Chiller sizing depends on your total heat load, including tank volume, product temperature, ambient conditions, and process heat inputs. To ensure stable temperature control and energy efficiency, Barry Brown assesses your full process requirements rather than relying on generic rules of thumb. 

Water chillers are suitable for cooling applications above 7ºC, while glycol chillers use a water-glycol mixture to prevent freezing in low-temperature systems and provide greater temperature stability.

Yes, we provide custom connections for industrial water chillers to integrate seamlessly with existing tanks and cooling loops. 

Yes, we provide Australia-wide delivery and full installation, including site planning, electrical, and plumbing work.

A glycol chiller is an industrial refrigeration system that circulates a chilled glycol-water mixture to remove heat from process equipment such as tanks, fermenters, and heat exchangers. Glycol acts as an antifreeze, allowing stable temperature control below 7°C while protecting against freezing, corrosion, and scale build-up.

Industrial glycol chillers are commonly used in breweries, wineries, dairy processing, food and beverage manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing, plastics and injection moulding. Large-scale HVAC and industrial process cooling applications.

Yes. Barry Brown & Sons specialises in custom-engineered glycol chiller systems, designed in Australia to suit your specific cooling capacity, temperature range, flow rates, and site conditions. Each system is tailored to the process rather than supplied as a one-size-fits-all unit.

Air-cooled chillers reject heat to ambient air and are ideal for sites with limited water availability or simpler installation requirements. Water-cooled chillers use a water circuit or cooling tower and are typically selected for high-capacity industrial applications where efficiency and performance are critical.

Glycol chiller systems can operate at low temperatures from 7ºC down to as low as -15ºC, .while maintaining tight temperature stability. This makes them ideal for fermentation, product cooling, and industrial processes that require precise and repeatable temperature control.

Yes. Our glycol chiller systems are engineered with energy efficiency in mind, incorporating high-efficiency compressors, advanced digital controls, and optimised system design to reduce operating costs while maintaining reliable industrial performance. All our chillers come standard with heat reclaim fitted, for free hot water if needed.

Yes. Barry Brown & Sons offers IceBall thermal energy storage systems that integrate with glycol chiller plants to store cooling energy as ice during off-peak periods. This stored energy can then be used during peak demand, reducing electrical load, lowering energy costs, and minimising peak demand charges — ideal for industrial and process cooling applications.

All glycol chillers and thermal energy storage systems are engineered in Australia by Barry Brown & Sons to meet Australian standards and site requirements. Systems are supplied through trusted manufacturing partners, with full documentation, testing, and commissioning support provided.

Yes. Barry Brown & Sons provides industrial chiller servicing, maintenance, upgrades, spare parts, and technical support Australia-wide to ensure long-term reliability, performance, and minimal downtime.