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VAPOUR ABSORPTION TECHNOLOGY

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What is Vapour Absorption Cooling?

Vapour Absorption Technology is an alternative cooling technology that saves money and reduces the environmental impact of your cooling solutions. Unlike conventional electricity driven Compression Chillers, Vapour Absorption Machines are driven by low cost / waste heat sources like Steam, hot water, natural gas, fuel oils, agro waste and other similar fuels. Since low cost / waste heat is the main driver, operating cost of VAMs is minimal with very attractive payback periods, leading to wide industry popularity
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Why Vapour Absorption Cooling?

Power Cost is rising steadily

Power availability is becoming a big problem Alternative and renewable fuels cannot be utilized Low cost / waste energy needs to be utilized to reduce operating costs There is a need for CFC free technology

ITS TIME TO SHIFT TO AN ALTERNATE COOLING TECHNOLOGY

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Drawbacks Of Conventional Systems

Alternative Energy Source Cannot Be Used. Consumes Costly & Scarce Electricity. Uses Harmful CFC / HCFC As Refrigerants High Operating & Maintenance Cost High Noise & Vibration
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COSTS

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ADVANTAGES OF ABSORPTION COOLING SYSTEMS

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Cheaper To Operate
Steam Steam from Exhaust Gas Boiler
Steam from Oil Fired Boiler Steam from Solid Fuel Boiler Back Pressure Steam from turbine Excess Steam available in plant Steam from Agro waste fired Boiler

COSTS

Hot Water

HT hot water from Gensets Hot water from process Any other source of Hot water

Fuels like Natural Gas, LPG, BioGas, SKO,HSD Exhaust of Gas engines, Turbines, furnaces etc

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Independence From Electricity

Freedom From H. T. Power. Transformer Becomes Redundant Reduction in Electrical Accessories Such as Cabling, E B Deposit, MCC Etc. DG Back-up is Considerably Reduced

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No Large Moving Parts

VAPOUR ABSORPTION MACHINE DOES NOT USE BIG COMPRESSOR OR MOTOR FOR ITS OPERATING CYCLE.

NO WEAR & TEAR LESS DOWN TIME

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NO DYNAMIC LOADING. FLEXIBILITY OF INSTALLATION

ROOFTOP INSTALLATION SAVING OF FLOOR SPACE FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

SILENT OPERATION
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Negligible Maintenance

NO MOVING PARTS NO REFRIGERANT LEAK NO TOP-UP REQUIREMENT NEGLIGIBLE MAINTENANCE

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Efficient Part Load Performance

Automatic & Step-less Modulation from 10 % to 100% Load Same Efficiency In Part Load Operation. You spend for what you use

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Environmental Scenario

Rising concern over use of CFCs / HCFCs Planned phase out of the CFC/HCFC based refrigerants No proper substitute found

Costly Scarce Reduced Efficiency Higher global warming potential

Growing concerns over GLOBAL WARMING

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VAM Is Environmental Friendly

Zero Ozone Depleting Potential No Future Conversion Cost No Global Warming Potential

USES WATER AS REFRIGERANT

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THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES

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How Absorption Chillers work?

Boiling point of the water is a function of pressure. At atmospheric pressure water boils at 100 deg. C. When maintained at high vacuum, water will boil and subcool itself. The boiling point of the water at 6 mmHg (abs) is 3.7 deg. C.

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How Absorption Chillers work?

Lithium Bromide (LiBr) has the property to absorb water (Refrigerant) due to its chemical affinity, directly proportional to concentration & inversely proportional to its temperature.

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How Absorption Chillers work?

Diluted LiBr loses its capacity to absorb water vapour. Thus needs to be reconcentrated using a Heat Source. Heating may be Steam / Flue gases / Hot water /f uel firing.
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How Absorption Chillers work?

The heating causes the solution to release the absorbed refrigerant in the form of vapour. This vapour is cooled in a separate chamber to become liquid Refrigerant.

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Thermax in Absorption Cooling

1975 Thermax pioneered concept of waste heat recovery on engines working on various fuels. 1984-94: Tie up with Sanyo, Japan 1984-87 : Marketing Tie Up with Sanyo for Indian market 1988-94 : Technical Collaboration 1991-1996 : Tie up with Kawasaki Thermal Engg. Japan Technical Collaboration for direct fuel fired products 1994 onwards Started own technology development and currently have products matching / exceeding world standards Till date.

Installed over 2500 chillers in more than 40 countries

MARKET SHARE : 90% (absorption cooling market) in INDIA EXPORTS : 40 % of goods manufactured, largest worldwide
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Product Range
Steam Driven VAM
Type Single Effect Double Effect Steam Pr. 1 3 Kg/Cm2 4 10 Kg/Cm2 Capacity 100 - 2000 NTR 50 - 2000 NTR

Hot Water Driven VAM

Type Low Temp Medium Temp High Temp Temperature 70C - 110C 110C - 150C 150C - 200C Capacity 20 - 1150 NTR 100 - 2000 NTR 50 - 2000 NTR

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Product Range
Fuel Fired VAM
Type Gaseous / Liquid fuels Capacity 50TR 1140NTR

Multi Energy VAM

Combination of Exhaust Gases Hot Water Fuel firing Steam Capacity

50-2000 NTR

* Exhaust from gas / light oil engines

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Sectors Comfort Cooling

Hotels
Marriott Freemont - USA P T Bali Nirvana - Indonesia Sheraton Towers - Brazil

Educational Institutes
State University of NY - USA Bloomsburg University - USA Roosevelt Magnet School - USA

Commercial Centers
BBC Studio - UK Henry Ford Museum - USA Bicycle Casino - USA

Super Market
Mundial Super market - Brazil Raleys Deptt. Store - Brazil Prezunic Super Market - Brazil

Medical Centers
Royal free hospital - UK VA Medical Center - USA Gemilli Hospital - Italy World Leaders in Vapour Absorption Technology

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Sectors Others
Dairy & Confectionary
Nestle - Philippines Cadbury - Nigeria Chitale Dairy - India

Textiles
Kangwal Polyesters - Thailand Carolina Textiles - UAE Square Textiles - Bangladesh

Pharmaceuticals
AstraZeneca - UK Johnson & Johnson -USA Pfizer - India

Paper & Pulp

Phoenix papers - Thailand Maul Belser - Germany BILT -India

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Sectors Others
Edible Oils
Lipico - Thailand Marico Industries India Parakh Foods - India

Refineries & Petrochemicals

Exxon Mobil Saudi Arabia Reliance Industries Ltd. - India Gas Authority of India Ltd. - India

Chemicals
BASF - Mexico Asian Paints - India Nirma Ltd. - India

Steel
United Gulf Steel UAE Bhilai Steel Plant India Rourkela Steel Plant - India

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Sectors Others

Electronics
Bosch -Germany Moser Baer - India Temic Heilbronn - Germany

Engineering
Daimler Chrysler - Germany Larsen & Tubro -India Medway Plastics - USA

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Worldwide Subsidiaries & Representative Offices

Germany Luxembourg Scandinavia Italy Spain United Kingdom Portugal Sweden Belgium Holland Denmark

Thermax Russia Ltd. Thermax Europe Ltd.

California New Jersey Saudi Arabia Dubai Egypt Bahrain Iran Nigeria South Africa Kenya Sao Paulo Legend:Subsidiaries & Offices Head Quarters, India Syria

Thermax Inc.,USA

Bangladesh

Thermax Hongkong Shanghai Rep Office

Hongkong Shanghai

Thermax Hongkong Ltd.

Sri Lanka Malaysia Indonesia Singapore Philippines Thailand Australia

HEAD QUARTERS, India

Thermax do Brasil

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Installations around the world

Goteborg Energy AB, Sweden Maul Belser, Germany Daimler Chrysler,Germany BBC, UK Christian Dior, Italy Hotel Marriott, Freemont Johnson & Johnson SUNY, Albany Henry Ford Museum Bloomberg University Cadburys Coca Cola Mundial Supermarket Prezunic Supermarket Brazil Nigeria Nestle, Philippines Coca Cola, Philippines Bali Nirvana, Indonesia Kangwal Polyesters, Thailand Monash University Underdale College Hawksberry Council Regency Institute of Tafe Australia South East Asia USA Middle East Asia Indian Subcontinent ITC Azovimpex, Russia Europe Exxon Mobil, Saudi Arabia Giant Stores, Saudi Arabia Saudi Formaldehyde & Chemicals, Saudi Arabia King Fahd University Manama Textiles, Bahrain Asian Paints, India Reliance Industries Ltd., India Larsen & Tubro, India Gas Authority of India Ltd., India Jamuna Textiles ,Bangladesh Square Textiles ,Bangladesh

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