New factory-integrated unit automatically switches between free cooling and mechanical chilling, cutting energy costs and simplifying installation for industrial process cooling applications.
RICHFIELD, WI — Delta T Systems has launched a new Dry Cooler/Chiller Combo: a single, factory-assembled unit that integrates a dry cooler and a refrigeration-based chiller under one control system, automatically switching between the two to capture free cooling hours while cutting energy costs and installation time.
Key Features
- Automatically switches between dry cooler and chiller modes
- Single control interface monitors ambient and process temperatures in real time
- Factory-assembled and function-tested before shipment
- Reduces installation labor versus sourcing and commissioning two separate systems
- Compact footprint versus equivalent separate-system capacity
- Built for year-round outdoor industrial duty
Facilities that need year-round process cooling have traditionally run two separate systems: a dry cooler for free cooling and a mechanical chiller. The Dry Cooler/Chiller Combo’s sophisticated proprietary controls eliminate that redundancy and decrease cooling costs altogether:
“Industrial facilities spend a significant portion of their energy budget on process cooling. We designed this product specifically to reduce that cost — not by asking operators to manage two systems more carefully, but by building the intelligence to do it automatically into the unit itself.”
Jochen Naujokat, Delta T Systems
The controls continuously monitor ambient conditions and process temperatures, making real-time decisions about which operating mode delivers the required setpoint. When outdoor temperatures are favorable, the unit runs in dry cooler mode, rejecting process heat to the atmosphere without engaging the chiller circuit. When conditions demand mechanical cooling, the controls transfer operation to the chiller, without interruption to the process and without operator input. The transition between modes is managed entirely by the control system, maintaining setpoint throughout the cooling process.
Because the two systems are factory-assembled and function-tested as a single unit, installation labor is substantially reduced compared to sourcing and commissioning a dry cooler and chiller separately. The unit is built for industrial process cooling applications, including plastics processing, machine tool cooling, hydraulic systems, chemical process cooling, and industrial laser applications, and is engineered for outdoor, year-round duty in both new installations and replacements of aging systems.
About Delta T Systems
Delta T Systems is a manufacturer of chillers, TCUs, process cooling equipment, pump tanks, heat exchangers, and central control systems serving industrial customers across a broad range of applications. The company designs and builds equipment to customer specifications and maintains engineering support for sizing, application, and integration. For more information, visit www.deltatsys.com or call (262) 628-0331.