Airedale, a company that designs and manufactures a complete range of air conditioning products for a global market and is part of the Modine Group, recently presented LogiCool. Specifically designed to be matched with direct rack cooling solutions from leading rack producers, it can also be linked to Airedale and other manufacturers’ airside cooling systems in business critical technical areas.

 

As a highly efficient free-cooling chiller, LogiCool can significantly reduce whole life cycle costs by providing a unique, simultaneous mechanical/free-cooling solution, reveals the company’s press release. The free-cooling operates with as little as 1ºC differential between ambient and return fluid temperatures. Available in 20kW and 40kW cooling modules, with a single DX circuit, LogiCool is configured for outside installation, thereby freeing up valuable indoor space. Its compact footprint (from 1.5m²) and modular design allow close, side-by-side positioning. Additional chillers can be designed in and simply added on as cooling load increases. LogiCool offers flexible, multi-rack cooling by an individual unit or by a number of units with run/standby and optional sequencing capability. Innovative tandem digital scroll compressor technology combined with advanced AireTronix controls technology and electronic expansion valves offer full modulating control of the unit DX capacity, achieving unmatched part load efficiencies. Cleverly-designed axial fans using latest EC technology give increased performance at reduced power input.

Continuous system operation and the temperatures of a server environment in relation to the outdoor temperature allow LogiCool to operate in free-cooling mode most of the time. With 0-100% free-cooling capability, LogiCool will always use free-cooling first before initiating mechanical top-up, giving substantial energy savings throughout the year. All refrigeration and water components have been ingeniously contained within an acoustically-lined, fully-enclosed section away from the unit air flow. LogiCool is supplied ready to connect, with front access, easily removable panels and lift-up control panel facilitating commissioning and maintenance.