Aic Newsletter(June09)

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502, DDA Building, Laxmi Nagar

Commercial Complex,

Delhi - 110092, India

Telephone : ++91-11-43001814

Telefax : ++91-11-22540537

E-mail: [email protected]

Web : www.ashraeindia.org

The highlight of the technical presentations were

three ASHRAE Dist inguished Lecture

presentations through Skype. The idea behind

these presentations through Skype was to

maximize the benefits of the ASHRAE DL program

without burdening the financial resources of theSociety and at the same time minimizing the time

commitments of the speakers for travel.

June : 2009

Issue : Volume 9 Issue 2

Editor : Mr. Richie Mittal

Kamal Kapuria

Vivek Maheshwari

Rajesh Sikka

Dinesh Gupta

B S GulatiManoj Chakravorti

Udayan Chaudhari

Rajnish Joshi

Anoop Ballaney

President , Historian, WebmasterA technical session in progress

A mantra session by Michael Mitra

The chairman Sunil Gupta welcomingthe delegates

Sushil K. Choudhury

Imm. Past PresidentSunil Gupta

President-Elect

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Members

Ashish Rakheja

TECHMANTRA

Techmantra

Techmantra

is a residential conference with an interesting mix of activities for the

entire family which include technical sessions, yoga, presentations on meditation,personality development, stress management etc. by renowned speakers,

entertainment and cultural program. Organized by the India Chapter, it is held once a

year at a tourist destination close to New Delhi. The delegates are normally

accompanied by their families and it provides a unique opportunity for all to attendlectures, technical presentations and to promote fellowship.

The earlier conferences were held in Agra in 2007 and in Jaipur in 2008.

2009 was held from May 28th to 31st at Tarika's Jungal Retreat at Chail in Himachal

Pradesh. CHAIL is a quaint hill station known for its thick cover of majestic, soaring

deodars, pleasant weather and peaceful surroundings and was an ideal destination

for the event. Located at 2250 metres above the sea level, it is 45 km from Shimla.Chail is also famous for its cricket ground which is highest in the world.

was supported by Danfoss as the Gold Sponsor and the following 5

companies as the Silver Sponsors: Uniflair, Clivet, Armacell, Fedders Lloyd and

Precise Air Teminal Products.

The theme of the conference was Technology and You Design, Innovate and

Sustain. A total of 42 participants attended the conference with their families. The

delegates included leading HVAC consultants, decision makers of user organizations,

HVAC contractors, manufacturers and service providers. Both day 2 and 3 of theconference (29 & 30th May) included pre-lunch technical sessions preceeded by an

hour long mantra session. In all a total of 11 presentations were made.

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The post lunch time was reserved for recreational activities such as tambola, sight

seeing, picnic, cricket for the children etc. and the evening programmes included folk

dances, family games and music..

Technology and You : Design Innovate and Sustain

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The three DLs were

1. Dr. Chandra Sekhar from Singapore on Decoupled Ventilation Strategies

for enhanced IAQ Demand Cooling and Demand Ventilation.

2. Dr. Bjarne Olesen from Denmark on Radiant Heating and Cooling byEmbedded Water Based Systems

3. Mr. Kecha Thirakomen from Bangkok on Stabilizing Chilled Water

Distribution

The DLs were selected from Europe and South East Asia to ensure that the

local time for presentations for the speakers was not inconvenient. As the

quality of the broadband connection was good, the DL presentations were quite

smooth and clear.

The success of in the current time of economic slow down is

ample proof of the popularity of its concept and of its future potential. It gave the

members and their families an opportunity to take a break from their daily

routine and at the same time learn new technology and tips on improving the

quality of life.

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DL presentation through SKYPE byDr. Bjarne Olesen of Denmark

Children at play

WELCOME TO NEW ASHRAE MEMBERS


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Awards and honors

Dr. Prem C. Jain, Ph.D, Fellow ASHRAE and a founding member of India Chapter, has receivedthe prestigious John F. James International Award from the American Society of Heating,

Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

The award was presented at the Society's 2009 Winter Conference held in Chicago on Jan. 24-28, 2009. The award recognizes an ASHRAE member who has done the most to enhance the

Society's International presence. The award is named in memory of John F. James, an ASHRAE

vice president who served on the International Committee and promoted the Society in Europe.

Dr. Jain has also been honored with the Society's Distinguished Fifty-Year Member Award this year. This awardrecognizes individuals who have been an ASHRAE member for a minimum of 50 years, a past Society President,Fellow, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, or otherwise performed outstanding service to the Society. Theaward will be presented at the Society's Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, during the plenary session onJune 21, 2009.

Dr. Jain founded the India Chapter in 1990 and continues to strongly support its activities along with other chaptersand student branches in the country. In addition to supporting ASHRAE in India, Dr. Jain has participated in seminarsand symposia in the United States, Germany and other countries. He used technical guidance from ASHRAE inrewriting the HVAC section of the National Building Code of India to improve energy efficiency.

Dr. Jain is Chairman and Managing Director, Spectral Services Consultants, New Delhi, India.

Congratulations Dr. Jain.

Ashish Rakheja, India Chapter President Elect and Chief Operating Officer of Spectral ServicesConsultants, New Delhi, has been appointed as the Electronic Communication Chair of the

ASHRAE Region-At-Large. As the Regional ECC, Ashish will oversee the RAL and Chapter

websites and co-ordinate the electronic communication activities of the RAL with the Society andthe constituent chapters.

Congratulations Ashish.

We are thankful to our advertisers for their valuable support. Copies of the Newsletter are circulated among key decision makersfrom the air conditioning, refrigeration and cooling industry who are members of ASHRAE / ISHRAE in India. Copies are alsomailed to selected corporate houses. Your advertisements in the Newsletters will thus reach the cream of HVAC & R

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For booking please contact

502, DDA Building,Laxmi Nagar Commercial Complex, Delhi - 110092, IndiaTel: 011-43001814, 22540537

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Upcoming events

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Charter of the East India Section

The charter ceremony of the East India Section of the ASHRAE India Chapterwas held on the 17 January 2009 at Circle Club, Kolkata. More than 20members of the new section along with the Section Head Manoj Chakravortiwere present. From India Chapter, the President Sushil Choudhury. President

Elect Ashish Rakheja, and MP Chair Rajnish Joshi were also present from NewDelhi. The RAL SRC D Sudhir Sinha flew in from Mumbai for this specialoccasion.

After the roll call and a brief introduction, Manoj welcomed everybody andrequested Rajnish Joshi to explain why join ASHRAE. Rajnish presented indetail the benefits of becoming an ASHRAE member through a pptpresentation, which was well received. After a short address by the Presidentand President Elect of India Chapter, Sudhir Sinha presented the CharterCertificate and Banner of the new section to Manoj. Manoj was also providedwith a copy of the CD on ASHRAE Manual for Chapter Operation for smoothrunning of the section. This was followed by a very informative Workshop on

Chapter Operations conducted by Sudhir. The members showed keen interestin the workshop by asking many questions.

Before closing, Manoj outlined his vision for the Section by stating that theultimate objective is to make East India the 4th vibrant chapter of ASHRAE inIndia. He set a target of at least 30 members before the end of March 2009 anda full chapter in the next Society Year. The meeting adjourned and was followedby dinner.

IIE ELHI

Membership Promotion Night

th Batch of Six Months Advance Diploma Course in

HVAC&R will start from August 09.

Degree HolderDiploma Holder Engineers

stB.Sc. 1 Class

Rs. 40,000/- + Service Tax for Full Term

Six Months

DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMME FORWORKING PROFESSIONALS

SHRAE INSITUTE OF EXCELLENCE has designed apecial course for working professionals having 2-3 yearsf experience in HVAC&R field can take the benefit of thisourse. It is popular throughout India and Abroadspecially in Middle East. For details you can contact us atur below mentioned address or visit our website.

A 132, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi 110016Tel. No. 011-26602642 / [email protected] / [email protected]

Eligibility:-

Fee: -

Duration of the Course: -

SHRAE INSTITUTE OF EXCELLENCE (IIE)

Students looking for admission can contact at the

ddress given below.

India Chapter organized a successful membershippromotion night on 19 June 2009 at the Deck Suite, IndiaHabitat Centre, New Delhi as part of its continuousendeavour to increase Society membership. More than 25

prospective members attended the program. After a briefintroduction,President Sushil Choudhury made a strongpitch on the benefits of ASHRAE membership by explainingthe activities of the Society and its focus on the globalizationof its vision and base.

Ten new applications were received on the spot and fivemore are expected to be confirmed by 30 June 09. With the10 new applications, the total no. of new members added inthe current society year stands at 112, a record for theChapter.

The legwork for the successful night was done by our youngMP committee member Ashwani Jain and AIC executivesecretary Dinesh Rawat. Anoop Ballaney, Chapter Vice-President and Dr. R.K. Malhotra, AIC Past President alsograced the occasion.

L to R) Rajnish Joshi, Manoj Chakravorti,Sudhir Sinha, Ashish Rakheja & Sushil Choudhury

Mr. Sudhir Sinha presenting the Charter Certificateo Mr. Manoj Chakravorti

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ACRECONF 2009

'ACRECONF-2009' a two day International Technical Conference on'Reaching Out for a Greener Tomorrow' in Air-conditioning and Refrigerationwas held on February 20 & 21, 2009 at Hotel Grand, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi,

India. The conference was organized by Delhi Chapter of ISHRAE inassociation with ASHRAE India Chapter. The Conference provided anopportunity for the participating delegates to witness the unraveling ofcontemporary products and technologies through highly informativepresentations by distinguished International and Indian speakers.

The conference was supported by the following industry leaders:

1. - Emerson Climate Technologies2. - Danfoss

- Notofier by Honeywell3.- Edgetech- Sevcon- Grundfoss- Enventus

More than 400 delegates registered for the conference and approx. 40papers from the Industry as well as Academics were presented. Almost halfthe presentations were from overseas speakers. Parallel sessions wereorganised on both days to accommodate presentation of large number ofpapers. The highlight of the technical sessions was the presentations of three

ASHRAE Distinguished Lectures One by Mr. Gordon Holness, SocietyPresident Elect in person and two by Mr. Ron Vallort, Society Past Presidentand Dr. Tom Lawrence, electronically through SKYPE. The organizers feltthat skype is the thing of the future and as much reliance as possible shouldbe based on this mode of communication. This mode was also consistent withthe theme of the conference.

On the first day in the morning Inauguration Ceremony was held and on thesecond day in the afternoon Concluding Ceremony was held. ConferenceProceedings was printed on a CD containing all the approved papers. Thesewere handed over to all the participants at the time of registration at theconference venue.

During Acreconf Night dinner program on the 20th evening, India chapterrecognized 12 Industry leaders for their outstanding contributions to thedevelopment and growth of the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning andrefrigeration industry in India.

The success of Acreconf 2009 has enthused the India Chapter and theISHRAE Delhi Chapter to hold this conference every year. Acreconf 2010 Shaping the Future for a Sustainable Tomorrow has already beenannounced and will be held on January 8 & 9, 2010 at the India Habitat Centrein New Delhi and aims to attract a record no. of 800 delegates making it one ofthe largest conferences ever held in the sub-continent.

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

AIC president Sushil Choudhury addressingthe delegates

A technical session in progress

Acreconf 2009 Organizing Committee (L to R) Ashish Rakheja (Chairman), Mukesh Puri, SachinMalik, Udayan Chaudhari, Anoop Ballaney, BPSChadha, Richie Mittal, Rajnish Joshi, SachinMaheshwari, Vineet Shukla & Sushil Choudhury (not

in photo)

Mr. Gordon Holness, Society President Elect,honouring Prof. P.L. Ballaney, as DRC (RAL) Dr. WalidChakroun looks on.


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