Water Cooled Chillers

Efficient Water-Based Heat Rejection

Ensures Optimum Performance
Minimal Footprint, Self-Contained, Complete Package
Automatic Free Cooling
Easy Expansion Options
Cooling capacity from 100 to 600kW
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Why Choose Our Water Cooled Chillers?

Our Water-Cooled Chillers provide a range of advantages, which make them a popular choice for various applications. They are praised for their high efficiency and EER rating, denoting their efficiency and ability to conserve energy. This, along with their long lifespan, makes these systems a cost-effective solution in the long term.

The functionality of our Water-Cooled Chillers is not affected by external environmental temperatures, eliminating the chance of unexpected temperature fluctuations. Thus, their operational principles make them highly efficient and reliable, especially in their capacity to quickly lower temperatures in large industrial settings.

Our machines provide you with full authority over your cooling processes. The integration of a Frigel 3DR Intelligent Control system permits automated monitoring and adjustments of your entire system, ensuring peak performance.

The Frigel 3FX Chillers, with their easy installation and modular design, provide the flexibility of full customisation and effortless expansion. This enables us to tailor each system to meet your unique requirements.

Applications Of Water Cooled Chillers

Frigel’s Water-Cooled Chillers are vital across numerous industries, serving a key function in temperature management and sustaining optimal conditions for diverse operations and process. These applications include:

Food and Beverage: To control temperatures during processing, helping to preserve product quality and safety.

Plastics and Rubber: To cool hot plastic that is injected, blown, or extruded.

Chemicals and Petrochemicals: To control the temperature of manufacturing processes and to ensure safe storage of volatile substances.

Medical and Pharmaceutical: For precise temperature control in laboratory and manufacturing processes, such as drug formulation.

Oil and Gas: To cool machinery and processes, to help improve efficiency and safety.

Metalworking, Machining, and Tooling: To cool equipment, preventing overheating and improving precision and productivity.

Welding and Cutting Equipment: To maintain the temperature of equipment, preventing overheating and ensuring operational efficiency.
Automotive: To cool down industrial machinery and processes, ensuring high precision in manufacturing and assembly.

At Summit Process Cooling, we cater to a wide array of sectors, offering tailored solutions for every industry. Get in touch with us today to address your specific requirements.

Choosing The Best Chiller For Your Application

For help identifying the right cooler for you, we recommend chatting through your needs with our expert team. With over 30 years of experience in process cooling across the most demanding industries, we are here to help you.

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After the setup process, our expert remains readily accessible for post-purchase maintenance support, guaranteeing your solution continues to function effectively long into the future.

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Water Cooled Chillers Repair

In the event of a malfunction, we understand the need for an urgent and prompt fix. That’s why we offer fast and efficient chiller repair solutions – our expert engineers can make an onsite visit and replace necessary parts to fix a malfunction, typically on the initial call-out.

Whether it’s an emergency or routine maintenance package, you can purchase from us with complete confidence.

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Industrial Water Cooled Chillers: FAQs

How Does an Industrial Water Chiller Work?

An Industrial Water-Cooled Chiller is a sophisticated cooling system that utilises water as a heat rejection medium. It operates by cooling a fluid, often water or water glycol, that circulates through a system, absorbing heat from an industrial process or factory. The heated fluid returns to the chiller, where the absorbed heat is rejected.

Unlike Air-Cooled Chillers that reject heat via air through a coil, Water-Cooled Chillers use a water condenser for this purpose. The absorbed heat from the fluid is transferred to the water, which is then expelled, typically into a large body of water such as a river. Alternatively, the heated water can be cooled using a cooling tower or an adiabatic cooler and pump, and then recirculated back into the system,

This strategic method of heat rejection makes Water-Cooled Chillers an efficient cooling solution for industrial applications.

What is the Life Expectancy of a Water-Cooled Chiller?

The life expectancy of an Industrial Water-Cooled Chiller can vary greatly, primarily depending on its intended application and the frequency or intensity of its usage.

It’s important to remember that this lifespan can significantly expand or contract based on the demand placed upon the unit and the care given to it. Environmental factors also play a factor. Near the coast, you can expect a life expectancy of 5-7 years due to salt corrosion. In other environments, you should expect your chiller to last 15-20 years.

This also depends on your maintenance, service, and usage. To maximise the lifespan of your system, consider the maintenance and repair services offered by Summit Process Cooling. Our expert team is skilled in ensuring your equipment runs efficiently and smoothly for as long as possible, helping you to get as much as you can out of your investment.

Are Water Coolers Expensive to Run? How Efficient Are They?

The Water-Cooled Chillers 3FX from Frigel are designed with efficiency in mind. While they do require an initial investment, the long-term operational costs are surprisingly low. This is due to their industry-leading Energy Efficiency Ratios (EER), which reduce their electricity consumption. Therefore, while they may seem expensive to run at first glance, their superior efficiency makes them cost-effective in the long run.

Do Water-Cooled Chillers Use a Refrigerant?

Both Water-Cooled and Air-Cooled Chillers often use a refrigerant, the primary distinction being the heat rejection medium.

Water-Cooled Chillers cool the refrigerant using water or water glycol, which is circulated via a cooling tower or adiabatic cooler, and pump. The refrigerant plays a crucial role in transferring heat efficiently from the system, making it a vital component of the cooling process. Despite the different mediums, the refrigerant is integral to both types of chillers, ensuring efficient and effective cooling in industrial settings.

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