Ice stores in refrigeration Industrial refrigeration system with ice store, dry cooling tower and wet cooling tower Features - industrial refrigeration system with ice store, dry cooling tower and wet cooling tower - energy efficiency in refrigeration and air conditioning technology Learning objectives/experiments - design and operation of an energy-efficient refrigeration system - function and operation of an ice store -- charge -- discharge - energy flow balance - energy transport via different media - compression refrigeration cycle in the log p-h diagram - function and operation of a wet cooling tower - function and operation of a dry cooling tower Specification [1] investigation of the charging and discharging of an ice store [2] system with ice store, compression refrigeration system, dry and wet cooling towers [3] refrigeration circuit for R513A with compressor, condenser, evaporator and expansion valve [4] glycol-water circuits with pumps: cooling of the refrigerant condenser, heating of the refrigerant evaporator, charging/discharging of the ice store, operation of the dry cooling tower [5] water circuit with pump to operate the wet cooling tower [6] measurement of all relevant temperatures, pressures, flow rates and power consumption to balance the processes [7] GUNT software for data acquisition via USB under Windows 10 Technical data Compressor - refrigeration capacity: approx. 1434W at -15/32°C - power consumption: 1209W at -15/32°C Pumps (glycol-water mixture) - max. flow rate: 4,5m3/h - max. head: 5,6m Pump wet cooling tower (water) - max. flow rate: 4,5m3/h - max. head: 18m Ice store: 150L Compensation tank: 20L Wet cooling tower, rated cooling capacity: 12kW Dry cooling tower, rated cooling capacity: 13,8kW Refrigerant: R513A, GWP: 631 - filling volume: 2,5kg - CO2-equivalent: 1,6t Measuring ranges - temperature: 12x -20...100°C, 4x -50...150°C, 4x 0...60°C - pressure: -1...9bar, -1...24bar - flow rate: 3x 100...1200L/h, 2x 60...1500L/h, 1x 150...1600L/h, 1x 10...100L/h (R513A) - power: 0...2250W 230V, 50Hz, 1 phase 230V, 60Hz, 1 phase; 230V, 60Hz, 3 phases UL/CSA optional LxWxH: approx. 2200x800x1900mm (trainer) LxWxH: approx. 1200x790x1610mm (wet cool. tower) LxWxH: approx. 1640x910x1120mm (dry cool. tower) Total weight: approx. 650kg