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    The document compares the total annual operating costs of an air cooled variable speed centrifugal chiller versus a water cooled screw chiller. It finds that while compressor energy costs may be lower for water cooled chillers, air cooled chillers have significantly lower total operating costs once additional costs for a cooling tower system are accounted for, such as water, sewer, chemicals, and pumping. According to the example calculations, the air cooled chiller would save over $22,000 per year in operating costs compared to the water cooled chiller.

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    The document compares the total annual operating costs of an air cooled variable speed centrifugal chiller versus a water cooled screw chiller. It finds that while compressor energy costs may be lower for water cooled chillers, air cooled chillers have significantly lower total operating costs once additional costs for a cooling tower system are accounted for, such as water, sewer, chemicals, and pumping. According to the example calculations, the air cooled chiller would save over $22,000 per year in operating costs compared to the water cooled chiller.

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    Water Cooled Air Cooled Comparison

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    The document compares the total annual operating costs of an air cooled variable speed centrifugal chiller versus a water cooled screw chiller. It finds that while compressor energy costs may be lower for water cooled chillers, air cooled chillers have significantly lower total operating costs once additional costs for a cooling tower system are accounted for, such as water, sewer, chemicals, and pumping. According to the example calculations, the air cooled chiller would save over $22,000 per year in operating costs compared to the water cooled chiller.

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    AirCooledvs.

    WaterCooledChillersOperatingCosts
    Conventionalthinkinghasbeenthatwatercooledchillersaremoreefficientthanaircooledchillers. Ifweonlylookatcompressor costs,thismaybetrue. However,usingstateofthearttechnologywithcentrifugalcompressorsandvariablespeedcontrol,air cooledchillersareoftenthebetterchoice

    7
    Tower

    WaterCooledvs AirCooledChiller 2
    1.Compressorenergycost 2.Makeupwatercosts 3.Sewercharges 4.Chemicalcosts 5.Towerprocesspump 6.Towerpump 7.Towerfan 8.Aircooledcondenserfans

    8 3 4 5 6
    Condenser
    Compressors RefrigerantPiping Pump/Tank

    ACCondenser

    1
    Evaporator

    1
    Evaporator

    1.Compressor 5./6.TowerPumps

    8.CondenserFans

    3.SewerCharges

    Total OperatingCosts
    7.TowerFan 2.MakeUpWater 4.Chemicals

    Itisimportanttolookatthetotaloperatingcostsinvolved withthechillers,notjustthecompressorcosts. Asthe graphicindicates,coolingtoweroperatingcostsshouldbe addedtotheoperatingcostsofawatercooledchiller. A coolingtowersystem'scostsincludethetowerfan,water andsewercosts,chemicalcostsandpumpingcosts. In processapplications,towersystemsgenerallyhaveprocess pumpsandrecirculationpumpswhichcanaddasignificant cost. Theillustrationbelowcomparestheoperatingcostof anaircooledvariablespeedcentrifugalchillerversusa watercooledscrewchiller. Thiscomparisonisbasedupon a140tonload,Chicagoweatherdata,$.07/kwh electrical costs,$5.00/1000gallonwaterandsewercostsand6,000 hrs/yearoperation. Becausetheaircooledchillerusesfloatingheadpressure control,thecompressorenergycostsareactuallylessthan thewatercooledchiller'scompressorcostsa$4,757 difference($20,585$15,585). Addingthetowersystem's operatingcostof$17,429resultsina$22,186/year operatingcostsavings. Amoreefficientvariablespeed watercooledcentrifugalchillerreducesthecostdifference to$16,725stillasignificantannualcostpenalty.

    System System Operating Operating Loading Cooling (%) 100% 75% 50% 25% Load (Tons) 140 105 70 35 Profile (%) 1% 42% 45% 12% 100% Time

    TotalUnit Energy

    TotalChiller EnergyCost ($/Yr) $361 $10,940 $8,192 $1,092 $20,585 $4,699 $940 $2,268 $8,428 $1,094 $17,429 $17,429 $20,585 $38,014

    (Hrs/Yr) Consumption (kW/Ton) 60 0.614 2,520 0.591 2,700 0.619 720 0.619

    Coolingtowersystemwatercost(evaporation) Coolingtowersystemwatercost(bleedoff) Coolingtowersystemchemcialtreatmentcost Coolingtowersystempumpenergy(process& recirculationpumps) Coolingtowersystemcoolingtowerfanenergycost Coolingtoweroperatingcosttotal Typicalcoolingtowerannualoperatingcost TypicalR134Awatercooledrotaryscrewchillerannual energycost TotalforTypicalR134Awatercooledrotaryscrew compressor TypicalR134Awatercooledrotaryscrewchillerannual operatingcost ThermalCareR134Aaircooledcentrifugalchiller annualoperatingcost 58%total annual savings

    $38,014 ($15,828)

    $22,186

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