HT Chiller: Unique Design
How the HT Waterjet Chiller Works
A waterjet chiller removes heat energy (BTUs) from a liquid used to keep the waterjet pump cool.
Our HT Chiller has a scientifically designed copper coil inside its Chiller Barrel Reservoir. This coil contains the waterjet coolant (water or glycol) that will be chilled and delivered to the waterjet machine.
Environmentally friendly Puron® refrigerant is used to cool down the Chiller Barrel Reservoir. As the waterjet coolant passes through the Chiller Barrel Reservoir, the BTUs (heat) is extracted from the coolant in the coil; thus, chilling the coolant.
If the coolant in the copper coil does not contain the full BTUs that can be extracted, the HT Chiller extracts the remaining BTUs from Chiller Barrel Reservoir. It is during this time that the HT waterjet Chiller starts “storing” energy. When the waterjet coolant temperature approaches 40 degrees F, the refrigeration system cycles off to save you money.
With the refrigeration system cycled off, it is now the cold Chiller Barrel Reservoir that is extracting the BTUs from the coolant coil. This process continues to efficiently remove BTUs from the coil until the waterjet coolant approaches 58 degrees F, at which time the refrigeration system cycles back on. Keep in mind that the HT waterjet chiller has been cycled off during this cooling phase using only “stored” energy to cool the waterjet coolant. (This is one major difference between a HT Chiller and a process chiller!)
When the HT Chiller runs during the refrigeration cycle, it is running at its maximum capacity. This means that this true water jet chiller does not need to unload excess energy to maintain exact temperatures while the compressor is running wide open, it stores that energy for future use.