FEATURS

1. Direct-fired absorption chiller-heater gives both this leads to quiet, trouble free operation.
heating and cooling. 6. Three different leak tests are performed in the shop
2. The high efficiency associated with the absorption to minimize leaks and to ensure high quality and
chilling system has reduced the space required for reliability.
installation. 7. Hyundai absorption chilling system provides fully
3. Absorption chiller gives lower running costs than automatic control system such as stabilizer control,
eletrical chiller. override control and de-crystalization system for
4. Ozone safe, cfc free, cooling requirements are met simple, trouble-free operation.
without chlorine based refrigerants. 8. Excellent for peak shaving during high electrical
5. Low noise and vibration. Hyundai absorption chilling demand periods.
system does not utilize a large motor-compressor, and

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 HOW IT OPERATES
he principle of refrigeration is the exchange of heat, The dilute solution flows around the surfaces of the
T and in direct-fired absorption chiller-heaters, there furnace tubes in the high pressure generator and is
are five basic heat exchangers; evaporator, absorber, heated by gas combustion through the inside of furnace
high and low pressure generators and condenser. In and tubes. The hot generator furnace and tubes allow the
absorption chiller-heaters, the refrigerant is water. dilute solution to boil and it is further concentrated. Thus
But like any other refrigeration system, the absorption the dilute solution, straight from the high pressure
chiller uses evaporation and condensation to remove generator is called the intermediate solution.
heat. To maintain effective evaporation and The pressure in the high pressure generator is
condensation, the two-stage absorption chiller-heater approximately 730mm Hg.
employs two shells or one shell partitioned into two The burner output is controlled by a valve in response to
zones. the cooling load required.
The lower shell or zone (Evaporator and Absorber) has Local superheat in the high pressure generator is avoided
an internal pressure of about one-hundredth that of the by the well distributed flow of the dilute solution between
outside atmosphere, or 6mm Hg, a relatively high the shell and the outside of the furnace.
vacuum.
The vacuum allows water (the refrigerant) to boil at a 4. LOW PRESSURE GENERATOR
temperature below that of the liquid being chilled. Thus The intermediate solution in the high pressure generator
chilled liquid entering the evaporator can be cooled for air then flows to the upper shell or zone (low pressure
conditioning purposes. generator & condenser) through the high temperature
heat exchanger by gravity and pressure difference of both
1. EVAPORATOR (for cooling only) shells.
Refrigerant enters the top of the lower shell or zone and is The pressure in the upper shell is approximately one
sprayed over the evaporator tube bundle. tenth that of the outside atmosphere, or 55mm Hg.
Heat from the liquid being chilled evaporates the The intermediate solution flows over the tubes and is
refrigerant. reheated by refrigerant vapor-steam, generated
previously in the high pressure generator. The refrigerant
2. ABSORBER vapor has enough heat to make the solution more
The refrigerant vapor is then drawn into the absorber side concentrated, releasing refrigerant vapor again at a lower
of the lower shell or zone. Here the vapor is absorbed by pressure level and is drained to the condenser through a
lithium bromide solution. Lithium bromide is, basically, valve.
similar to brine or salt water. But lithium bromide is a salt The solution is now concentrated and flows through the
with an especially strong attraction for water. With the heat exchanger, to the educator which is used to mix this
lithium bromide spray, it is as if hundreds of little sponges solution with the re-diluted solution delivered from the
are sucking up the refrigerant vapor-called the "dilute solution pump. Then the mixed solution is sprayed on the
solution" - which then collects in the bottom of the lower absorber tubes.
shell or zone.
5. CONDENSER
3. HIGH PRESSURE GENERATOR The refrigerant flows to the condenser and is condensed.
The dilute solution is then pumped through the two heat The liquid refrigerant, with the drained liquid from the low
exchangers where is preheated by hot concentrated pressure generator, flows back to the lower shell, and is
solution from the generators. The heat exchangers once again sprayed over the evaporator. The refrigerant
improve the efficiency of the cycle by reducing the cycle has been completed.
amount of gas/oil consumption required to heat the dilute Now the concentrated lithium bromide solution flows from
solution in the high pressure generator. The dilute the low pressure generator back to the absorber in the
solution then flows to the high pressure generator shell lower shell ready to absorb more refrigerant. Its cycle has
(with a burner unit), beside the upper and lower shells. also been completed.

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DIRECT-FIRED ABSORPTION
CHILLER-HEATER SCHEMATIC

Cooling Cycle Heating Cycle

High High
prossure prossure
generator Exhaust gas generator Exhaust gas

Fuel Fuel

High temperature High temperature

heat exchanger heat exchanger
Cooling Cooling
water outlet water outlet

Solution Condenser Solution Condenser

pump pump
Lowpreeure Lowpreeure Hot
generator Chilled generator
water outlet water outlet
Cooling Cooling
water inlet water inlet

Absorber Evaporator Chilled Absorber Evaporator Hot

Auto water inlet Auto
deocrystallization water inlet
deocrystallization
system system

Continuous Continuous
purging purging
system system
Refrigerant pump Refrigerant pump
Low temperature Solution pump Low temperature Solution pump
heat exchanger heat exchanger

Concentrated Refrigerant
solution Dilute solution [Link] Cooling water Close
vapor
Intermediate Liquid Chilled Water Hot water open
concentrated refrigerant
solution

Model : HDFN-800

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STANDARD RATING
DIRECT-FIRED ABSORPTION CHILLER-HEATERS.

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DIRECT-FIRED ABSORPTION CHILLER-HEATERS.

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