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Types of Water Chillers
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Packaged Air-Cooled Chiller
air-cooled chiller
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Packaged or Split Components
Water-cooled chillers are rarely installed with separable components. Air-cooled chillers, however, offer the flexibility of separating the components in different physical locations. This flexibility allows the system design engineer to place the components where they best serve the available space, acoustic, and maintenance requirements of the customer.
A packaged air-cooled chiller has all of the refrigeration components (compressor, condenser, expansion device, and evaporator) located outdoors. A major advantage of this configuration is factory assembly and testing of all chiller components, including the wiring, refrigerant piping, and controls.
This eliminates field labor and often results in faster installation and improved system reliability. Additionally, all noise-generating components (compressors and condenser fans) are located outdoors, easing indoor noise concerns.
Finally, indoor equipment-room space requirements are minimized.
