A commercial water cooler is a special system that is used for water cooling. When people hear about the water cooler, the first thing they think of is a device that cools air or water, a device like the standard air conditioner or refrigerator. However, the commercial water cooler works quite differently – it removes heat from water.
The commercial water coolers are consisted of evaporator, compressor, condenser, holding tank, pump and control panel. The evaporator cools the water by eliminating the heat, which is then converted into a gas. This gas is taken out by a compressor which increases the gas pressure. The condenser use the cooled water to eliminate the heat created by the gas, condensing the gas back into a liquid state for further use. The pump transfer the coolant from the holding tank where the water is held to the evaporator. Although considered as devices for cooling water, the truth is that the commercial water coolers don’t create cold water, but in fact remove heat from water.
The working principle of the commercial water coolers is quite simple. They have two circuits: a refrigeration circuit and a water circuit. In the refrigeration circuit, the cooler uses the evaporator to transform the liquid refrigerant into a gas, while the compressor increases the refrigerant gas pressure so that the gas can be condensed back into a liquid state. In the water circuit, the water is transferred from the holding tank to the evaporator by a pump. The water is being cooled by transferring the heat to the refrigerant.
The commercial water coolers are used in many industry sectors for various applications, and their role has become very essential. They are used to cool down various industrial machines that generate heat. To keep these machines running properly for many years to come, they need to be kept cooled. The most efficient way to keep them cool is to use commercial water coolers. These devices can be used to cool any machine or process that operates at extreme temperatures. Some of the most common application of the commercial water coolers are:
- Medical – to remove the heat which is generated from high-tech medical equipment, for blood cooling, laboratory testing, magnetic resonance imaging, scanning, etc.;
- Beverage Industry – to cool the heat generated from the mixing, cooking, stirring, pasteurizing, and other similar processes;
- Plastics Industry – to cool down the hot plastic objects which are blown, stamped or injected;
- Laser Cutting Industry – to control the temperature when laser cutting machines are used.
