Additional Tunnel Heating-M-2.pdf
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- Steam Tunnel Ventilation Replacement Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- NB196000-26-00830
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This document is a design specification for Building 42 Tunnel Ventilation at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colorado. The specifications detail the control sequences and operational requirements for a make-up air unit (MAU) and related heating systems serving a steam tunnel enclosure.
The make-up air unit shall be equipped with a factory-mounted and wired outdoor air inlet damper with actuator, a 24VAC transformer, and a microprocessor controller with lighted LCD display and keypad. The controller must integrate with the building management system via BACnet MSTP communication protocol and include outdoor air temperature and supply discharge temperature sensors. The supply fan operates at constant volume with a variable frequency drive (VFD) locked out until any two of six tunnel enclosure dampers prove open via feedback signals. Direct gas-fired heating modulates to maintain an active supply temperature setpoint remotely adjustable by the BMS, with heating locked out when outdoor air exceeds 65°F. The unit includes comprehensive alarm management capabilities monitoring supply air discharge temperature sensor failure, low supply air temperature (below 35°F for 300 seconds), dirty filter conditions, gas burner ignition failure, and supply fan failure. An electric unit heater control sequence extends the JCI control system to maintain 45°F space temperature setpoint through two-stage electric heating with adjustable inter-stage delays. The specification includes CO2 concentration monitoring capability, with alarms triggered when zone CO2 exceeds 900 ppm in occupied mode. The system also requires removal and replacement of three space temperature sensors and coordination with NIST for all new sensor locations.
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AREA OF DEMOLITION
REFER TO DWG M-1
STEAM TUNNEL PARTIAL PLAN42-MAU-001 ABOVE
TO CUP
42-T-UH-001
9FT AFF 42-T-UH-003
9FT AFF
T
T
T42-T-UH-002
9FT AFF
T
42-MAU-001
THERMOSTAT
ELECT PANEL HVD1
MCCM-2E
ELECT PANEL LP1
HVD1
ELECT PANEL LP2
HVD1
ELECT PANEL LP3
HVD1
REMOVE EXIST 5KW
UNIT HEATER AND TURN
OVER TO NIST.
S
02/C0 SENSOR
S
02/C0 SENSOR
NOTES:
1. COORDINATE WITH NIST LOCATIONS OF ALL NEW SENSORS
2. REMOVE AND REPLACE 3 SPACE TEMP SENSORS, COORDINATE WITH NIST SENSORSS TO BE REPLACED.
OA
S
BO - Outside Air Damper
BI - Outside Air Damper Status
T
AI - Zone Temp
M
Starter
CT
BO - Supply Fan Start/Stop
T
AI - Discharge Air Temp
BI - Freezestat
Gas
T
N.C.
OA DAMPER STATUS
GAS
MODULATING
25:1 TURNDOWN
OA DAMPER FREEZE STAT
SA TEMP
ZONE TEMP
VFD
SUPPLY FAN STATUS
FAN START/STOP
VFD SPEED
VFD FAULT
MAKE UP AIR UNIT CONTROL SEQUENCE
THE UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM THE FACTORY WITH:
24VAC TRANSFORMER
FACTORY MOUNTED AND WIRED OUTDOOR AIR INLET DAMPER WITH
ACTUATOR
MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLER
THE MICROPROCESSOR CONTROL SHALL BE FACTORY
PROGRAMMED, MOUNTED, WIRED AND TESTED. CONTROLLER SHALL
HAVE A
LIGHTED LCD DISPLAY AND KEYPAD FOR CHANGING SET POINTS AND
MONITORING UNIT OPERATION. THE CONTROLLER SHALL BE
EQUIPPED WITH THE FOLLOWING SENSORS:
OUTDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
SUPPLY DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE SENSOR
BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) COMMUNICATION
THE MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLER SHALL BE CAPABLE OF
INTEGRATING INTO A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) TO
ALLOW THE BMS TO REMOTELY ADJUST SET POINTS, VIEW UNIT
STATUS POINTS AND ALARMS. THE MICROPROCESSOR SHALL
INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE OVER BACnet MSTP
SUPPLY FAN SEQUENCE
THE UNIT HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A FACTORY MOUNTED VARIABLE
FREQUENCY DRIVE (VFD). THE VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVESHALL
CONTROL THE SUPPLY FAN SPEED AS INDICATED BY THE FOLLOWING
SEQUENCE:
CONSTANT VOLUME:
TUNNEL ENCLOSURE DAMPERS SHALL BE COMMANDED OPEN, PROVE
OPEN STATUS VIA FEEDBACK BEFORE MAU IS ENABLED.
SUPPLY FAN SHALL BE LOCKED-OUT UNTIL ANY 2 (ADJ.) OF THE 6
TUNNEL ENCLOSURE DAMPERS HAVE PROVEN OPEN VIA FEEDBACK
SIGNAL
THE VFD SHALL BE PROGRAMMED FROM THE FACTORY FOR A
CONSTANT SUPPLY FAN SPEED. THIS IS TO BE ADJUSTED FOR AIR
BALANCING ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE MODULATED.
IF MAU FAILS, LOCKOUT AND CLOSE TUNNEL ENCLOSURE DAMPERS.
HEATING CONTROL
THE HEATING WILL BE LOCKED OUT WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR IS ABOVE
THE HEATING LOCKOUT SET POINT (65 F ADJ.). WHEN ENABLED
DIRECT GAS FIRED HEATING
THE MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLER WILL MODULATE THE DIRECT
GAS BURNER TO MAINTAIN THE ACTIVE SUPPLY TEMPERATURE
SETPOINT.
SUPPLY TEMPERATURE SET POINT CONTROL
THE ACTIVE SUPPLY TEMPERATURE SET POINT SHALL BE ADJUSTED
REMOTELY BY THE BMS.
MAKE UP AIR UNIT CONTROL SEQUENCE
SUPPLY FAN OFF
FACTORY MOUNTED AND WIRED OUTDOOR AIR INLET DAMPER
ACTUATOR IS DE-ENERGIZED AND SPRING RETURNS TO THE CLOSED
POSITION.
SUPPLY FAN ON
FACTORY MOUNTED AND WIRED OUTDOOR AIR INLET DAMPER
ACTUATOR IS ENERGIZED TO THE FULLY OPEN POSITION
SUPPLY AIR LOW LIMIT
IF THE SUPPLY AIR TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 35 F (ADJ.) FOR 300
SECONDS (ADJ.), THE CONTROLLER WILL DE-ENERGIZE THE UNIT AND
GENERATE AN ALARM.
ALARM MANAGEMENT
THE MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLER WILL MONITOR THE UNIT
STATUS FOR ALARM CONDITIONS. UPON DETECTING AN ALARM, THE
CONTROLLER WILL RECORD THE ALARM DESCRIPTION, TIME, DATE,
AVAILABLE TEMPERATURES, AND UNIT STATUS FOR USER REVIEW. A
DIGITAL OUTPUT IS RESERVED FOR REMOTE ALARM INDICATION.
ALARMS ARE ALSO COMMUNICATED TO THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (BMS).
SUPPLY AIR DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE SENSOR ALARM
FAILURE OF THE SUPPLY AIR DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE SENSOR.
UNIT IS SHUT DOWN.
SUPPLY AIR LOW LIMIT ALARM
SUPPLY AIR HAS FALLEN BELOW 35 F (ADJ.) FOR 300 SECONDS (ADJ.).
UNIT IS SHUT DOWN.
DIRTY FILTER ALARM
INDICATES THE PRESSURE ACROSS THE FILTERS HAS INCREASED
ABOVE THE DIRTY FILTER PRESSURE SWITCH SETTING
(FIELDADJUSTABLE)
DIRECT GAS BURNER ALARM
INDICATES AN IGNITION CONTROLLER FLAME FAILURE ALARM.
REQUIRES MANUAL RESET AT THE UNIT.
SUPPLY FAN ALARM
INDICATES THE SUPPLY FAN FAILED TO PROVE FOR A 30 SECOND
(ADJ.) PERIOD.
DA
T
M
Elec
BO - Heating Stage 2
BO - Fan Start/Stop
ZONE TEMP
ELEC
HEAT STAGE 1
HEAT STAGE 2
FAN START/STOP
RUN CONDITIONS:
UNIT HEATER CONTROLS SHALL BE AN EXTENSION OF THE JCI CONTROL
SYSTEM.
THE UNIT SHALL RUN TO MAINTAIN A SPACE TEMPERATURE SETPOINT OF
45°F (ADJ.).
FAN:
THE FAN SHALL RUN ANYTIME THE ZONE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW
HEATING SETPOINT, UNLESS SHUTDOWN ON SAFETIES.
ELECTRIC HEATING STAGES:
THE CONTROLLER SHALL MEASURE THE ZONE TEMPERATURE AND STAGE
THE HEATING TO MAINTAIN ITS HEATING SETPOINT. TO PREVENT SHORT
CYCLING, THERE SHALL BE A USER DEFINABLE (ADJ.) DELAY BETWEEN
STAGES, AND EACH STAGE SHALL HAVE A USER DEFINABLE
(ADJ.) MINIMUM RUNTIME.
BAS:
PROVE FAN STATUS
PROVIDE FAN STATUS MISMATCH ALARM
UNIT HEATER STATE ALARM
ELECTRIC UNIT HEATER CONTROL SEQUENCE
T
O2/CO2 -
CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CONCENTRATION MONITORING:
THE CONTROLLER SHALL MEASURE THE ZONE CO2 CONCENTRATION.
ALARMS SHALL BE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
• HIGH ZONE CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION: IF THE ZONE
CO2 CONCENTRATION IS GREATER THAN 900PPM (ADJ.) WHEN
IN THE OCCUPIED MODE.
TUNNEL CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CONCENTRATION MONITORING
SHEET NUMBER
PROJECT NAME of
325 BROADWAY BOULDER, COLORADO 80305-3328
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
DATEDESIGN APPROVAL
BOULDER DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DIVISION
DATESUPV.BYDESCRIPTIONREVISION
3 DRAFTING
ADDITIONAL TUNNEL HEAT
COOK
BUILDING 42 TUNNEL VENTILATION
3/10/2026
M-2COOK
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