Eurovent Middle East launches Cooling Tower Guidebook

DUBAI, UAE, 9 November 2021: Eurovent Middle East has introduced the Cooling Tower Guidebook, with a view to creating awareness and providing a comprehensive overview on a highly-energy-efficient cooling technology. Making the announcement through a Press release, the Association has also extended an invitation to an event to physically launch the Guidebook. The event, on November 23, in Dubai, will include a workshop on evaporative cooling, as part of the Association’s HVACR Leadership Workshop.

The publication of the Guidebook marks the end of a two-year project, where members of the Association compiled the most essential information on evaporative cooling, to provide consultants, developers, building operators and investors with a quick and comprehensive reference to the technology, Eurovent said. The use of water in cooling processes is as old as mankind, yet may provide challenges in notoriously dry environments, it said. The water-energy nexus will be one of many aspects to be discussed at the event, it added.

According to Eurovent Middle East, further topics in the workshop include:
• Introduction to the Cooling Tower Guidebook
• Overview of advantages of evaporative cooling
• Working principles
• Critical aspects of design, installation and operation
• Case study
• Cooling tower certification

According to Eurovent, the event, taking place at Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, will start at 5pm (Gulf Standard Time). Participants, it said, will receive a printed copy of the Guidebook. Registration to attend the event, it said, is free of charge via this link.

Baltimore Aircoil introduces Nexus Modular Hybrid Cooler

Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 21 April 2019: Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) has introduced the Nexus Modular Hybrid Cooler, which it claimed in a Press communiqué as being the world’s first intelligent, plug-and-play, modular, hybrid fluid cooling system. The Nexus, BAC said, is engineered to simplify system design and optimise water and energy savings, while providing the lowest installation, operating and maintenance costs.

According to the communiqué, the Nexus simplifies both the design and installation of fluid cooling systems. The units are up to eight feet shorter in height, have a 40% smaller footprint and are 35% lighter than traditional fluid coolers, the communiqué said. Modules are designed to be moved with a pallet jack and fit in a freight elevator – eliminating the need for special rigging equipment, the communiqué said. Structural steel requirements can be reduced by up to 50%, and permanent ladders or elevated platforms can be eliminated, the communiqué added. All fans, pumps, accessories and controls are factory-installed, and wired, for true single-point wiring, the communiqué further added.

According to the communiqué, BAC’s patented hCore Heat Transfer Technology delivers exceptional heat transfer performance, durability and longevity in a compact, corrosion-resistant package that has 65% less internal fluid volume and requires no passivation. The Nexus’ new, patent-pending DiamondClear design uses 60% less spray water volume than traditional systems, has turbulent spray water flow, and the spray water basin can be inspected while in operation, BAC claimed through the communiqué. BAC’s iPilot Control System, with patent-pending, embedded intelligence minimises operating cost by effectively balancing water and energy savings based on customer needs and preferences, the communiqué said. The EC Fan System, BAC claimed through the communiqué, provides superior efficiency as well as high external static capability, with a direct-drive radial fan and a variable-speed electrically commutated (EC) motor. It completely eliminates maintenance associated with traditional fan drive systems and delivers superior reliability, the communiqué said. 

The Nexus has the highest uptime and reliability, the communiqué said. As standard, it is a passivation-free unit with premium non-corrosive materials to keep customers up-and-running with their projects at the most critical times, the communiqué said. Code compliance is also very important for our customers, so a non-combustible option that meets the most stringent fire codes will now be available, the communiqué quoted BAC as saying. 

“This product highlights our leadership position in innovation,” said Don Fetzer, BAC President, “as we have created the world’s first truly smart hybrid cooling solution, with the ability to switch between evaporative and dry cooling in a modular compact footprint.”