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Evgenii Konkin

Software engineer & founder of CalcEngineer.com. Building tools that make engineering math fast and accessible. HVAC, electrical, structural calculators.

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Software engineer & founder of CalcEngineer.com

Chilled Water Delta-T: How a 5-Degree Drop Cut Chiller Capacity in Half
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Chilled Water Delta-T: How a 5-Degree Drop Cut Chiller Capacity in Half

#hvac #engineering #energy #tutorial
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Quick Tip: Why Your Economizer Misses Free Cooling Hours — Dry-Bulb vs Enthalpy Control
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Quick Tip: Why Your Economizer Misses Free Cooling Hours — Dry-Bulb vs Enthalpy Control

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #energy
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Why "400 Square Feet Per Ton" Gets the AC Size Wrong for Every House
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Why "400 Square Feet Per Ton" Gets the AC Size Wrong for Every House

#hvac #engineering #energy #building
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Dew Point and Mold: How to Find the Condensation Plane Inside a Wall Before Mold Finds It First
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Dew Point and Mold: How to Find the Condensation Plane Inside a Wall Before Mold Finds It First

#hvac #engineering #building #energy
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Demand Charges: Why a 15-Minute kW Spike Costs More Than a Month of kWh
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Demand Charges: Why a 15-Minute kW Spike Costs More Than a Month of kWh

#electrical #engineering #energy #tutorial
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Quick Tip: The 3 Multiplier That Undersizes Three-Phase Generators by 73%
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Quick Tip: The 3 Multiplier That Undersizes Three-Phase Generators by 73%

#electrical #engineering #quicktip #power
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Humid Air Is Lighter Than Dry Air — And It Changes Your Fan Selection
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Humid Air Is Lighter Than Dry Air — And It Changes Your Fan Selection

#hvac #engineering #energy #tutorial
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Quick Tip: Duct Aspect Ratio — Why a 20 6 Duct Has 40% More Friction Than a 12" Round
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Quick Tip: Duct Aspect Ratio — Why a 20 6 Duct Has 40% More Friction Than a 12" Round

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #building
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ASHRAE 62.1 Ventilation Rates: The Two-Part CFM Formula Most Engineers Simplify Into One
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ASHRAE 62.1 Ventilation Rates: The Two-Part CFM Formula Most Engineers Simplify Into One

#hvac #engineering #energy #tutorial
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Quick Tip: Delta-T Diagnostic — Three Zones That Tell You What's Wrong Before You Open a Panel
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Quick Tip: Delta-T Diagnostic — Three Zones That Tell You What's Wrong Before You Open a Panel

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #diagnostics
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Mixed Air Conditions: The Calculation Step That Undersizes Cooling Coils by 20%
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Mixed Air Conditions: The Calculation Step That Undersizes Cooling Coils by 20%

#hvac #engineering #energy #tutorial
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Quick Tip: Why an Oversized AC Makes Your Building More Humid, Not Less
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Quick Tip: Why an Oversized AC Makes Your Building More Humid, Not Less

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #energy
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How Altitude Reduces Cooling Tower Capacity and Chiller Efficiency at the Same Time
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How Altitude Reduces Cooling Tower Capacity and Chiller Efficiency at the Same Time

#hvac #engineering #coolingtower #altitude
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Enthalpy vs Temperature: Why Sensible Load Alone Undersizes Cooling Coils
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Enthalpy vs Temperature: Why Sensible Load Alone Undersizes Cooling Coils

#hvac #engineering #psychrometrics #coildesign
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Quick Tip: Heat Pump Tonnage — Why Cooling Capacity Does Not Equal Heating Capacity
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Quick Tip: Heat Pump Tonnage — Why Cooling Capacity Does Not Equal Heating Capacity

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #heatpump
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Heating Season Delta-T: The Ranges That Change When You Switch From Cooling to Heating
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Heating Season Delta-T: The Ranges That Change When You Switch From Cooling to Heating

#hvac #engineering #heating #diagnostics
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Quick Tip: Why a 500 kVA Transformer Cannot Power 500 kW of Equipment
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Quick Tip: Why a 500 kVA Transformer Cannot Power 500 kW of Equipment

#electrical #engineering #quicktip #power
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Duct Noise Is Set at the Sizing Stage, Not the Complaint Stage
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Duct Noise Is Set at the Sizing Stage, Not the Complaint Stage

#hvac #engineering #acoustics #ductwork
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Phantom Loads: How to Find the Equipment That Burns Money 8,760 Hours a Year
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Phantom Loads: How to Find the Equipment That Burns Money 8,760 Hours a Year

#electrical #engineering #energy #efficiency
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Quick Tip: Solar Gain Through Windows — The Cooling Load That Changes by the Hour
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Quick Tip: Solar Gain Through Windows — The Cooling Load That Changes by the Hour

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #solargain
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Why Gas Furnaces Lose 4 Percent Capacity Per 1,000 Feet of Elevation
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Why Gas Furnaces Lose 4 Percent Capacity Per 1,000 Feet of Elevation

#hvac #engineering #combustion #altitude
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Quick Tip: How to Find the Condensation Plane Inside a Wall
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Quick Tip: How to Find the Condensation Plane Inside a Wall

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #buildingscience
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Why Climate Zone Changes AC Tonnage More Than Square Footage
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Why Climate Zone Changes AC Tonnage More Than Square Footage

#hvac #engineering #cooling #climatedesign
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Low Delta-T Syndrome: The Chilled Water Problem That Wastes Pump Energy
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Low Delta-T Syndrome: The Chilled Water Problem That Wastes Pump Energy

#hvac #engineering #chilledwater #energy
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Quick Tip: Round vs Rectangular Duct — When to Use Which
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Quick Tip: Round vs Rectangular Duct — When to Use Which

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #ductwork
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Why Your Utility Bills kVA but Your Equipment Runs in kW
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Why Your Utility Bills kVA but Your Equipment Runs in kW

#electrical #engineering #energy #power
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Quick Tip: The Four Heat Sources in a Cooling Load Calculation
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Quick Tip: The Four Heat Sources in a Cooling Load Calculation

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #cooling
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The Four Psychrometric Processes Every HVAC Engineer Should Be Able to Plot
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The Four Psychrometric Processes Every HVAC Engineer Should Be Able to Plot

#hvac #engineering #psychrometrics #tutorial
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Why the 1.08 Constant in HVAC Sensible Heat Formulas Fails at Altitude
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Why the 1.08 Constant in HVAC Sensible Heat Formulas Fails at Altitude

#hvac #engineering #physics #tutorial
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Quick Tip: Dew Point vs Relative Humidity for Condensation Risk
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Quick Tip: Dew Point vs Relative Humidity for Condensation Risk

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #psychrometrics
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CFM Calculation: Why Floor Area Is Not Enough to Size Ventilation
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CFM Calculation: Why Floor Area Is Not Enough to Size Ventilation

#hvac #engineering #ventilation #tutorial
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Quick Tip: HVAC Delta T Ranges You Should Know
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Quick Tip: HVAC Delta T Ranges You Should Know

#hvac #engineering #quicktip #diagnostics
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The Energy Cost Formula Most Engineers Use Wrong for Three-Phase Loads
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The Energy Cost Formula Most Engineers Use Wrong for Three-Phase Loads

#electrical #engineering #energy #tutorial
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Duct Sizing: The Aspect Ratio Mistake That Doubles Friction Loss
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Duct Sizing: The Aspect Ratio Mistake That Doubles Friction Loss

#hvac #engineering #mechanical #tutorial
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How Power Factor Turns a 100 kVA Generator Into 80 kW of Usable Power
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How Power Factor Turns a 100 kVA Generator Into 80 kW of Usable Power

#electrical #power #engineering #tutorial
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Harmonic Filter Design: The LC Tuning Mistake That Can Miss the Target Harmonic
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Harmonic Filter Design: The LC Tuning Mistake That Can Miss the Target Harmonic

#electrical #engineering #powerquality #filters
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4 min read
Ground Ring Resistance: The Soil Resistivity Mistake That Can Break a Grounding Estimate
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Ground Ring Resistance: The Soil Resistivity Mistake That Can Break a Grounding Estimate

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5 min read
Residential Electrical Load: The Service Size Mistake Hidden Behind Square Feet
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Residential Electrical Load: The Service Size Mistake Hidden Behind Square Feet

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Harmonic Distortion: The THD Number That Can Hide a Power Quality Problem
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Harmonic Distortion: The THD Number That Can Hide a Power Quality Problem

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Signal Propagation Delay: The Small Cable Delay That Can Break a Timing Budget
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Signal Propagation Delay: The Small Cable Delay That Can Break a Timing Budget

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Power Loss: When Small Efficiency Losses Become Real Heat Loads
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Power Loss: When Small Efficiency Losses Become Real Heat Loads

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RC Time Constant: The Simple Timing Formula That Can Hide Inrush and Stored Energy Problems
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RC Time Constant: The Simple Timing Formula That Can Hide Inrush and Stored Energy Problems

#beginners #hardware #learning #tutorial
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Op-Amp Gain: The Feedback Ratio That Fails When Bandwidth Runs Out
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Op-Amp Gain: The Feedback Ratio That Fails When Bandwidth Runs Out

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RL Time Constant: The Coil Delay and Back-EMF Calculation Engineers Underestimate
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RL Time Constant: The Coil Delay and Back-EMF Calculation Engineers Underestimate

#hardware #learning #science #tutorial
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Inductor Stored Energy: The Small Formula That Can Hide a Big Switching Problem
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Inductor Stored Energy: The Small Formula That Can Hide a Big Switching Problem

#electrical #engineering #electronics #powerelectronics
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Data Center PUE: The Efficiency Metric That Gets Misread When IT Load Changes
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Data Center PUE: The Efficiency Metric That Gets Misread When IT Load Changes

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Hospital Operating Room Airflow: The Simple ACH Calculation That Still Gets Misused
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Hospital Operating Room Airflow: The Simple ACH Calculation That Still Gets Misused

#hvac #engineering #healthcare #ventilation
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Return Air Ratio: The HVAC Shortcut That Can Hide an Outdoor Air Problem
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Return Air Ratio: The HVAC Shortcut That Can Hide an Outdoor Air Problem

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School Classroom Ventilation: The Mistake of Counting Supply Air as Outdoor Air
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School Classroom Ventilation: The Mistake of Counting Supply Air as Outdoor Air

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Adaptive Comfort Model: When Indoor Temperature Should Follow Outdoor Climate
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Adaptive Comfort Model: When Indoor Temperature Should Follow Outdoor Climate

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Laboratory Fume Hood Diversity Factor: The Exhaust Sizing Assumption That Can Break a Lab Design
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Laboratory Fume Hood Diversity Factor: The Exhaust Sizing Assumption That Can Break a Lab Design

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6 min read
Ship Engine Room Ventilation: Sizing for Combustion Air and Heat Removal
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Ship Engine Room Ventilation: Sizing for Combustion Air and Heat Removal

#hvac #engineering #ventilation #maritime
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Mine Ventilation Airflow: The Mistake of Judging Underground Air by Total CFM
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Mine Ventilation Airflow: The Mistake of Judging Underground Air by Total CFM

#hvac #engineering #ventilation #mining
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Open Office Cooling Load: The HVAC Mistake Hidden Inside “People per Square Foot”
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Open Office Cooling Load: The HVAC Mistake Hidden Inside “People per Square Foot”

#hvac #engineering #cooling #buildings
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Elevator Machine Room Cooling: Sizing from Equipment Heat, Not Room Area
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Elevator Machine Room Cooling: Sizing from Equipment Heat, Not Room Area

#hvac #engineering #cooling #elevators
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Subway Platform Heat Load: The Cooling Load That Standard Room HVAC Misses
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Subway Platform Heat Load: The Cooling Load That Standard Room HVAC Misses

#hvac #engineering #transit #cooling
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Radon Mitigation Sizing: Airflow Is Not a Radon Level Prediction
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Radon Mitigation Sizing: Airflow Is Not a Radon Level Prediction

#hvac #engineering #ventilation #buildings
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Snow Melt System Sizing: Turning Surface Heat Flux into Real Heating Load
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Snow Melt System Sizing: Turning Surface Heat Flux into Real Heating Load

#hvac #engineering #heating #snowmelt
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VOC Concentration Estimator: The IAQ Calculation Behind Pollutant Buildup
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VOC Concentration Estimator: The IAQ Calculation Behind Pollutant Buildup

#hvac #engineering #ventilation #airquality
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Glare Index: The Lighting Calculation Engineers Miss When Lux Looks Fine
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Glare Index: The Lighting Calculation Engineers Miss When Lux Looks Fine

#lighting #engineering #hvac #design
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