COMPARISON OF WATER COOLED CHILLER AND AIR COOLED VRV

No. Items Air Cooled VRV System Water Cooled Chiller System
1. Equipment

2. System a. Outdoor unit a. Chiller

composition b. FCU/AHU and Ductwork b. FCU/AHU and Ductwork
c. Refrigerant Pipe c. Chilled water and condenser water pumps
d. Chilled water and condenser water pipe
e. Cooling tower
f. AC Makeup tank

3. Equipment a. 3 set x compressor group for each floor (Range from b. 3 set x 500 RT at Chiller Plant
Configuration 60RT to 72RT) c. 3 set x 700 HRT at Cooling Tower Plant
d. 150 m3 AC make up tank

3. Proposed a. AC ledge area at each floor 26m2 each floor a. Chiller Plant at LG 1 & 2 double volume height , area of 400 m2
plant room b. Total AC ledge area approximately 560 m2 b. Option A: Cooling Tower at Office Roof Top, area of 300 m2
area & Size OR
c. Option B: Cooling Tower at Office L7 & L8 double volume height ,
area of 300 m2
4. System N/A if outdoor unit to be placed at each floor a. Mobilisation of chiller at LG2: Requires Completely Knocked down
Limitation (CKD) during mobilisation. Height of 500RT chiller is 2.4m.

b. Require additional night load /baby chiller or AC ledge space for

off office hour operation

c. Option A: Mobilisation of cooling tower at Office Roof Top:

Requires Completely Knocked down (CKD) during mobilisation.
Replacement of parts only can be accessed via service lift.

d. Option A: Poor pumping efficiency as the vertical distance

between chiller and cooling tower is approximately 126 meters.

e. Option B: Noise and Vibration issue at L7 / L8 during operation.

f. Option B: Heat trapped issue due to side discharge at L7/L8.

5. Capital Cost RM 10.14 mil Option A : RM 10.92 mil

(Budgetary)
Inclusive of Fan coil unit, outdoor compressor unit
compressor, outdoor air processing unit, ductwork,
refrigerant pipework, grille diffuser, fire damper,
thermostat sensor control, condensate pipework.1500 RT
x RM 6760 /RT = RM 10, 140
Option B: RM 11.3 mil (due to additional pipe length and pump size)
Inclusive of all ancillary chilled water system equipment, AHU, PAHU,
ductwork, grille diffuser, fire damper, thermostat sensor control,
condensate pipework. 1500 RT x RM 7280 /RT = RM 10, 920,000.00

6. Annual  RM 4,434.75 per day Option A:

Operating  RM 133,042.50 per month  RM 3,202.875 per day
Cost  RM 1,596,510 per annual  RM 96,086.25 per month
(0730 am to  RM 1,153,035 per annual
1830 pm) 1500 RT x 0.9 kW/RT x 9 hrs x RM 0.365  1500 RT x 0.65 kW/RT x 9 hrs x RM 0.365
 Option B:
 RM 3,547.80 per day
 RM 106,434 per month
 RM 1,277,208 per annual
1500 RT X 0.65 kW/RT x 9 x 0.365
1500 RT x 0.72 kW/Rt x 9 x 0.365
7. Estimated RM 202,800.00 RM 436,800.00
annual
Maintenance 2% 4%
cost

8. 15 years Life RM 10.14 mil + (RM 1.59 mil x 15 yrs) + (RM 202,800 x 15 Option A: RM 10.92 mil + (RM 1.15 mil x 15 yrs) + (RM 436,800 x 15
Cycle Cost yrs) = RM 37,129,650.00 (Highest) yrs) = RM 34,767,525.00 (Lowest)

Option B: RM 11.30 mil + (RM 1.27 mil x 15 yrs) + (RM 436,800 x 15

yrs) = RM 37,010,120.00 (Second Lowest)