What Is A Chiller?
Industrial water chillers are used in a diverse range of applications where chilled liquid or water are circulated through processing equipment. Most frequently utilized to cool machinery and products, they are also used in die and tool cutting, chemicals, machine tool, lasers, semiconductors, injection molding and more. An industrial chiller works by moving heat from one place to a different location. Often a solution of glycol and water is used to transfer the heat back and forth from the chiller and that may necessitate a pumping and reservoir system. A sufficient cooling system is essential to your level of productivity.
Water Chiller Definition
According to Brighthub Engineering, a water chiller is a vital part of an HVAC system. It works by removing heat from the system by dehumidifying and cooling the air. The two types used in an HVAC system are the mechanical type and the absorption type. The mechanical chiller system has a condenser, evaporator, compressor as well as other controlling devices. The absorption chiller system used an absorber and generator as opposed to a compressor. You can learn more about this process here.
How Chillers Work
In most cases, a pumping system is used to circulate cool water or a glycol/water solution to the process from the chiller. Cool fluid removes the warm fluid and the heat is transferred back to the chiller. Chillers contain refrigerant, a compound that differs depending on the application but they work on the same principle we have just described. This is known as the refrigeration cycle. The refrigeration cycle commences with a low-pressure liquid/gas mix entering into the evaporator. The heat from the process water or water/glycol solution boils the refrigerant, changing it from a low-pressure liquid to low-pressure gas. The low-pressure gas enters the compressor and then becomes high-pressure gas. The high-pressure gas enters the condenser where condenser water or ambient air removes heat to cool it to a high-pressure liquid. The high-pressure liquid moves to the expansion valve, controlling how much liquid refrigerant enters the evaporator, starting the refrigeration cycle once again.
Chillers use two kinds of condensers, water-cooled and air-cooled. In a water-cooled condenser, water from a cooling tower cools and condenses the refrigerant. An air-cooled condenser uses ambient air to cool and condense the hot refrigerant gas back down to a liquid, ultimately rejecting the heat from the chiller to the air. You can learn more about water chillers here.
What Chiller Is Best For You?
Chiller systems are vastly different in both design and size. They are available as localized, small or portable units as well as large central chillers to provide total cooling solutions.
All Kote Lining Inc Offers Water Chillers And Water Chiller Maintenance Throughout The Phoenix Area.
All Kote Lining Inc sells Industrial Water Chillers throughout the Phoenix area. Also, All Kote Lining, Inc. offers chiller maintenance and repair to the Phoenix Valley. We keep chillers and cooling towers operating at their highest possible performance. Refurbishment is one of our services which saves companies and municipalities significant operating costs in comparison to needing cooling tower or chiller replacement. Get in touch with All Kote Lining, Inc. to learn more about what we can do for your chillers and cooling towers.