FLIBS has come and gone, filled with chatter about European yards aligning with the US buyer preferences, wellness areas, what the new young tech entrepreneurs want and if boat shows are even necessary!
Woof, lot's to digest this week and reflect on.
What caught my eye is what Termodinamica Srl are doing, and more importantly talking with crew who are running the systems. With their Direct Expansion ( DX ) and Variable Refrigerant Volume ( VRV) system, they have REMOVED the chilled loop, plus they have reduced the power load by 70% by eliminating the start/stop sequence.
For those that don't know, chilled loop systems have been in place for ever, pumping chilled glycol/water in piping around the whole boat, they are prone to leaks, mildew, fan coil condensation, overflowing condensate trays. Messy.
I have been hearing about this for a while, but being able to see the units in action, talk to vendors and the operating crew actually using this, I am only seeing and hearing great things.
Wow... what an awesome system, and tie this in with humidity sensors and CO2 sensors, fan coils that don't sweat much and a make up air system that's smart enough to figure out if you are in the room... Game changing tech, I look forward to finding a project to work with them on in the near future!
Marine Climate System of the Future?
