Airways Hamilton Chapter No American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers

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1 Airways Hamilton Chapter No American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers Volume 46, No. 3 Our 46th Year November 2004 President William McCartney Phone (905) w.mccartney@ isothermengineering.com Secretary George Robb, P. Eng. Phone (519) gjrobb@golden.net Treasurer Wilfred Laman, P. Eng. Phone (905) wlaman@quiet-aire.com Research Chair Ralph Kosir, P. Eng. Phone (905) ralph@efisystemsgroup.ca Membership Chair David Hills Phone (905) dhills@tmpniagara.com Student Activities Chair & Historian George Menzies, P. Eng. Phone (905) gmenzies@allstream.net C.T.T.C. Chair & Programs Chair Nathan Martin Phone (905) nathanm@odellassoc.com C.T.T.C. Vice Chair & T.E.G.A. Chris McClelland Phone (905) Tuesday, November 9, 2004 Cameras and Air Conditioning This month, Mr. Oscar Nespoli, P. Eng. will present L-3 Wescam as a corporation and discuss air borne imaging technology and Wescam's solution to humidity within the confined space of a turret. Wescam, based in Burlington, ON, is a North American leader in wireless transmission systems and gyro stabilized EO/IO & laser payloads design and manufacturing. A world leader in the provision of visual information systems, Wescam delivers precision optics, gyrostabilization, digital and analog transmission and reception and custom-fitted system integration. Wescam s visual information systems are used by the most discriminating customers around the world including armed forces, federal and local law enforcement agencies, broadcasters of news, entertainment and sports and NASA. Feature Speaker: Oscar Nespoli, P. Eng. L 3 Wescam Mr. Oscar Nespoli, P. Eng. is in Sales/Marketing at L 3 Wescam. He graduated from Queens University in 1981 with an Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and followed that up with a Masters Degree in Applied Science from the University of Waterloo. Mr. Nespoli is a Registered Professional Engineer with the Province of Ontario. hamilton@engineeredair.com Social Chair David Rasmussen Phone (905) Webmaster Brian Beninger, P. Eng. Phone (905) brian@beninger.ca Newsletter Editor Allan Antcliffe, P. Eng. Phone (519) allan@madok.com Royal Hamilton Yacht Club North End of McNab, On Hamilton Harbour 5:00 pm Social Hour & Technical Session 6:00 pm Dinner & Business Meeting 7:00 pm Technical Program / Speaker Presentation Chapter Members - $30.00 Guests - $40.00 Students - $15.00 Meal Plan - $135.00

2 Airways Hamilton ASHRAE Chapter November 2004 Technical Session Allan Antcliffe, P. Eng. Madok Manufacturing Limited This month's Technical Session Heating and Cooling Coils 101 will discuss heating and cooling coil basics including how a coil is built. Allan has been involved in the HVAC/R industry for 28 years with KeepRite and more recently as owner of Madok. October Meeting Recap What a turnaround a month makes. Without the World Cup as competition and with a topic as current as building controls, the attendance more than doubled! Unfortunately, Wilf did not have confirmation of that large a group or we would have used the larger room. Next month, the theme for the program is industrial and we expect a large number again so please assist Wilf by replying via to his attendance request. I reported on the latest efforts of the Handbook committee on enhancements for the upcoming volumes that will be included on the CD+ version. This will include graphics, hot formulas and links that the respective TC responsible for the chapter (almost 200 chapters in the 4 volumes) will add as the volume is revised. The CD version of the volume can have annual revisions but the ASHRAE official version is still the print volume and the revisions can only be changed in that format every four years. Brian Beninger reported on our plans for a special December 11 th Saturday afternoon outing at the Niagara Falls Aviary. Please set aside this date on your calendar for this unique experience. Frank Mesicek (Airon HVAC and Control) started the evening off with the Technical Session talking about incorporating an electronic control system with an existing pneumatic control system. After dinner, he held the audience for the best part of two hours with an explanation of the LonWorks Open System in building controls. We are happy to report that Chris McClelland has been able to return to the executive but is still waiting for surgery on his knee as the result of his Herculean effort at sliding into third base (you don't want to hear the details). Bill McCartney, President 04/05 2

3 Airways Hamilton ASHRAE Chapter November 2004 Computer Corner This space could be yours! Business Card Ad $75.00 for One Year If you are interested, contact Allan Antcliffe This space could be yours! Double Size Ad Business or Product Advertising $ for One Year (includes $15.00 Setup Charge) Changes can be made at any time for an additional $15.00 Setup Charge If you are interested, contact Allan Antcliffe This column is the first of what I hope will be a monthly tip concerning all things computer. The idea came to me after I wrote the covering blurb that went out with the Airways last month. Some of our members were having problems accessing the Airways pdf file on our web site. The cause of the problem turned out to be that the Airways pdf file created by our newsletter editor's program was unreadable by some members. I tried using a little program called CutePDF which I found on the internet and had been using for years to recreate the Airways file and this solved most of the problems our members were having. I had some positive feedback for identifying this useful program so I thought I'd try coming up with another this month. Before I get on to November's tip, I am including a reprint of last month's tip in case you want to try CutePDF. From October's Airways covering "... By the way, the program we are now using to create Airways pdf files is called CutePDF & it is f ree at If you want to create your own pdf files, give it a try. When installed on your computer, CutePDF appears as a printer in your printer list. All you have to do to create a pdf document from any program (Word, Excel, AutoCAD etc.) is print to the CutePDF "printer". Instead of directing the output of your program to a real printer, CutePDF creates a pdf document file instead which you can then view with Acrobat reader. It is a slick program with no annoying pop-ups or nagging advertisements - one of my personal favorite downloaded freebies.... ". Now for the new tip of the month. I don't know what you do when you have to convert units, but I used to have many sources: old reference books, ASHRAE handbooks, handwritten stuff I'd collected over the years etc. Then came the internet. Now there are a multitude of web sites you can visit which provide on-line conversion of one unit to another. I'll not list them here but go to your favorite search engine (google, dogpile are a couple of good ones), search on "unit conversion" and you will be swamped with links. Then you too can learn that 1 furlong/fortnight 2 = meters/second 2. These sites are all useful however I found another downloadable program that does the same thing. Its easy to use and once it is installed on your computer, you don't have to be connected to the internet to use it. And best of all its free from the good people at Quad-Lock Insulating Concrete Forms. You can find it at Remember, when you use any of these programs, to read all licenses, disclaimers etc. that accompany them. Brian Beninger, P.Eng., Webmaster 04/05 3

4 Airways Hamilton ASHRAE Chapter November 2004 Message from the Editor Our thoughts are with Bill McCartney as he goes in for some surgery on November 5 th. He will be in the hospital for a few days followed by 4 to 6 weeks of recuperation. Chris McLelland is also going in for (knee) surgery on November 10 th and we hope that he, too, has a successful and fast recovery. Remember to "RSVP" to Brian Beninger for the December 11 th visit to the Niagara Falls Aviary. Allan Antcliffe, P. Eng., Airways Editor 04/05 Upcoming Events of Interest Construct Canada Show "Canada's largest annual exposition and conference for building design, construction and renovation" Dec. 1 Dec. 3, 2004 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building ASHRAE Winter Meeting (including AHR Expo) Feb. 5 Feb. 9, 2005 Orlando, FL 4

5 Airways Hamilton ASHRAE Chapter November Meeting Schedule This year's meeting schedule is summarized below. Except for some special events, all meetings will be held at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, at the north end of McNab St. on the Hamilton Harbour (If you need a map, visit our web site). During the 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Social Hour, a half hour "technical session" is presented on the basics of a particular subject relating to our industry. If the session sounds interesting to you, feel free to attend. These sessions are presented by our members and are open to any one wishing to share his or her expertise. New products and/or services are presented informally via a "table top demonstration". After dinner, the main topic of the evening is presented by the "feature speaker". If you are interested in presenting a technical session, booking table top space to promote your product and/or service or, if you have a suggestion for a feature subject and/or speaker, please contact Nathan Martin (Programs Chair). There is a charge of $75.00 for "table top demonstration" space and this includes a business card ad for two months. Date November 9, 2004 December 11, 2004 (Saturday) January 11, 2005 February 8, ASHRAE Hamilton Chapter Program Activity Theme Industrial Membership Refrigeration Research Technical Session 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Allan Antcliffe, P. Eng. Madok Manufacturing Heating & Cooling Coils 101 Table Top Demonstration Feature Speaker Oscar Nespoli, P. Eng. L 3 Wescam Cameras and Air Conditioning Family Christmas Event Lunch and Tour of Niagara Falls Aviary (See details starting on Page 6) Bill McCartney Isotherm Engineering Ontario Regulation 189/94 Southwestern Insurance Liability Insurance Ron Vallort History of Refrigeration Howard Wise Construction Lien Act March 8, 2005 Design Open Spaces Isolation Rooms April 12, 2005 Ventilation Kitchen Exhaust Energy Calculations O'Dell Associates (Spring Air Systems) Tom Mills Spring Air Systems Variable Speed Kitchen Exhaust May 10, 2005 Students Tour of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (Cambridge facility) June 8, 2005 Social Annual Golf Tournament Airways Newsletter Editor: Allan Antcliffe, P. Eng. Madok Manufacturing Limited 50 Morrell Street, Brantford, ON N3T 4J5 Phone: (519) Fax: (519) allan@madok.com Hamilton Chapter Mailing Address: Hamilton ASHRAE Chapter 59 Abbey Close Ancaster, ON L9G 4K8 Hamilton ASHRAE Chapter 5

6 Hamilton ASHRAE Chapter Presents A Christmas Family Event at the Niagara Falls Aviary, Niagara Falls, Ontario ( 6

7 Niagara Falls Aviary Saturday, December 11, :00 6:00 P.M. The Aviary will be open for our group starting at 2:00 PM. An organized tour will take place between 3:00 PM & 4:00 PM, however if you arrive early you can wander through the facility at your leisure. A buffet dinner is scheduled for 4:30 PM. Dinner Menu Garnished Deluxe Platter of Cold Cuts and Cheese Black Forest Ham, Sliced Turkey, Proscuitto, Salami Roast Beef, Provolone, Cheddar Marinated Vegetable Salad Tossed Salad Greens, Pasta Salad Sliced Tomato, Onion, Lettuce, Relish Tray Cheese, Peppers, Condiments Assorted Pannini, Calabresi Rolls Egg Salad, Tuna Salad, Chicken Salad Assortment of Sandwich Rolls and Butter Assorted Mini Desserts Coffee / Tea The total price for admission to the Aviary with dinner will be $35.00 per person for adults and $15.00 per person for children 12 and under. Please RSVP to Brian Beninger by (brian@beninger.ca) or fax ( ). Let me know how many adults and children will be in your party. Please respond as soon as possible so that we can firm up our final numbers with the Aviary. For directions to the Niagara Falls Aviary see the map on the following page. 7

8 Niagara Falls Aviary Directions From Hamilton area: 1. take QEW East to Niagara Falls 2. exit Hwy 420 toward Niagara Falls / Bridge To U.S.A.. 3. take Hwy 420, veer right on to Falls Ave. 4. turn left on to Clifton Hill 5. turn left on to River Rd 6. Aviary is at 5651 River Road (approximately one block on the left) 8