What is a Chiller ?    

A "chiller," for our purpose, is a refrigeration system that cools water.  Air conditioners and dehumidifiers condition the air while a chiller, using the same refrigerating operations, cools water, oil, or some other fluid.  This chilled solution can be used to cool a wide range of operations. To see a chiller system layout and the step by step path of the cooling cycle - CLICK HERE for the Chiller Refrigeration Cycle.

A few of the most common process chiller application examples:

1. The Plastics Industry -  Cooling the hot plastic that is injected, blown, extruded or stamped.  (There are other  types.)

2. The Printing Industry - Cooling warm rollers due to friction and ovens curing the ink, along with ultraviolet lamps also for curing purposes.

3.  The Medical Industry - MRI systems - The hospital MRI units need to be cooled to operate properly.

4.  The HVAC industry - Large scale air-conditioning systems pump this chilled water to coils in specific areas of, lets say, a high rise building. The air handling systems for each area open and close the water flow through it specific area keeping the air of the rooms at a desired temperature.

5.  The Laser Cutting Industry -  Technology has created machines that can cut out very specific steel products with the precise use of a laser cutting machine.  These lasers run at very high temperatures and must be cooled to run properly.

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