Options for Used chillers

Industrial chillers age after quite some time.  Its efficiency and effectiveness when it comes to performance begins to falter especially when these chillers have been used over long periods of time and carrying heavy loads. Despite the efforts done in chiller maintenance, a chiller also reaches a stage where a replacement is needed.

Used chiller replacement isn’t easy because there are a hundred different options to choose from with varied capabilities and specifications. Looking for a new chiller and reviewing the characteristics of each one takes a lot of time and intense concentration if you want to get the value for your money. But keep in mind that in looking for new process chillers, it is important to know what it can do for you.

Aside from replacement, conversion is also another option for used chillers. Conversion is modifying the type of refrigerant that the chiller is designed to use. However, this could get complicated because you need to find the original design conditions of the used chiller to be able to help the manufacturer decide which refrigerant to switch to. Energy efficiency of industrial chillers when conversion is done gets better on a KW per ton basis.

Another option is retrofit which is the process of replacing certain parts of the used chiller but keeping the existing condenser and evaporator heat exchangers. The motor, compressor, starter and control panel are changed. This is recommended only if there’s no easy access to a chiller area.

When used chillers falter, replacement isn’t the only solution you can run to. Whichever option you choose, always seek professional help as they know and understand chillers better.

Are process chillers useful?

Process chillers put simply provide cooling for processes or applications in certain industries. Industrial chillers often have process cooling methods to help them with the applications they’re running. Process chillers are composed of a compressor, condenser, evaporator, pipes, high pressure refrigerant relief valves and pumps. They are designed to stand the roughest environments and toughest conditions there is. These chillers take away heat and supply a consistent desired temperature throughout the day or the entire processing time. With this, the efficiency of the processes is improved.

Here are some of the industries that use process chillers:

Printing Industry- Process chillers are used to control the temperature in presses and rollers which results in efficiency and quality with lower costs because there’s lesser stretching and bleeding upon printing.

Baking – Process water chillers are used in the mixing process because the chilled water from the chiller allows longer mixing times and thus improves the final quality of the ingredients being mixed.

Plastic Production – Process chillers are used in regulating temperatures during injection molding and blow molding.

Food – Process chillers are used to cool processes like vegetable processing, confectionery making and chocolate manufacturing.

These are only some of the industries that use process chillers. A lot more out there are turning to these things to take advantage of its benefits. These industries include, but not limited to, boat and airplane manufacturing, skating rinks, dry cleaners, chemical industries, pharmaceutical industries and metal finishers. Process chillers have proven to be beneficial and industries will continue to use them.