Chillers optichill, General description – Airedale OptiChill FreeCool 500kW - 1365kW User Manual
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Chillers
OPTICHILL
™
Chillers
9
Technical Manual : 6530166 V1.6.0 02_2013
General Description
STANDARD FEATURES
Compressor
Twin screw semi hermetic compressors comprising:
Electronic Protection Module featuring:
Motor, discharge gas and oil monitoring
Rotation direction protection
Phase failure protection
Low current Star/Delta Start
Internal pressure relief
Discharge non return valve
Oil separator
Oil sight glass
Oil heater
Slide valve stepped capacity control
Suction gas motor cooling
The compressors are mounted to the rigid galvanised heavy duty sub-frame with the use
of vibration reducing isolation.
Liquid injection is not required under normal operating conditions, leading to an increase
in cooling and efficiency
Closed transition Star/Delta compressor start is available as an optional extra; refer to
, on page 20 for further details.
Economiser
ES
Controlled by a dedicated EEV, the economiser optimises compressor
performance at full and part load operation; refer to
, on page 17 for further details.
Maintainable Dual
Pressure Relief Valve
A 3-way dual shut-off valve assembly incorporating 2 relief valves per circuit allows the
maintenance of individual pressure relief valves without the need for
refrigerant evacuation.
Refrigeration
Each refrigeration circuit is supplied with the following:
Full operating charge of R134a
Electronic Expansion Valves (EEV)
Discharge line ball valve
Liquid line ball valve
Large capacity filter drier with replaceable cores
Liquid line sight glass
Low pressure switch with Auto reset
High pressure switch with manual reset
Suction and liquid pressure transducers
Discharge line mufflers (DQ Models)