Sunday, May 30, 2010

A cooling technique for fishes

A lot of people have taken upon the hobby of having fishes as pets. The aquariums range from the smallest to the most insane sizes. In the past, it used to be just fishes in the tank but now, you can bring in live corals in your aquariums. It’s like looking directly at the ocean which is just great, isn’t it?

However, proper care should also be given for them the fishes to continue living and giving joy to the people.  For starters, the temperature of the water inside the aquarium should be taken into consideration. Fishes will die in high-temperature waters for a long time. As the temperature in the water rises, the level of oxygen decreases and fishes won’t survive too long without oxygen. What can you do to prevent this from happening?

For starters, you can place your aquarium in a room where there’s an air conditioning chiller to help regulate the temperature. However, this proves to be more costly in long run which will be more impractical. Another alternative is the use of water cooled chillers or process chillers to help take out heat from the water in the tank. But if you do this, you need to understand that process cooling absorbs the heat from the water, takes in cool air from outside and releases the heat externally. It is best that you do not place your chillers in an enclosed place.

When you have aquarium chillers set up, make sure that you perform the proper chiller maintenance regularly to avoid any malfunctions of the machine.

Installing aquarium chillers can help you save the fishes.

Monday, May 10, 2010

The importance of portable industrial chillers

Industrial chillers are big machines meant for removing heat from a liquid. They are used widely for cooling of products, various mechanism and even machinery. They help in preventing the equipments from overheating and causing malfunctions to itself and to the company as well. Industrial chillers comprise of four types of compressors: the reciprocating, centrifugal, screw and scroll. These compressors produce a cooling effect through a vapor-compression method. They also come in two kinds of chillers: Water and Air cooled chillers. Water cooled chillers are ideal for indoor installation and operation. It uses cooling towers to release heat into the atmosphere. Air cooled chillers on the other hand, are ideal for outdoor installation and operation. They release the heat into the atmosphere through the condenser coils that are in the machine itself. There’s no need for cooling towers anymore.

Industrial chillers are big machines with big functionalities but what about the small things that need chillers too? What about the small applications, equipments or processes that need a close control? What happens then?

For these, there are portable industrial chillers for the job. They are smaller compared to the actual machines and they can be used anywhere, without being limited. Examples of processes that need close control is the injection molding or the processes within a glass blowing industry. Portable process chillers can be moved to provide close control over these processes to ensure nothing goes wrong.

Portable industrial chillers are also best for places where available space is limited. When you’ve got small-scale operations, portable industrial chillers are the way to go.