Our nano brewery (2BBL) has received a couple of industrial water-cooled chiller units:
Mokon Water Cooled WS-3, see here: http://www.mokon.com/products/portab...man-sc-series/
and now that we are growing its time to implement them. The idea is to use these for our (future) two jacketed 3.5 BBL unitanks. Also, we want to use them for stage 2 of cooling after the boil. I'm seeking advice regarding the general usage of these 3-ton portable units, but first had questions re: operating the water-cooled chiller.
Do we need an additional water tower or reservoir? how large? what are the temps of discharge water? How much water is required?
Do we need Additional parts/pumps to operate the chiller? i.e. discharge water pumped to reservoir, etc.
Can that reservoir water then be used in HLT?
Any other issues we need to consider?
For our size, is installing these more trouble than they are worth? Or is this an awesome gift and you are all cursing my ignorance?
For reference, here's the wikipedia breakdown of water, air and evaporatively cooled chillers:
"Water-cooled chillers are typically intended for indoor installation and operation, and are cooled by a separate condenser water loop and connected to outdoor cooling towers to expel heat to the atmosphere.
Air-cooled and evaporatively cooled chillers are intended for outdoor installation and operation. Air-cooled machines are directly cooled by ambient air being mechanically circulated directly through the machine's condenser coil to expel heat to the atmosphere.
Evaporatively cooled machines are similar, except they implement a mist of water over the condenser coil to aid in condenser cooling, making the machine more efficient than a traditional air-cooled machine. No remote cooling tower is typically required with either of these types of packaged air-cooled or evaporatively cooled chillers."
Mokon Water Cooled WS-3, see here: http://www.mokon.com/products/portab...man-sc-series/
and now that we are growing its time to implement them. The idea is to use these for our (future) two jacketed 3.5 BBL unitanks. Also, we want to use them for stage 2 of cooling after the boil. I'm seeking advice regarding the general usage of these 3-ton portable units, but first had questions re: operating the water-cooled chiller.
Do we need an additional water tower or reservoir? how large? what are the temps of discharge water? How much water is required?
Do we need Additional parts/pumps to operate the chiller? i.e. discharge water pumped to reservoir, etc.
Can that reservoir water then be used in HLT?
Any other issues we need to consider?
For our size, is installing these more trouble than they are worth? Or is this an awesome gift and you are all cursing my ignorance?
For reference, here's the wikipedia breakdown of water, air and evaporatively cooled chillers:
"Water-cooled chillers are typically intended for indoor installation and operation, and are cooled by a separate condenser water loop and connected to outdoor cooling towers to expel heat to the atmosphere.
Air-cooled and evaporatively cooled chillers are intended for outdoor installation and operation. Air-cooled machines are directly cooled by ambient air being mechanically circulated directly through the machine's condenser coil to expel heat to the atmosphere.
Evaporatively cooled machines are similar, except they implement a mist of water over the condenser coil to aid in condenser cooling, making the machine more efficient than a traditional air-cooled machine. No remote cooling tower is typically required with either of these types of packaged air-cooled or evaporatively cooled chillers."
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