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Water chiller with oil-free centrifugal compressors.

Author(s) : MINEA V.

Summary

This paper deals with energy performances of a 440-kW (125-ton) air-conditioning factory-assembled water chiller with totally oil-free, variable speed centrifugal compressors and air-cooled condensers. The prototype was installed in Montreal (Eastern Canada) in a retrofit building with telecommunication equipment, process computers and other similar cooling charges. The non-standard part load values (NPLV) are calculated during a typical summer Canadian weather period. This study demonstrates that magnetic bearings, variable-speed compression and digital electronic controls achieve high compressor efficiencies with air-cooled water chillers. For the retrofit system having a very constant process cooling charge, the average seasonal NPLV is 49% lower as compared to previous existing conventional air-cooled chillers. The mechanical room noise is also significantly diminished, while the simple pay-back period is estimated at 3.5 years (without subsides) for a technical life of 25 year.

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  • Original title: Water chiller with oil-free centrifugal compressors.
  • Record ID : 2007-0166
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Compressors 2006: 6th International Conference on Compressors and Coolants
  • Publication date: 2006/09/27

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