Ice Stores in Refrigeration Educational Equipment Refrigeration Training Equipment

SR2041 Ice Stores in Refrigeration Educational Equipment Refrigeration Training Equipment

Learning Objectives / Experiments

– Design and operation of an energy-efficient refrigeration system

– Function and operation of an ice store

* charge

* discharge

– Energy flow balance

– Energy transport via different media

– Compression refrigeration cycle in the log p-h diagram

– Function and operation of a wet cooling tower

– Function and operation of a dry cooling tower

Specification

[1] Investigation of the charging and discharging of an ice store

[2] System with ice store, glycol-water tank, compression refrigeration system, dry and wet cooling towers

[3] Refrigeration circuit for R134a with compressor, condenser, evaporator and expansion valve

[4] Glycol-water tank as central receiver and distributor of energy flows

[5] Glycol-water circuit with pump: cooling of the refrigerant condenser, heating of the refrigerant evaporator, charging/discharging of the ice store, operation of the dry cooling tower

[6] Water circuit with pump to operate the wet cooling tower

[7] Thermometer, manometer, flow meter at all relevant measuring points to balance the processes

Technical Data

Compressor, refrigeration capacity: approx. 1,7kW

at -15/32°C

Pump, ice store circuit

– max. flow rate: 7m³/h

– max. head: 8m

Pumps, wet/dry cooling tower

– max. flow rate: 3,6m³/h

– max. head: 10m

Pump, condenser cooling

– max. flow rate: 4m³/h

– max. head: 4m

Ice store: 150L

Glycol-water tank: 28L

Wet cooling tower, rated cooling capacity: 12,8kW

Dry cooling tower, rated cooling capacity: 13,8kW

Measuring ranges

– temperature: 4x -20…40°C; 7x 0…60°C;

4x -50…100°C

– pressure: 1x -1…9bar; 1x -1…24bar

– flow rate: 3x 106…1000L/h; 1x 15…105L/h;

1x 395…3995L/h

Dimensions and Weight

l x w x h: 1920x800x1800mm (trainer)

l x w x h: 1350x640x1850mm (wet cooling tower)

l x w x h: 1000x920x1110mm (dry cooling tower)

Weight: approx. 522kg (in total)

Connections

230V, 50/60Hz, 1 phase or 230V, 60Hz, 3 phases

Water connection