Guide to choosing a cooling or temperature control system

A solution for every temperature

Let us start with the outlet fluid temperatures.

Generally, one speaks of refrigeration when one intends to reach temperatures below that of the environment. Otherwise, any form of heat dissipation is more properly referred to as cooling. All this even though in everyday language there is often no clear distinction between the two.

Thermoregulation is of course a different domain: instead of dissipating heat, thermoregulation units add heat to process fluids in order to make them perform mechanical operations (typically moulding).

The temperatures in the picture opposite are of course indicative and depend to a very large extent on the surrounding environmental conditions. They can, however, give you a rough indication.

Refrigeration, cooling, thermoregulation: what is your need?

Refrigeration and cooling systems: a quick comparison

The box opposite gives you more information if your need is in the area of heat dissipation from process fluids: you therefore need refrigeration or cooling systems.

Different technologies are available on the market to combine performance needs and resource savings in different ways:

• air (or dry) cooling,
• adiabatic cooling,
• evaporative cooling,
• mechanical cooling or refrigeration (process chillers).