Hatchery air conditioning unit Eco-VAC™

In a hatchery, adequate climate control is crucial for good hatchability, chick quality and bio-security. Embryos and chicks need sufficient fresh air, the right environmental temperature and an adjusted humidity level. In addition, processes such as fumigation and drying of washed trays and trolleys have their own air conditioning requirements. However, every m3 of processed air costs money, and energy prices are expected to rise in the coming years. The challenge is to make sure that the correct volumes of conditioned air are delivered to each of the hatchery rooms at all times, while minimizing the hatchery’s energy consumption. The unique Eco-VAC™ system is Petersime’s answer to this challenge. It is the result of a long series of improvements to climate control in the hatchery, and it is based on many years of experience from the Project department. Petersime’s Eco-VAC™ is unique in its advanced design and engineering: the optimum climate in every hatchery room is created in two steps. In the first step a precise volume of outside air is taken in and pre-conditioned using one dedicated, “primary” air handling unit (AHU). This preconditioned or “basic” air is then transported via a central air supply tunnel above the ceiling to the various rooms. In a second, equally important step this basic air is fine-tuned by individual “satellite” air handling units that are located just above each specific room. Each satellite AHU creates the precise quality of air required by each individual room: with the right temperature and the right humidity level.