McQuay IM-701 Installation Manual

Installation and Maintenance IM-701

DesignFlow

TM

Precision Outdoor Air Measurement System

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Applied Systems

April 2001

IM701

© 2001 McQuay International

General

DesignFlow™ airflow measurement stations are located
inside the louvered outdoor air intake doors between the
intake louver and outside air dampers. Essentially, they con­sist of a vane that is repositioned by airflow, the amount of
rotation indicating the amount of airflow. They have been
precision calibrated at the factory and no further calibration
is required. However, a leveling adjustment is required. The
DesignFlow unit must be accurately leveled so that when
operating it will be orientated the same as when it was cali­brated.

The rotational position of the DesignFlow unit vane is trans­lated into CFM by the microprocessor in the MicroTech II
control system. The position of the vane is determined by
two things - the force of the airflow impacting the vane and
the gravitational effect on the vane. Gravity is the only factor
at the lower CFM end of the range. On a correctly leveled
unit, this gravitational effect will be the same as when the
unit was calibrated in the factory.

Both the right-hand and left-hand DesignFlow stations must
be accurately leveled. To accurately level a station, a precise
mechanical force is applied against the vane. That force
should cause the vane to move to a specific position if the
DesignFlow unit is correctly leveled. If the vane does not
move to the correct position with the force applied, the
DesignFlow unit is not properly leveled and gravity is caus­ing the difference.

The DesignFlow unit is mounted such that it pivots at the top.
A lock nut, a slotted hole, and a threaded adjuster allow posi­tioning the bottom of the assembly so it can be correctly lev­eled. When the lock nut is loosened, the threaded adjuster
allows precise, controlled movements.

3. Remove the covers from the access opening in the bottom
blade of the outdoor air intake louvers (See Figure 1). The
leveling procedure must be accomplished with the louvered
door in the closed position. These openings provide access
for leveling.

Figure 1

ACCESS
OPENING

COVER

4. The leveling procedure is performed with the fans off and
the outdoor air dampers closed. If there is a wind, the out­door air louvers should be covered with poly film, cardboard,
etc. to prevent adverse readings due to wind.

5. Tape the fulcrum Alignment Plate to the vane (See Figure

2). Locate the Alignment Plate so the bottom edge of its
notches are flush with the bottom edge of the vane, one side
of one notch is even with the bend near the outer edge of the
vane, and the plate is flat against the outer surface of the
vane.

Figure 2

DesignFlow Airflow Measurement
Station Startup:

Note: Before starting the station startup procedure, locate the
leveling components kit that can be found in the main unit con­trol box.

Note: Before starting the station startup procedures, varify
that power has been supplied to the unit’s MicroTech II con­trol system. The DesignFlow startup procedure cannot be
completed without use of the MicroTech II controls.

VANE

DUCT TAPE
THIS EDGE FLUSH
WITH BEND ON VANE

THESE EDGES FLUSH
WITH BOTTOM OF VANE

ALIGNMENT
PLATE

FULCRUM
DUCT TAPE

1. The swinging vanes on the measurement stations have
been locked in place for shipment. The stations are accessi­ble when the louvered outdoor air intake doors are opened.
Remove the two shipping screws from each vane. One screw
is located one inch from the top of the vane. The other is one
inch from the bottom of the vane. Both are about eight
inches in from the outer edge of the vane.

2. Examine the station for shipping damage. Manually rotate
the vane and verify that it does not rub against anything.
Close and latch the louvered intake door.

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6. Install the fulcrum that is used in the leveling procedure
(See Figure 2). The fulcrum will be held in place with duct
tape. Wipe the bottom of the louver door where the fulcrum
will be located so the tape will stick. Pre-apply the duct tape
to the top surface of the bottom flat of the fulcrum, having it
extend about one inch beyond the edges on three sides. Once
the fulcrum is positioned, these extensions can be pressed

down to tape the fulcrum in place. Use the Alignment Plate
to locate the fulcrum. With the Alignment Plate taped to the
vane and the vane in the zero airflow position, the fulcrum is
located parallel to and against the Alignment Plate. The zero
airflow position is when the vane is swung away from the
back wall and resting against its stop. Remove the Align­ment Plate after locating the fulcrum.

7. Place the leveling weight on the fulcrum (See Figure 3).
The vane has a small marker hole one inch up from the bot­tom and .50 inch in from the bend near the outer edge. There
is a vertical mark intersecting the hole. The leveling weight
should contact the vane along this vertical mark.

Figure 3

WIDE OPENING

VERTICAL MARK

FORCE
AGAINST
VANE

ZERO CFM
POSITION

FULCRUM

CONTACT POINT

VANE

VANE

LEVELING
WEIGHT

WEIGHT

PIVOTS ON TOP EDGE
OF FULCRUM

TAPED IN PLACE

LEVELING
WEIGHT

Figure 4

THREADED ADJUSTER
ASSEMBLY

LONG ADJUSTER NUT

JAM NUTS

TO INCREASE
LEVEL
POSITION
READING

RIGHT HAND ADJUSTER

Figure 4b

Figure 4a

LARGE

BOLT

LOCKNUT

TO REDUCE
LEVEL
POSITION
READING

LEFT HAND ADJUSTER

Figure 4c

10. If the value indicated by the LH Lvl Pos=(or RH Lvl
Pos=) parameter is not within the range of 23.64 to 24.08%,

a leveling adjustment is required (See Figure 4). Leveling
adjustments are accomplished by shifting the bottom of the
measuring station to the right or left. If the LH Lvl Pos=(or
RH Lvl Pos=) parameter indication is higher than specified,
the bottom of the DesignFlow frame must be moved closer to
the outdoor air damper. If the LH Lvl Pos=(or RH Lvl Pos=)
parameter indication is lower than specified, the bottom of
the DesignFlow frame must be moved farther from the out­door air damper.

FULCRUM

NOTE: The leveling weight must be
perpendicular to the vane.

8. Set up the leveling test. While holding the weight so it
stays on the fulcrum, manually rotate the vane to the wide­open position, manually return it to the zero CFM position,
and gently release the vane. Locate the Leveling Weight so
its contact point is against the vertical mark on the vane.
While the weight teeters on the fulcrum, gently rap the base
frame to slightly vibrate the assembly and encourage the
vane to seek its equilibrium point.

9. Read the current vane leveling position through the unit
keypad/display. This is done by viewing the LH Lvl Pos= or

RH Lvl Pos= parameter in the DesignFlow Setup menu. The
LH Lvl Pos= parameter indicates the current position of the

vane for the left-hand DesignFlow station. The RH Lvl Pos=
parameter indicates the current position of the vane for the
right-hand DesignFlow station. These parameters will vary
from 20% to 80% depending on the position of the Design­Flow vane. For detailed information regarding operation and
navigation through the unit keypad menu structure, refer to
operation manual OM137 (discharge air control units) or
OM138 (zone control units).

To make an adjustment, loosen the .25-20 NC lock nut at the
slotted hole at the bottom of the frame. The threaded adjuster
facilitates small accurate movements. Reposition the two
.25-20 NC jam nuts on the threaded rod to make large adjust­ments, then use the long adjuster nut to make fine adjust­ments. Rotate the long adjuster nut to move the bottom of
the station. Unscrewing the long adjuster nut from the large
bolt makes the assembly longer and reduces the LH Lvl
Pos=(or RH Lvl Pos=) parameter indication. Screwing in the
long adjuster nut from the large bolt makes the assembly
shorter and increases the LH Lvl Pos=(or RH Lvl Pos=)
parameter indication.

After an adjustment is made, retighten the lock nut, gently
rap the base frame to slightly vibrate the assembly and
encourage the vane to seek its equilibrium point. Confirm
that the contact point on the fulcrum is on the vertical mark
on the damper. If the contact point is not on the vertical
mark, reposition the fulcrum contact point to line up with
vertical mark (See Figure 3) and take another reading.

Important: After an adjustment is made, wait until the
LH Lvl Pos=(or RH Lvl Pos=) value on the keypad/display
stabilizes before making further adjustments. This can
take several seconds.

11. After leveling, remove fulcrum and replace the access
opening covers.

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