Airedale International Chillers Provide
Comfort Cooling To Tower Of London
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Cooling specialist, Airedale
operational costs, other key considerations
International and the rest of the project
International, recently
were quality, performance and reliability,
team - at every stage of the project, any
formed part of a complex
and access to professional service
potential risks typically associated with a
project team delivering
and quality components at the end of
scheme of this scale, involving multiple
warranty.
capital plant suppliers, were pre-empted
comfort cooling as part of a major
refurbishment programme at the Tower of
London.
To maximise energy efficiency, four stages
and addressed in advance.
of cooling are available, enabling the units
EV Bullen project manager, ¬¬Ken
The Tower of London is one of six historic
to closely match cooling demand and
Deal, said: “We are delighted with the
buildings under the care of independent
so minimise energy consumption. When
successful outcome of this project.
charity, Historic Royal Palaces (HRP). As
components work at part-load, wear and
A building as unique and cherished
one of Britain’s most important historic
tear is also reduced, improving reliability
as the Tower of London requires the
buildings, and home to priceless treasures
and extending unit life. Modulating head
highest levels of quality, attention
including the Crown Jewels, it is vital that
pressure control also ensures energy
to detail and understanding of the
any works commissioned by HRP deliver
efficient operation of the condenser
complexities involved. Every member of
resilience and best value-for-money.
fans whilst protecting the system in low
the project team met and exceeded every
ambient conditions. Units are designed
expectation.”
Airedale International was selected by
principal contractor, EV Bullen, to supply
two 237kW Ultima™ air cooled, twin circuit
to ensure easy access to components,
simplifying maintenance.
compact chillers to deliver comfort cooling
To maintain acceptable sound levels, the
to the building.
compressor enclosure is lined with 40mm
The unique nature of the building’s design
acoustic material.
and fabric required Airedale to reduce
To ensure performance to precise
the footprint of each chiller by just 75mm
specifications, the units were
so that it could be moved into position
commissioned on-site by Airedale
through existing structural openings
engineers who also provided training.
without damaging the building’s structure.
Reducing the dimensions of the chillers
allowed fully assembled, fully tested units
to be delivered to site, cutting time and
cost in assembly and commissioning, and
ensuring a smooth transition to the new
cooling plant.
In addition to best value in capital and
Principal contractor, EV Bullen, was
responsible for the execution of the
project from the design phase through
to practical completion and handover.
By convening the project team very early
on in the design stage and enabling
effective communication between the
critical stakeholders - including Airedale