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The Role of Engineering in Designing High-Performance Process Chillers

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Industrial process chillers are not universal. Instead, they are custom-designed engineered solutions tailored to suit your unique application requirements. Skilled engineers review each system to ensure it’s customized to your operational needs, addressing specific factors for your application, such as varying heat loads, narrow temperature requirements, corrosive fluid, near freezing water applications, extreme fluid temperatures, ambient conditions, and corrosive environments. 

This post details the engineering expertise that goes into every process chiller to demonstrate what you can expect when designing your system, including: 

  • System analysis 
  • Layout 
  • Custom controls  
  • Redundancy 
  • Capacity control 
  • Energy efficiency  

Keep reading to learn more about the role of engineering in designing high-performance process chillers to ensure your system meets your unique application requirements. 

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What is the Best Chiller for Cannabis Extraction?

Cannabis Laboratory

Whether your facility runs on ethanol, CO2, hydrocarbon, butane honey oil (BHO), or another solvent, selecting the best chiller for your operation will help ensure product quality and prevent damage. How do you know which cannabis chiller is right for your cannabis operation? In this post, we’ll cover the must-have features to look for when selecting the best chiller for CBD, THC, CBN, and other cannabinoid extraction in a high-volume facility.

When selecting a cannabis chiller for effective compound extraction, the best option will have the following essential features: 

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What Does COP Stand For?

The COP aka coefficient of performance is an important chiller performance metric

If you’ve stumbled over references to the acronym COP in your industrial cooling research – or its technical definition leaves you scratching your head – then this article is for you. In it, we’ll decode the meaning of COP as it relates to chiller performance, explain why it’s important, and suggest features to optimize COP in your next industrial process chiller.

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What Type of Chiller is Best?

external and internal views of a chiller

There are many types of chillers, each with a specific configuration and capabilities. So, which one is best? In short, the best chiller for you will depend on several factors, including: 

  • Your budget
  • Your application and environment
  • Your preferences

In this post, we’ve compiled several common scenarios related to these factors and suggested the best chillers to consider for each one. The result? An easier – and smarter – decision process.

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Chiller Fluid: Which Type for Year-Round Operation?

Low-Temp Chiller Fluid

If you’re operating dairy or medical equipment, a brewery, or an industrial process year-round, the right chiller fluid can ensure reliable performance no matter the season. The wrong fluid can result in refrigeration problems in the colder months, compromising chiller performance and reducing uptime. When you need an all-season low-temp chiller, these five types of chiller fluids are ideally suited for year-round operation:

  1. Propylene glycol and water mixture (10-60%)
  2. Ethylene glycol and water mixture (10-60%)
  3. Dynalene HC-10 to HC-50
  4. Calcium chloride solution

Continue reading to discover more about these low-temp chiller fluids that can maximize uptime all year-round.

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What are Split System Chillers?

While most industrial process chillers come in packaged air-cooled and water-cooled systems, there is yet another type of unit to consider: split system chillers. With two distinct and separately installed sections, split system chillers feature an indoor evaporator and compressor and an outdoor air-cooled condenser. Available in single, dual, and tandem circuit configurations, split system chillers are a unique alternative for companies whose application environments cannot accommodate traditional packaged systems.

Read on to learn more about when to choose split system chillers, how they’re installed, and the various benefits they offer.

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What Is the Most Energy Efficient Chiller?

Energy Efficient Chiller - Drake Chillers

The term ‘energy efficiency’ is now deeply ingrained in mainstream dialog, applying to everything from appliances to windows. And while many consumers have long recognized its potential value, energy conservation has also made its way into corporate responsibility programs and operational agendas.

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Do I Need a Storage or Recirculation Tank?

Storage or Recirculation Tank

While industrial chiller storage and recirculation tanks may appear similar on the surface, they have distinct operational differences that can dramatically affect your process chiller’s performance. In this decision guide, we’ll cover the benefits and considerations for storage and recirculation tanks, clearly teasing out the bottom line to help you determine the best option for your needs.

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What Type of Maintenance Does a Chiller Need?

chiller maintenance

Industrial chillers are heat exchangers that remove process heat to keep brewing, dairy, food processing, medical, low-temp, and other industrial equipment running smoothly. While our high-quality engineered solutions are designed for optimal performance, adhering to a routine preventative chiller maintenance schedule is critical to your system’s longevity and efficiency. In this article, we’ll cover the basics of chiller maintenance, highlighting frequency recommendations, and providing additional hints for monitoring chiller performance.

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What Types of Packaged Water-Cooled Condensers are Used in Chillers?

Packaged water cooled chillers

Many companies opt for packaged water-cooled chillers because they are quick to install, long-lasting, quiet, and energy-efficient. They’re found in many industrial applications, such as food processing and manufacturing. These highly efficient chillers use water from an external cooling tower to remove process heat from the condenser.

Situated between the compressor and expansion valve, water-cooled condensers function as a specialized heat exchanger that condenses the hot pressurized gas from the compressor into a liquid. In this article, we’re covering the three primary types of condensers we use in packaged water-cooled chillers.

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