Carrier Ensures Reliable Cooling at London Gatwick Airport with Comprehensive Service and Maintenance
Carrier provides full service and maintenance for 50 chillers across the airport, with a physical and digital presence to keep the equipment running optimally.
Key benefits
- R-1234ze refrigerant with a GWP rating of less than 1
- Low sound output
- High resilience due to its dual refrigeration circuit
- High efficiency by precisely matching cooling output with the load using a fine-control inverter
- Significant lower carbon footprint
- Lower running costs over its operational lifetime
Technologies
- Carrier AquaForce 30XAV chiller operating on PUREtec HFO refrigerant R-1234ze
Challenges and Solutions
Jack Hartland, principal mechanical engineer at Gatwick Airport, said: “We have set ambitious targets for the environmental performance of all aspects of Gatwick’s operations, and the energy efficiency and carbon status of our buildings are key elements. Based on ultra-low GWP refrigerant R-1234ze, the new Carrier chiller delivers in relation to both efficiency and carbon, and has helped us achieve the outstanding environmental performance our strategy requires.”
chiller is designed for flexibility in such replacement projects, with a compact footprint and variable configurations of water pipework that can be matched to existing connections. At Gatwick, the built-in chiller control interface was linked into the building management system, giving high-level control and helping to minimise energy consumption.
