherevertherearelimitationstofreshairintakeeither
directlyorthroughAHUs.FAHUsareeitherofnormalconstructionhaving100%freshairthroughablowerfanorTreated
FAHUthatemploysanadditionalcoolingcoiltoinducetreatedairintotheconfinedspacewithoutdeterioratingtheindoor
conditions.ItalldependsupontheselectionofthedesignertoprovideanoptimumHVACsolution.

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FreshAirHandlingUnit,sameasaAHUbutdosenthaveairrecirculationoption(100%FreshAirisused).TheReturnair
isextractedtotheatmosphereeitherusedHeatWheelorcoilslikeheatexchangercoil,precoolingcoilandcoolingcoil
withprefilter,bagfilter,UVlamp,HEPAfilter,Carbonfilter{whereitisapplicable}andforsomeunitsusingElectronicfilter
also.ThensuplythepurifiedcoolairtotheroomswithbeltdrivenmotorordirectdrivecontrolledbyVFD.
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ductonlyfreshairsupplytothearea.

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FreshAirHandlingUnit,sameasaAHUbutdosenthaveairrecirculationoption(100%FreshAirisused).TheReturnair
isextractedtotheatmosphere,usuallyusedinplaceslikehospitalswherecontaminatedreturnairisnotadvisedtobe
reused.TheextractairismostlikelytobeofatalowertemperaturethatthefreshairtakenbytheFAHU,soinorderto

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reused.TheextractairismostlikelytobeofatalowertemperaturethatthefreshairtakenbytheFAHU,soinorderto
increasetheefficiencyofthesystemaheatexchanger(usuallyHeatwheelorCrossflowPlatetypeHX)isusedwhere
thetemperatureoffreshairistransferedtotheextractair.
FAHUissamelikeAHUwithfreshair100%.

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HVACisthetechnologyofindoorandvehicularenvironmentalcomfort.Itsgoalistoprovidethermalcomfortand
acceptableindoorairquality.HVACsystemdesignisasubdisciplineofmechanicalengineering,basedontheprinciplesof
thermodynamics,fluidmechanics,andheattransfer.Refrigerationissometimesaddedtothefield'sabbreviationas
HVAC&RorHVACR,(heating,ventilatingandairconditioning&Refrigeration)orventilatingisdroppedasinHACR(such
asthedesignationofHACRratedcircuitbreakers).HVACisimportantinthedesignofmediumtolargeindustrialand
officebuildingssuchasskyscrapers,onboardvessels,andinmarineenvironmentssuchasaquariums,wheresafeand
healthybuildingconditionsareregulatedwithrespecttotemperatureandhumidity,usingfreshairfromoutdoors.
Ventilatingorventilation(theVinHVAC)istheprocessof"exchanging"orreplacingairinanyspacetoprovidehigh
indoorairqualitywhichinvolvestemperaturecontrol,oxygenreplenishment,andremovalofmoisture,odors,smoke,
heat,dust,airbornebacteria,andcarbondioxide.Ventilationremovesunpleasantsmellsandexcessivemoisture,
introducesoutsideair,keepsinteriorbuildingaircirculating,andpreventsstagnationoftheinteriorair.Ventilation
includesboththeexchangeofairtotheoutsideaswellascirculationofairwithinthebuilding.Itisoneofthemost
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