Engineering guides for chiller buyers
Engineering guides for choosing, installing and maintaining industrial chillers and cooling towers, written by the Alborz team.
Industrial chiller buying guide: how to choose the right chiller for your plant
An engineering checklist for plant managers, consultants and contractors: the five decisions that matter, how to size the unit, which compon...
Chillers for plastic injection molding: mold cooling, oil cooling and sizing
Most of an injection molding cycle is cooling time. Here is what the chiller does for the mold and for the hydraulic oil, how to size it, an...
Air-cooled vs water-cooled chillers: an engineering comparison
Both use the same compression cycle; the difference is how the condenser rejects heat. Here is how that changes efficiency, water use, maint...
Industrial chiller maintenance: a practical checklist for a longer service life
Preventive maintenance means reading the trends before the chiller trips on high pressure. This checklist covers the daily log, cleaning, th...
12 common chiller faults and error codes, and how to fix them
Catching a chiller fault early turns an expensive breakdown into a routine repair. Here are the 12 faults we see most often on compression c...
Shell-and-tube heat exchangers: how they work, TEMA types and use in chillers
The most common industrial heat exchanger: a tube bundle inside a cylindrical shell. Here is how it works, how to size it, the main TEMA typ...
What is a cooling tower and how does it work?
A cooling tower removes heat from water by evaporating a small part of it. Here are its main parts, the difference between open and closed-c...