Europe

2015.07.09

Fruitful Results of 16th European Conference of AC&R Industr

The 16th European Conference of the Latest Technologies in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry was held from June 12 to 13 during Expo Milano 2015 at Politecnico di Milano. The conference was ...

2015.07.19

Nex generation facility for Pipe and Climate Center

17 July 2015 Pipe and Climate Center has opened a new, purpose-built branch and fabrication facility in Basildon, Essex.   Boasting one of the largest trade counters and footprints in the Wolsele...

2015.07.19

GEA simplifies and strengthens operations

17 Jul 2015 The restructure is part of the GEA Group’s “Fit for 2020” initiative and represents a fundamental shift in the company’s internal structure as well as its external relations.   Firstl...

2015.07.13

Ziehl-Abegg Bionic Fans Cooling Expo Milano 2015 Austrian Pa

During the Expo Milano 2015, visitors to the Austrian pavilion are greeted by a forest, providing a pleasant, cool temperature and fresh air - with bionic fans from Ziehl- Abegg located between the to...

2015.07.12

Taco Introduces Viridian 3452 ECM Circulator for Commercial

Taco’s ECM wet rotor Viridian line newly includes the VR3452 high efficiency wet rotor variable speed circulator for chilled and hot water applications, offering up to 34 feet (about 10 meters) of shu...

2015.07.19

GEA Launche s New Group Structure

GEA has launched the optimized new Group structure developed as part of its ‘Fit for 2020’ initiative, marking a fundamental shift both in its internal structure and organization, and in its external customer relations. Starting immediately, the Group is bundling and reporting the development and manufacturing of products and the provision of process solutions in two new business areas - Equipment...

2015.07.17

Keymark for Heat Pumps

A new quality label, based on the CEN Keymark scheme, is to be introduced in the European Union (EU) for packaged heat pump units. This is seen as an additional guarantee to the existing CE mark since it involves a third party check on product quality. It will involve verification of performance following existing EU standard procedures, checks on manufacturing processes, and ongoing quality surve...

2015.07.19

Shuangliang in UK

Shuangliang (China), a manufacturer of large lithium bromide absorption chillers, has appointed DPAC as exclusive distributors in the United Kingdom. Shuangliang has already sold some 20,000 units worldwide  since it was established in 1985. The main opportunities in the United Kingdom are seen in the energy industries particularly in low grade waste heat recovery. Source: ACR Journal, UKcial...

2015.07.19

Limits to Passive Cooling

The risk of condensation limits the use of floor coils or extended surface radiators in reversible air conditioning/ heat pump systems used in the cooling mode - although lower temperatures can dramatically improve thermodynamic performance. An example given by the French research center Costic shows that changing the operation of the cooling circuit from 30/35°C to 22/25°C increases the coefficie...

2015.07.19

New Generation AC Units

A review in the French journal Clima+confort highlights the main innovations in packaged room air conditioning units currently entering the market: better design aesthetics, energy labeling from A to A+++, lower noise levels for both indoor and external modules, wider operating range in heat pump mode (external temperatures from -15°C to -25°C), and control via Internet/ smart phone. Lower selling...