Klingenburg GmbH - News - HUgo the new sorption rotor

New Development :

now abailable ...

After thousands of hours of test runs we are now ready:The long and intensive work of research has now paid off.

With the new patented sorption rotor HUgo a new rotor enters the market that sets new standards in terms of quality in the field of total energy recovery.

HUgo has undergone long term testing and is Eurovent Certified.

Two in one

Heat exchangers which transfer also moisture besides sensible heat, save expensive energy:
in humid climate zones in which outside air is pre-dehumidified and the air conditioning unit‘s load will be reduced In moderate climate zones;
in which outside air will be humidified, the energy demand of the supply air humidification will be minimized.

Comfort is dependent upon temperature
and humidity

Thermal comfort is ensured when people sense the air temperature, air humidity, air movement and heat radiation as optimum for their environment and there is no requirement or wish for any changes to these conditions.

Aditionally, attention should be paid that the surrounding air is healthy and free from germs. The growth of bacterias and fungi should be avoided. The air humidity plays a large role in this function.

Comfort zone Temperature and humidity dependent

Comparison of SiliaGel-coating with HUgo zeolite-coating

Important for the customer and operator:

Up to now, those sorption rotors existing on the market working under the priciple of adsorption are usually made of SilicaGel or zeolite coating.

SilicaGel rotors
are precarious regarding germ formation and formation of odours because of their large pore diameter.

Zeolite rotors
have smaller pore diameters but they are comparatively worse in terms of performance. This disadvantage is mostly compensated through a thicker coating layer which results in a higher pressure loss.

HUgo is different

HUgo is different as the size of its particles are clearly smaller compared to other Zeolites. In consequence the adsorption kinetics (speed of adsorption and desorption) is much higher as the distance to the pore is smaller. Additionally the number of particles is higher and therefor the total surface area is larger.

HUgo stands for highest performance without growth of bacterias and without formation of odours and at the same time low pressure losses and fair acquisition costs. In comparison to the sorption rotor model XT the HUgo comes with a further significantly improved performance.

Therewith it finds it‘s position just under the SECO which as an absorption rotor with a bigger depth is more expensive and also more sensitive towards surrounding conditions.

Advantages of the HUgo Zeolite:

• High capacity of adsorption and desorption

• High speed of adsorption and desorption

• no odour transfer

• No formation of odours based on equal pore diameter of 0,4 nm

• Thin lamination

• Flush surface

• Excellent adhesion upon foil surface

Comparison of sorption materials

Design example – summer case

The benchmark datas:

• HUgo adsorption rotor with corrosion resistant aluminium core. No use of hazardous fibrous respirable elements

• Very high performance by means of high adsorption capacity

• Low pressure drop

• No formation of odours as pore diameters are not bigger than 0,4 nm (nanometer)

• Sorption coating of very low thickness

• No wear and tear of the sorption material

• Layers of the wheels storage mass absolutely flush at front

• Foil thicknesses 0,07mm - 0,1 mm (70 - 100 microns) depending of the application

• Wheels of different packing density / wave hights available

• Millimeter / Inches exact tailor made design, build in or build between with cladding

• Very long lifespan

• Sizes from Ø 300mm (12 ins) up to 5000 mm (200 ins)

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