Chillers are widely used throughout Industrial, Healthcare, Data Centre and HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) applications for a wide range of uses from cooling injection moulding machine tools to air handling units. They do this by providing chilled fluid generally anywhere between -10°C to +20°C to various items such as heat exchangers and cooling coils within the process or air conditioning equipment.
Industrial process chillers differ from chillers designed for comfort / HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) applications in that process chillers are designed and optimised for a seasonal load profile that has less variance and maintains a higher heat load throughout the year, giving you a more accurate representation of the energy efficiency (SEPR*) that is achievable for the heat load that you will really see from your process. Operating in accordance with the European Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 with regards to Ecodesign requirements for high temperature process chillers, you can be sure that we are able to offer the most appropriate solutions for your application.
Whilst a process chiller will generally have to work harder than a chiller on a comfort application for the duration of the year, they also have spikes in cooling demand that the slow rise and fall that a comfort chiller may see over the duration of a day doesn’t have to contend with. For this reason, our process chillers also come with large thermal buffer tanks that can slow the number of compressor stop/start cycles and therefore improve the lifespan and reliability of the unit.
Other important features of our process chillers that ensure they are suitable for industrial applications are the high pressure pump options (1.5, 3 and 5 bar), condenser filters and either standard, or optional (depending upon the range) non-ferrous water circuits.
*SEPR is the Seasonal Energy Performance Ratio that is used for rating the efficiency of process chillers. SEER is the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio that is used for rating the efficiency of comfort / HVAC chillers and is not suitable for understanding the true chiller efficiency when being used for a process application.
Direct Cooling Solutions can provide many chiller packages / options and work with you to find the best solution for your application.
Our process chillers are designed and optimised for process applications and include large thermal buffer tanks, high pressure pumps, condenser filters and either standard, or optional (depending upon the range) non-ferrous water circuits.
We are able to offer various options and bespoke solutions to suit our machinery manufacturer and packaged equipment supplier customer requirements.
Our air cooled chillers use air to remove heat from the primary / process chilled water circuit and can be packaged with their own integral pumps and tank, or un-packaged to form part of a larger cooling system.
Our water cooled chillers use a secondary water circuit to remove heat from the primary / process chilled water circuit and therefore work in conjunction with a secondary cooling device such as a dry air cooler.
Our MRI/CT scanner chillers are purpose built for the medical market. With many years’ experience and proven products out in the field serving hospital and other medical applications throughout the UK and further afield, you can rest assured that we can help in the completion of a successful project.
Our biogas chillers and skid-mounted dehumidification systems are purpose built for the Bioenergy market and come as standard with protective treatment to condensers and copper pipework on the chillers and all gas-side components on the skids constructed from stainless steel (AISI304 or AISI316L).
We can offer service & maintenance, design & installation and hire for chiller and ambient cooling systems.
Direct Cooling provide a range of chillers and cooling equipment and can advise on the right solution for you!
Whatever the industry and application, we have the industrial process cooling experience to assist you.
A chiller is a machine designed to cool down water, or water / glycol solution to a precise temperature using a refrigeration circuit. Our chillers work on the principle of the vapour compression cycle. There are two types of chillers, either air cooled, or water cooled. Read our full blog to read more about these technology types as well as the vapour compression cycle.
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