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What is typical chilled water temperature?
The temperature range of a chilled water system is 6 to 12 °C or 5 to 11 °C, with a temperature difference of six degrees. Chilled water is produced by a chiller – in other words, it’s created artificially. The chiller can be seen as the heart of the system, and the chilled water pipes as its arteries.
What temperature should I set my glycol chiller?
Different applications call for different temperatures, but generally, most breweries set their glycol chiller temperatures at 28-30° F, while wineries typically set theirs at 30-35°F.
What is small temperature difference in chiller?
The small temperature difference could also be called “approach”. It’s the difference between the leaving condenser water temperature and the leaving refrigerant liquid temperature, or depending on the machines design saturated liguid refrigerant temperature.
Why is my glycol freezing?
As the temperature continues to decrease, the glycol begins to freeze. Unlike water, which expands when it freezes, glycol contracts when it freezes. Therefore, when the glycol freezes, the volume in the system actually decreases. With freeze protection, there will not be any freezing of water or glycol in the mixture.
Can you run glycol through PVC pipe?
Pre-Insulated Schedule 80 PVC We strongly discourage piping your tanks with PVC.
How do you lower the temperature of a chiller?
Take advantage of wet bulb conditions in the cooling tower system to lower the chiller’s entering condenser water temperature. This can result in a 1 to 1.5\% efficiency improvement for every 1°F below the chiller full load design.
What size chiller do I need?
Calculate tons of cooling capacity Tons = BTU/hr. ÷ 12,000. Oversize the chiller by 20\% Ideal Size in Tons = Tons x 1.2. You have the ideal size for your needs.
What temperature does propylene glycol freeze at?
-74.2°F (-59°C)
Propylene glycol/Melting point
Why does glycol turn black?
Systems containing glycol can have serious, long-term problems, unless the proper treatment measures are taken to minimize corrosion and degradation. Once the pH is reduced, it begins to solubilize old iron corrosion products, causing the water to turn black and develop a characteristic septic odor.