Heat Transfer
What is a Thermolator®?
August 26, 2019 | Jim Fisher
A “Thermolator” refers to a Thermolator® temperature control unit (TCU). Through the years, Thermolator TCUs have been so reliable and…
Heat Transfer
Chiller Sizing, Part 2: The “Old-School” Way
April 4, 2019 | Jim Fisher
If you don’t like the idea of expert guidelines for estimating process heat loads, or just plain prefer to make…
Heat Transfer
Chiller sizing, Part 1: The Easy Way
March 25, 2019 | Jim Fisher
Chillers come in all sizes, from enormous, plant-sized central units that can deliver 500-plus tons of cooling per hour to…
Heat Transfer
What is a cooling tower? How do cooling towers work? What is an adiabatic cooling tower?
February 4, 2019 | Jim Fisher
A cooling tower extracts heat out of process cooling water and pushes it into another medium, usually air, so that…
Heat Transfer
Chillers, Part 3: Air-Cooled or Water-Cooled?
September 24, 2018 | Jim Fisher
Chiller Essentials explained that chillers circulate cooling water through process equipment to remove heat. When that cooling water returns to…
Heat Transfer
Portable Chillers Versus Central Chillers: Which is Best?
September 10, 2018 | Jim Fisher
There are two types of chillers: portable chillers and central chillers. Portable chillers are typically smaller in capacity (30-40 tons…
Heat Transfer
Chiller Essentials
September 4, 2018 | Jim Fisher
What is a chiller? A chiller is a heat-transfer device that uses mechanical refrigeration to remove heat from a process…