Key Takeaways
- A water cooled water chiller removes process heat through a chilled-water circuit, then returns cooled water back to production equipment.
- These chillers can suit commercial, industrial, manufacturing, data centre and precision-cooling environments, but may not be ideal for water-scarce sites or strict discharge conditions.
- Alternative options such as propylene glycol chillers and air-cooled water chillers may better suit lower-temperature duties or sites where a condenser-water circuit is less practical.
- Water chillers can work with jacketed process tanks, existing cooling plants and custom-fabricated stainless steel components to create an integrated industrial cooling system.
- The right setup depends on heat load, plant-room space, outdoor exposure, service access, tank requirements and whether one or multiple chillers are needed.
Cooling solutions, like a water cooled water chiller, are an important part of dairy, beverage and food production.
That’s why Barry Brown & Sons is here to work through your requirements with operations teams so that you can buy industrial chiller equipment matched to your specific site conditions.
What are water cooled water chillers?
Generally, this process water chiller removes heat from the production process through a chilled-water circuit. The warmed water returns to the chiller, where heat is transferred through the refrigeration system before the cooled water is circulated back to the equipment.
Water-cooled chillers are commonly used in large commercial buildings, industrial and manufacturing facilities, data centres, precision-cooling applications and district cooling plants.
However, not all sites and operations can use a water cooled chiller for process cooling. For instance, if you’re in a water‑scarce region or managing sites with strict water and discharge regulations, different types of chiller solutions can be more preferable.
Explore alternative chiller solutions that may suit your operations better.
While a water cooled water chiller is beneficial for some sites, you can turn to Barry Brown & Sons if you need other types of equipment cooling solutions.
For instance, we supply propylene glycol chiller systems for lower-temperature duties. Propylene glycol acts as an antifreeze when mixed with water by lowering the mixture’s freezing point, so the circulating fluid can remain liquid at temperatures where straight water could begin to freeze.
On top of this type of industrial water chiller, we also supply air-cooled water chillers, which remove heat from the refrigeration system by transferring it directly to the surrounding air rather than through a separate condenser-water circuit.
We supply this equipment to Australian businesses where removing process heat and maintaining temperatures are important. These include a cooling milk tank and pasteuriser in dairy plants, a brewing and beverage stainless water tank, food-production vessels, temperature-sensitive chemical reservoirs and agricultural washing or post-harvest systems.
Water chillers and process tanks can operate as one industrial cooling system.
A commercial water chiller can be connected to a jacketed process tank so chilled water circulates through the jacket, absorbs heat from the vessel and returns to the chiller for cooling. This arrangement allows the tank and refrigeration equipment to operate as connected parts of the same process loop.
Existing tanks in your cooling plant can also be incorporated into a new chiller cooling system where their construction and connections are suitable.
Here, we can provide integrated industrial chiller systems with an existing tank, which means you don’t have to limit projects to new installations. We can also fabricate stainless steel components for the chilling solutions and setup you need. This covers initial consultation, engineering and design, fabrication, and delivery and installation.
Our team works with clients, engineers, site teams and operations staff throughout the project, providing a single point of responsibility from the initial discussion through to final delivery. In line with this, fabrication is carried out through workshop facilities and manufacturing partners with an emphasis on quality, precision and project oversight.