Ecodry systems provide customers with substantial water, sewage and electrical savings due to the patented adiabatic cooling chamber and free cooling capability in some operations. Source: Frigel North America
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The Ecodry maintains water below that setpoint through its patented adiabatic cooling process. Ambient air that’s too warm passes through the adiabatic chamber, where it’s automatically pre-cooled using a small mist of water. Otherwise, the system runs completely dry.
There’s virtually no evaporation in the closed-loop system, so in addition to dramatically reducing water consumption, the technology runs free of the contaminants that often produce scale in traditional cooling systems.
As an additional efficiency benefit, the system also offers free cooling when ambient conditions and setpoint allow the chillers to be shut down. The Ecodry system has been in use around the world for more than a decade and at manufacturers across the U.S. for more than five years.
Achieving lower costs and better quality
Post-installation of the Ecodry, SSI Schaefer achieved 40% increase in cooling capacity while dramatically reducing its water and energy use, cutting maintenance and downtime and, with the continuously clean water circulated to its processes, ensuring that no harmful contaminants reached any products.
The company is realizing 97% water savings, reducing its water and sewer bill by as much as $900 per month. And in addition to overall system energy savings, Schaefer is seeing a 15% reduction in energy costs from free cooling opportunities alone and 10% energy savings, on top of faster cycle times, from use of efficient, press-side Turbogel units over standard temperature control units.
The Ecodry not only played a role in meeting SSI Schaefer’s water conservation challenge, but also its heavy contamination problems including bacterial growth and sludge ino its water. The company also was able to monitor and troubleshoot problems via a Web-based network, 24 hours per day, making the system efficient to run.
“The Ecodry system allowed us to save dramatically on water, as well as circulate clean water continuously to our machinery,” says Morris Marlow, technical manager of SSI Schaefer. “This plays a large role in our commitment to overall efficiency and quality as a business.”
And although the Charlotte water restrictions were lifted this spring, Schaefer continues to benefit from the lower costs and higher efficiency associated with its new system.
