When constructing a chiller plant, there are several decisions to be made regarding design, equipment selection, and processes. These choices can be influenced by budget constraints and space ...

Optimizing any cooling plant for minimal energy consumption is a demanding science. In many cases, minimizing chiller plant energy consumption requires modifications to the plant design, including ...

Tucked away in the Engineering quadrant behind Engineering Lab 2 (E-Lab II), the University of Massachusetts northern regional chilling plant, otherwise known as “North Chiller,” may easily be passed ...

A seasoned veteran of the HVAC industry, Don Eppelheimer has been working for Trane since 1972. As global chiller systems manager: commercial systems, he recently hosted a workshop on chiller design ...

In today’s data-driven world, the efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of data centers are crucial for maintaining a competitive edge and achieving operational excellence. Azbil Corporation, a ...

Chiller plants are seldom recognized for aesthetics, but a recently completed plant at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia received an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.

Dating back to the late 1980’s, the principle of inlet chilling has been utilized to increase power output of combustion gas turbines. Since gas turbines are constant volume machines, air mass flow ...

Chillers are energy hogs. Free cooling can give you a break by using colder ambient air during winter to perform cooling in ...

Facility managers trying to keep operational costs under control are wise to pay special attention to their chilled water system plants. Chilled water systems can consume up to 50 percent or more of a ...

A seasoned veteran of the HVAC industry, Don Eppelheimer has been working for Trane since 1972. As global chiller systems manager: commercial systems, he recently hosted a workshop on chilled water ...