The Client –
Automotive Component Manufacturer
The Challenge –
Legacy Cooling Tower System
The Solution –
Centralised Cooling Plant
As an automotive component manufacturer, our client had historically relied on cooling towers to provide cooling to their hydraulic oil and spot-welding process. However, internal health & safety checks were frequently highlighting potential problems with their aging cooling towers, leading them to consider replacing the equipment.
Aqua designed a complete centralised cooling plant, which could feed the different stages of their manufacturing process. The system incorporated a cooling tower from the SPX Marley range which was constructed from 304 stainless steel. The anti-corrosive properties of 304 stainless are renowned – giving reliability and longevity to the product as well as overall peace of mind for the client.
Our design team selected a crossflow configured tower, giving energy saving benefits within a small footprint but with a relatively low maintenance requirement. Inspection, servicing and maintenance is made easier by large access doors. The tower’s plenum region is generous, which means it’s quick to carry out a visual inspection of the tower’s basin, as well as the internal structure and mechanical equipment.
The cooling tower was also designed with a quiet fan operation, but again with aluminium fan blades.
In addition, we built a pump set that could offer run and standby, using Danfoss inverters to ensure automatic change over and eliminating the need for manual intervention. Our client had already successfully trialled an inverter on their existing pump, so they were only too aware of the energy savings this offers. Now, as well as gaining efficiency, they were also adding reliability to the system.
Full solution included:
- Design and project management service
- Cooling tower, inverters and pump
- Delivery, installation and commissioning
“Our client now has a central cooling plant which can provide capacity for all of their different production phases. As well as immediate energy savings from the newer technology, our client now has reliability and longevity built within their system, future proofing their business for the years ahead”, explained Aqua Sales Manager, Shaun Lancaster.
