ANSI approves air curtain testing standard.
Press Release Summary:
AMCA announced that ANSI's Board of Standards Review approved ANSI/AMCA Standard 220-05(R2012), which may be used to establish uniform methods for laboratory testing of air curtains to determine aerodynamic performance in terms of air flow rate, outlet air velocity uniformity, power consumption, and air velocity projection, for rating or guarantee purposes. Standard is not intended to specify testing procedures to be used for design, production, or field testing.
Original Press Release:
ANSI/AMCA Standard 220-05 (R2012)
ANSI/AMCA STANDARD 220-05 (R2012), "Laboratory Methods of Testing Air Curtain Units for Aerodynamic Performance Rating"
Arlington Heights, IL, USA---The Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. (AMCA International) announced that the Board of Standards Review of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the following document on March 29, 2012: ANSI/AMCA Standard 220-05(R2012), "Laboratory Methods of Testing Air Curtain Units for Aerodynamic Performance Rating." This standard covers the performance testing of air curtain units.
This standard may be used to establish uniform methods for laboratory testing of air curtain units to determine aerodynamic performance in terms of air flow rate, outlet air velocity uniformity, power consumption and air velocity projection, for rating or guarantee purposes and are not intended to specify the testing procedures to be used for design, production, or field testing.
AMCA International is accredited by ANSI as a standards developer using the "canvass" method. The canvass method provides and promotes a process that verifies the principles of openness have been followed in the approval procedure. It also ensures that a consensus of those individuals who are directly and materially affected by the standard(s) has been achieved.
AMCA Standard 220-05(R2012) is available as a free download from the amca website.
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For further information please contact:
Tim Orris
Director of Publications & Standards
AMCA International
30 West University Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(T) 847-394-0150; (F) 847-253-0088; (E) torris@amca.org
The Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. is a not-for-profit international association of the world's manufacturers of related air system equipment - primarily, but not limited to fans, louvers, dampers, air curtains, airflow measurement stations, acoustic attenuators, and other air system components for the industrial, commercial, and residential markets.
The association's mission is to promote the health and growth of the industries covered by its scope and the members of the association consistent with the interests of the public. AMCA International, with origins dating back to 1917, has members in most industrialized countries throughout the world.
For more information, please contact:
Marian Vambreck,
Membership, Marketing & Communications
Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.
30 West University Drive, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
(T)847 394 0150; (F)847 253 0088; (W) www.amca.org; (E)mvambreck@amca.org
