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COOL-THERM NEWS
World’s first Turbomiser with Dynamic Noise Control installed in London
WELCOME from the MD
This edition contains news of a num-ber of firsts, in terms of both technol-ogy and projects, which I and the team are very proud of. On the technology front, Cool-Therm is responsible for the world’s first installation using Geoclima’s new Dynamic Noise Control (DNC) system. This ingenious device can be fitted to a Turbomiser or any chiller, and ensures a pre-set sound limit is not exceeded. It is the solution to growing concern over noise levels, which is becoming a particular issue in city centres and built-up areas, where commercial premises exist alongside residential buildings. The system is proven and cost-effec-tive. I look forward to reporting on the results of onsite measurements once the chillers have been fully commis-sioned. On the projects front, we are pleased to announce the first installation of Hitema chillers by Cool-Therm in the UK, in a project for Lionhead Studios. Another first was an order for the smallest Turbomiser installed by Cool-Therm to date, for a compact but beautifully-made 190kW unit for Venture House.Ken Strong
Summer 2013 | Issue 07
The world’s first installation of Turbomiser chillers
equipped with Dynamic Noise Control (DNC) was
successfully completed by Cool-Therm last month
in London.
Two 400kW TMA Turbomisers, purchased by
Sisk, were craned into position on the roof-top of
1 Commercial Street, a new 22-storey develop-
ment of premium apartments in the heart of the
capital.
Cool-Therm’s Steve Soffe, who secured the deal,
attended site with John Shipley of Sisk to help
oversee the lift operation, which went without a
hitch.
It is the first project to feature Geoclima’s new
active noise monitoring and control solution,
Dynamic Noise Control (DNC). The system enables
a noise limit to be set; the DNC system then
continuously monitors and controls the chiller to
ensure the limit is not exceeded. For more on how
the system works, see item below.
Sisk specified DNC for the installation in order to
guarantee that noise limits for the site would be
delivered. The building is primarily residential with
penthouse suites on the top floors in close proxim-
ity to the roof-top mounted plant.
Steve Soffe says: “It was vital that the specified
sound levels would not be exceeded, irrespec-
tive of prevailing climatic conditions. To achieve
this, the chillers are acoustically enclosed and
equipped with DNC to provide the total reassur-
ance required by the client.”
The system has been proven to work in indepen-
dent tests carried out under the auspices of Hann
Tucker in Geoclima’s test lab in Italy.
Dynamic Noise Control - how it worksDNC is designed to overcome the increasingly stringent requirements on noise,
imposed by local authorities, planners and end users.
It constantly monitors sound levels produced by a chiller. If a pre-set noise limit
is reached, it actively controls and adapts chiller operation to reduce sound
levels – while maintaining chiller output, to ensure cooling to the building is
maintained.
Tests show that sound levels can be delivered in most cases with only a tiny
sacrifice in energy efficiency and no reduction in cooling capacity.
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NEWS In briefPeople news
Welcome back to Jon Laheney who returned from his three-month sab-batical at the beginning of May after visiting many countries, including Thailand, New Zealand, and Australia - to name but a few.
Welcome back also to KellyWilliams from maternity leave in June, following the arrival of son Max last September. Kelly will be taking on a new challenge on her return, assist-ing Larry Barlow and Rob Young in the Sales-Project department.
Debbie Buffery has been appointed to a permanent position in her role as Accounts Administrator after success-fully covering Kelly William’s maternity leave for almost a year. Deb has been exceptionally successful in credit control and keeping the cash coming in on time.
Paul Williams from Brunel Manage-ment has been appointed to stream-line our Health and Safety and ISO procedures and documentation. He is currently working with Alex Strong on optimising the server files, to make them more user-friendly. Paul is also steering us towards attaining ISO 18001 status by 2014.
Cool-Therm lands prestigiouscooling orders, and more firsts
Successful RNLI charity sailing day for Tiger II
Cool-Therm has a series of major orders over the
past few months.
These include the first installation of Hitema
chillers (x3) by Cool-Therm in the UK, in a project
for Lionhead Studios, which specialises in cutting-
edge computer games.
An order from Carillion, project managed by
Rob Young, was destined for MoD Feltham. A big
thank you to the engineers on site (Steve Baker,
Andy Comerford and Gareth Johns) who helped
make it a problem-free installation.
Another first was an order for the smallest
Turbomiser installed by Cool-Therm to date, for
a compact but beautifully-made 190kW unit for
Venture House.
At the other end of the scale, Alex Strong secured
two orders from Aqua Cooling Solutions Ltd, for
three 1410kW Turbomiser chillers for installation
at Jacobs Urenco in July-August this year, worth
some £705,222.
Steve Soffe secured an order from Sisk for two
Turbomiser chillers, for installation at 1 Commer-
cial Street, London. It is the first installation to
use the new Dynamic Noise Control (DNC) system
from Geoclima. (For more on the project, see
article on page 1).
A new mobile water chiller unit, the MobiFlo, de-
signed in-house around the Hitema 10kW chiller,
is now in use at Amcor Flexibles Winterbourne
plant, allowing cooling at various locations
around the factory.
Finally, to conclude a very successful few months,
in a supply-only project Cool-Therm delivered a
200kW Turbomiser TMA chiller to Salisbury Hospi-
tal, ensuring that the Cool-Therm name remains
high on the NHS supplier list.
Alex Strong skipperedTiger II in the RNLIRegatta from Mermaid Quay in Cardiff, with the help of Dave Blackmore acting as his competent crew. Guests, all from NG Bailey, joined the Cool-Therm crew and 25 other yachts in raising more than £20,000 for thesea-going charity.
ON THE WATER
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Email: [email protected]: www.cooltherm.co.uk
Finally, who is the man
with the winning smile?
None other than our own
Ken Strong, pictured in a
1989 company brochure.
Happy birthday Ken, and
many more to come!