Energy efficiency systems of increased efficiency

- are needed to reduce the energy consumption of powerful cooling systems. 
It is thanks to such installations that it is possible to substantially reduce the operating costs of cooling and improve the quality of production as a whole. 
Industrial processes require large volumes of cold water, the temperature of which must remain stable for a long time. 
In such cases, you can use free coolers (dry cooling towers). 

Free Coolers or Dry Coolers These are water-to-air heat exchangers that provide cooling of water by means of ambient air passing through the plates of the heat exchanger with the help of axial fans. At the same time, energy consumption is significantly lower compared to compressor coolers. Therefore, in those processes where possible, free coolers are used instead of compressor-based chillers, which leads to a reduction in running costs. 
Free-coolers have a huge cooling potential in the cold season, and therefore they are widely used in energy-efficient centralized cooling systems. 

Full energy savings
When the required water temperature is always above the ambient temperature, the free cooler can operate year-round, providing greater energy savings compared to water chillers.

Partial energy savings
When the required water temperature is below ambient temperature (in summer), the freecooler must be used in conjunction with a water chiller. In this case, energy savings are possible only in cold weather, and depend on the geographical location and the required water temperature. 

Energy Saving Calculation An energy saving
estimate is possible when the annual ambient temperature values ​​(for a specific geographic area) and the number of hours of operation per year are known. Based on the specific temperature of the working water and working time during the year, it is possible to calculate the energy consumption, the comparative costs for the free cooler and the water chiller. 
These calculations provide a very reliable basis for evaluating the payback of equipment.

Example No. 1 refers to the systems shown in Figures 1 and 3 below.
Cooling of one circuit is 
required . Required cooling capacity: 200 kW 
Water temperature: 15 ° C  
Region: Moscow region 
Average duty cycle of free cooler per circuit (cold): 67% time 
Energy saving: 256 850 kWh or 65% 

Example No. 2 refers to the system shown in Figure 2.
It is necessary to cool two 
LTC circuits (low-temperature circuit) - the required cooling capacity is 80 kW at a water temperature of 15 ° C 
HTC (high -temperature circuit) - tr refrigerating capacity 120 kW at water temperature 33 ° C 
Region: Kyiv region
The freecooler cycle for the HTC circuit is 100% of the time. 
Energy saving: 300,000 kWh per year, or 76%. 

As a result, the energy-saving cooling system pays off for a period of two to five years, depending on the specifics of the production. 
As a rule, any existing cooling system can be equipped with additional equipment to ensure the advantages of energy-saving systems. 

Cooling TPA single-circuit scheme 
The system has one circuit for cooling hydraulic drives and molds TPA. 
Applicable with water temperature limitations for hydraulics cooling 20-25 ° C


Figure 1.1

 


Figure 1.2

 

"Summer"  - normal operation: 
Compressor cooler - on, cooling circuit 
Dry cooler - off 
Three-way valve - dry cooler is excluded from the circuit
"Winter"  - energy saving mode of operation: 
Compressor cooler - pump on, compressors off 
Dry cooler - on, circuit cooling 
Three-way valve - dry cooler included in the circuit


Cooling TPA two-circuit scheme
The system has two circuits: for cooling hydraulic drives and cooling molds TPA. 
It is used with water temperature limitations for hydraulics cooling up to 35-40ºС.

Figure 2.1

Figure 2.2
"Summer"  - normal operation mode: 
Compressor cooler: switched on cooling of the mold circuit 
Dry cooler: switched on for cooling of the hydraulic circuit 
Three-way valve: the circuits are separated
"Winter"  - energy-saving operation mode: 
Compressor cooler: pump on, compressors off 
Dry cooler: switched on for cooling of both circuits 
Three-way valve: the circuits are combined


Cooling the baths of extrusion lines
The system has one circuit for cooling the distribution tank. 
The cooler does not have its own pump. One pump is installed at the outlet of the tank.

Figure 3.1.

Figure 3.2
"Summer"  - normal operating mode: 
Compressor cooler - switched on, circuit cooling 
Dry cooler - off 
ТТрехходовой клапан - dry cooler is excluded from the circuit
"Winter"  - energy saving mode of operation: 
Compressor cooler - pump on, compressors off 
Dry cooler - on, circuit cooling 
Three-way valve - dry cooler included in the circuit