Air Conditioning Trainer
The Air Conditioning Trainer (EC1501V) from TecQuipment is a bench-top unit that allows students to investigate the fundamental principles of air conditioning.
Cooling Towers
Item Number:
EC1000 - Experiment
This low-maintenance, bench-mounting product contains a heated water tank, a pump, a ducted fan and an instrument panel. Each cooling column fits securely to the heated water tank.
An electronic controller ensures a constant heated water temperature throughout the tests. The centrifugal pump delivers the heated water to a spray nozzle at the top of the column. The water sprays into the column, passing over ‘packing’ inside the column and returning to the heated water tank. The fan directs air upwards through the column in counter flow to the water, extracting the heat. Electronic sensors measure the air and water flow, humidity, pressures and temperatures at key points, shown on clear, multi-line displays. This gives all measurements needed to understand the evaporative cooling tower operation. Controls for the fan and water circuits allow the students to adjust the flow rates for a full range of experiments. A clear tube above the heated water tank allows the user to measure the water lost to evaporation.
The Cooling Towers apparatus comes with one tower as standard, for base experimentation. For comparison and additional experiments, TecQuipment offers four optional cooling columns:
- EC1000a Column Type A
- EC1000b Column Type B
- EC1000c Empty Column
- EC1000d Packing Characteristics Column
The equipment does not need a computer, as the displays show all the measurements. However, TecQuipment has included the powerful VDAS® inside the product. When connected to a suitable computer, VDAS® collects and displays accurate, real-time data quickly and easily. It also displays live psychrometric charts.
Learning OutcomesFeaturesRecommended Ancillaries
Learning Outcomes
How key variable affect the performance of a cooling tower, including:
- Variation of water flow rate
- Variation of air flow rate
- Packing density and arrangement
- Variation of water temperature
- Energy and mass balance
Key Features
- Includes TecQuipment’s Versatile Data Acquisition System (VDAS®) for live displays of air temperatures and relative humidity using a psychrometric chart
- Measures evaporated water loss for a complete understanding of the cooling process
- Three optional interchangeable columns containing diff erent packing densities and arrangements
- One optional interchangeable column with no packing to demonstrate free-fall cooling
- All columns have clear sides for a full view of the heat transfer process
- Variable water and air fl ow controls to maximise heat transfer experiments
Standard Features
- Supplied with comprehensive user guide
- Five-year warranty
- Made in accordance with the latest European Union directives
- ISO9001 certifi ed manufacturer
Recommended Ancillaries
COOLING COLUMN TYPE A
EC1000a - Ancillary
This cooling column is an alternative to the standard cooling colum supplied with the bench-mounted Cooling Towers experiment (EC1000), with a packaging density of 110 m2.m-3.
COOLING COLUMN TYPE B
EC1000b - Ancillary
This cooling column is an alternative to the standard cooling colum supplied with the bench-mounted Cooling Towers experiment (EC1000), with a packaging density of 77 m2.m-3.
COOLING COLUMN TYPE EMPTY COLUMN
EC1000c - Ancillary
This cooling column with no packing, acts as a spray column and is an alternative to the standard cooling column supplied with the bench-mounted Cooling Towers experiment (EC1000).
COOLING COLUMN PACKAGING CHARACTERISTICS
EC1000d - Ancillary
This cooling column with three additional relative humidity and temperature sensors spaced through the packing, is an alternative to the standard cooling column supplied with the bench-mounted Cooling Towers experiment (EC1000).
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