case study: design installation of intelligent free

cooling chillers
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scope of works Undertook the design installation and commissioning of two 180Kw intelligent free cooling chillers

Client: global IT provider Holborn supported the existing Data hall using temporary chillers and air handling units, Holborn
carried out extensive environmental logging initially to select the equipment to support the hall,
Site: after the temporary system was install a program of proving was undertaken before any works
were undertaken
Scope: Design & Build Computer room
Value: £214k The existing R22 chillers were then decommissioned, removed and two new Intelligent free cool-
ing chillers installed, Holborn carried out the turn key package works which involved:

Holborn’s reputation in critical
environments and thorough com-
mitment to top class service is evi-
dent as this contract came from a
happy existing customer.
• Provision of N+I air conditioning to support the data hall
• Decommissioning and removal of the existing chillers
• Construction of galvanised steel gantry
• New insulated chilled water pipework

• Local area network control system

• Upgrade of the pumping system

• Integration onto the site BMs

• System pressure tested

• Pipework flushed / chemically cleaned and doused with glycol

• Complete system water balance & commissioned

The new system then went through a series of proving test whilst supporting the data hall, then
upon completion of the tests, supported the data hall for a further 72 hours before the temporary
cooling installation was removed

Contract was completed 31st March 2011