Chilled Water Buffer Tank Design

A chilled water buffer tank is ideal for chillers with insufficient water volumes.

Chilled water buffer tank design.

Chilled water buffer tanks cbt are designed for chilled water systems with insufficient water volume capacity in relation to the chiller capacity. Taco chilled hot water buffer tanks are designed constructed and tested to asme section viii div. Chilled water bu ffer tanks are essential components in modern day chiller systems. Volume of total buffer tank c x v r v a ton x gal ton gal required information for properly sized chilled water buffer.

If the flow rate in the secondary side is low then some chilled water will flow into the secondary and some will recirculate back to the chillers. Computerized product selection helps you choose the buffer tank that is just the right fit for your application requirements. Total chiller capacity tons chiller manufactuer s recommended system volume actual system volume in gallons chilled water buffer tank wessels asme chilled water buffer tanks cbd are designed for use in chilled water systems with insufficient water volume ca pacity in relation to the chiller ca pacity. Cemline chilled water buffer tanks cwb are designed to be used with chillers which do not have water volumes of sufficient size in relation to the chiller.

Quick sizing to properly size a chilled water buffer tank three critical pieces of information are required. While 6 to 10 gallons are used for applications in which temperature accuracy is critical. The insufficiently sized systems do not have enough buffer capacity for the chilled water causing poor temperature control erratic system operation and excessive compressor cycling. The chilled water is generated and circulated in the primary side the secondary loops will pull chilled water out of the header to cool the building and then dump the warm return back into the header.

Typical hvac chiller systems are between 3 to 6 gallons per ton. All fabrication is done in house to assure a high level of quality. Check with chiller manufacturer for specific requirements. Often used on air conditioning plants to improve thermal inertia our range of mild steel or galvanized chilled water storage tanks or chilled water buffer vessels are available in sizes from 100 litres to 5000 litres.

It adds volume to help your water system buffer preventing erratic system operations. We can offer vertical or horizontal tanks dependant on your site requirements.