Run-around coil ventilation heat recovery system: A comparative study between different system configurations

The energy performance of buildings in cold climates, with a considerable annual heating demand, is dependent on the ventilation air change rates (ACH). Buildings utilized for commercial use often have high annual ventilation heating demand due to high ACH required from indoor air quality aspect. In order for these buildings to have a reasonable energy performance a heat recovery system is often used to recover heat from the exhaust air to the makeup air. There are different variations of these systems; one that is sometimes used in Sweden is a run around coil heat recovery system.