AMCA: Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.
AMCA International, the Air Movement and Control Association, is a nonprofit organization that develops and publishes standards for the heating, ventilating and air conditioning industry. Headquartered near Chicago, United States, AMCA represents over 300 members worldwide, roughly half outside the United States. In addition to developing AMCA standards, AMCA oversees an international Certified Ratings Program with over forty testing facilities to ensure compliance with AMCA standards. AMCA also serves as the administrator for the U.S. TAG (United States Technical Advisory Group) to ISO/TC 117 (International Organization for Standardization/Technical Committee). Standards from AMCA are available both individually, directly through the ANSI webstore, and as part of a Standards Subscription. If you or your organization are interested in easy, managed, online access to standards that can be shared, a Standards Subscription may be what you need - please contact us at: [email protected] or 1-212-642-4980 or Request Proposal Price.
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ANSI/AMCA 204-05 (R2012)
Balance Quality and Vibration Levels for Fans
This standard addresses the subjects of fan balance and vibration. It is part of a series of standards and publications listed in Annex E that cover important aspects related to the design, manufacture and use of fans. Other standards exist that deal with the vibration of machines in general. This standard considers only fans. Vibration is recognized to be an important parameter regarding the mechanical operation of fans. Balance quality is a precondition to satisfactory mechanical operation.
ANSI/AMCA 210-07
Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Certified Aerodynamic
This standard establishes uniform test methods for a laboratory test of a fan or other air moving device to determine its aerodynamic performance in terms of airflow rate, pressure developed, power consumption, air density, speed of rotation, and efficiency for rating or guarantee purposes. This standard applies to a fan or other air moving device when air is used as the test gas with the following exceptions: (a) air circulating fans (ceiling fans, desk fans); (b) positive pressure ventilators; (c) compressors with inter-stage cooling; (d) positive displacement machines; (e) test procedures to be used for design, production, or field testing.
ANSI/AMCA 300-14
Reverberant Room Method for Sound Testing of Fans
This standard applies to fans of all types and sizes. This standard is limited to the determination of airborne sound emission for the specified setups. Vibration is not measured, nor is the sensitivity of airborne sound emission to vibration effects determined.
ANSI/AMCA 301-14
Methods for Calculating Fan Sound Ratings from Laboratory Test Data
This document establishes standard methods for calculating fan sound ratings from laboratory test data. This standard applies to any fan, if a test standard exists to measure its fan sound power levels.
ANSI/AMCA 204-20
Balance Quality and Vibration Levels for Fans
This standard covers fans with rigid rotors generally found in commercial heating, ventilating and air conditioning; industrial process applications; mine/tunnel ventilation applications; and power generation applications. Some applications are excluded. This standard is intended to cover only the fan’s balance or vibration and does not consider the effect of fan vibration on personnel, equipment or processes.
ANSI/AMCA 500-D-12
Laboratory Methods of Testing Dampers for Rating
The purpose of this standard is to establish uniform laboratory test methods for dampers. The characteristics to be determined include, as appropriate, air leakage, pressure drop, dynamic closure, and operational torque.
AMCA 203-90 (R2011)
Field Performance Measurement of Fan Systems
Field Performance Measurements of Fan Systems reviews the various problems of making field measurements and calculating the actual performance of the fan and system.
ANSI/AMCA 210-16
Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Certified Aerodynamic Performance Rating
This standard establishes uniform test methods for a laboratory test of a fan or other air moving device to determine its aerodynamic performance in terms of airflow rate, pressure developed, power consumption, air density, speed of rotation, and efficiency for rating or guarantee purposes. This standard applies to a fan or other air moving device when air is used as the test gas with the following exceptions: (a) air circulating fans (ceiling fans, desk fans); (b) positive pressure ventilators; (c) compressors with inter-stage cooling; (d) positive displacement machines; (e) test procedures to be used for design, production, or field testing.
ANSI/AMCA 500-D-18
Laboratory Methods of Testing Dampers for Rating
The purpose of this standard is to establish uniform laboratory test methods for dampers. The characteristics to be determined include, as appropriate, air leakage, pressure drop, dynamic closure and operational torque.
ANSI/AMCA 500-L-12 (R2015)
Laboratory Methods of Testing Louvers for Rating
The purpose of this standard is to establish uniform laboratory test methods for louvers. Characteristics to be determined include air leakage, pressure drop, water penetration, wind driven rain, and operational torque.
