As any experienced chiller or process
refrigeration technician knows, conversions from
CFC to HFC refrigerants require the
elimination of mineral oil from the system due
to its' immiscibility with HFC refrigerant.
The traditional method for accomplishing this
task involves draining the oil from the sump,
removing the CFC refrigerant and recharging
with HFC refrigerants. This method further
requires the performance of repeated and
costly ester oil (POE) flushes and filter
changes in hopes of ridding the system of the
remaining mineral oil. Despite best efforts,
this traditional technique often results in
sludge buildup and an accumulation on the
tubes with the resultant reduction in heat
transfer efficiency and capacity.
Hudson's RefrigerantSide® Solution obviates
the problems associated with the traditional
methods and assures a successful conversion.
This process uses the chiller's recovered CFC
refrigerant for the decontamination process
instead of multiple changes of POE. It is the unique ability to
recover, rapidly distill the refrigerant
on-site and reintroduce the purified product
into the system in a continuous process until
online instrumentation verifies the removal of
all traces of oil that assures a purified
system free of virtually mineral oil and
other accumulated contaminants.
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In a nutshell, this process: |
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Speeds Conversions and reduces downtime |
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Removes all traces of mineral oil the first
time - no call backs |
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Dramatically reduces cost by eliminating the
need to flush with POE |
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Provides full system decontamination
including moisture, particulate and acid |
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Eliminates the risk of sludge buildup |
