Biömik® Projects
Schoffield Army Base – Hawaii
Schofield Barracks (often referred to as Schofield Army Base) is a major U.S. Army installation located in central Oʻahu, Hawaii. Established in 1908, it was originally built to defend Pearl Harbor and remains a key hub for military operations in the Pacific. Today, it serves as the headquarters for the 25th Infantry Division—known as “Tropic Lightning”—and supports training, deployment, and regional security missions across the Indo-Pacific.
Biömik was contracted to clean a 50-ton AHU at the army barracks. A third-party test-and-balance company was engaged to provide full air and chilled-water analysis for the project.
Airflow, temperature, and humidity, along with chilled water temperature and GPM, were measured and recorded before and after cleaning.
The test unit had been previously cleaned with traditional methods 3 months prior to our test. There was also a UV light bathing the intake side of the coil and plenum.
Project Results:
- Airflow increased by 13%
- Cooling efficiency increased from 6002 BTUH per GPM to 9088 BTUH per GPM
- This represents an improvement in the operational performance of the cooling unit by 50% (fifty percent)
These results are even more impressive, given that this coil had been cleaned just 3 months earlier with conventional processes and using standard cleaning agents
