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BROAD X NON –ELECTRIC CHILLER

USER’S MANUAL

March.2009.SI
Please read this manual carefully to ensure good
operation and maintenance to the chiller.

1. Only those who have been specially trained by BROAD


and obtained operator qualification can operate
BROAD chillers.

2. This manual should be appropriately kept until the chiller retires.

3. If there is any technical innovation on this product, we will


inform you in time so as to facilitate your technical
upgrading to the chiller.

4. It’s prohibited to change chiller’s component, structure


and wiring diagram without BROAD’s approval.

5. Chiller’s operation environment


Machine room temperature:5~43℃
Relative humidity:< 85%
Ambience: It should be kept away from dusts, corrosive
gases, especially salty, strong acid or alkaline
environment. Vibration should also be avoided
in and near the machine room.

6.Don’t place the touch screen where there is fluctuation of


temperature and humidity so as to avoid condensation
and freezing.
Contents
General Information······································1
Operation·····················································4
Product Overview·········································13
Working Principle··········································15
Periodic Check·············································17
Faults and Troubleshooting························· ···24
Maintenance···············································36
Energy-saving Management··························50
Service Information·······································54
Appendix·····················································58
Main parts list·······························································58
Water quality standard················································62
DFA safety regulations··················································63
IFA safety regulations▲················································ 65
IFA main screen▲························································67
IFA faults and troubleshooting▲····································68
Saturated water vapor pressure·····································70
Saturated steam pressure for LiBr solution························71
LiBr solution performance curves····································71
P&I diagram (Piping & instruments) ································72

Note:BROAD X Chiller includes direct-fired type and


heat recovery type. The difference between heat
recovery type and direct-fired types are listed in
those parts marked with ▲. Since the mainshell
technology, operation, check, maintenance and
troubleshooting are almost the same as direct-fired
type, all the contents in this manual unrelated to
combustion are applicable to heat recovery type.

Operation oriented information

Knowledge oriented information


1
General information
2
General information

Touch Screen
Power on the chiller, it will enter
the “monitor” main screen
directly.

Start
Press the“ON start” key, which will
turn green after confirmation, the
chilled/heating water pump and
cooling pump will be started
automatically. After chilled water
and cooling water flowrate are
confirmed, the chiller will start
operating with automatic cooling
load regulation and safety
protection.

Shutoff
Press“OFF Dilution”key, the
burner will stop and the chiller
will enter dilution cycle. HTG
temperature drops gradually
while the chilled water
temperature rises. It will end
when the condition is met,
which needs 30-60 minutes.

Note:
1.Do not use nail or anything
sharp to touch the touch
screen surface. Use a piece
of wet cloth to clean the dust
on surface if needed. It is
prohibited to clean with
alcohol or other organic
solvents.
2.The professional interface is
only open to BROAD service
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General information

Alarm notice

If there is fault notice on the main screen, enter the “Fault Record” screen by pressing fault
caution icon and you will be able to check the occurring time, reseting time and fault name
of fault stop, fault alarm and abnormal notice. Then do trouble shooting according to the
prompted fault information.
Fault Record screen is also accessible by pressing Fault Record on Check screen. Please refer
to page 10.
4
Operation

Temperature Setting

The temperature setting value of chilled water outlet, cooling water inlet and HTG can be
adjusted in the main screen.Just input the target number and confirm in the “TENKEY”
numerical keyboard. The chiller will automatically adjust the load according to the
temperature setting. For example, if the chilled water target temperature is set at 7℃, the
chiller will keep it around 7℃ automatically.

Chilled/Heating W. Outlet temperature: Setting range 5~25℃, default 8℃.It helps


to save energy by increasing the target temperature properly when the environment
temperature is low.But it would impact the terminal’s air conditioning effect if it’s set too
high.It’s proper to decrease the target temperature when the environment temperature is
high, which would increase the energy consumption if the setting is too low.

Cooling-water inlet temperature:Setting range 22~34℃,default 30℃.It helps to


improve the chiller’s performance by decreasing the setting value properly.

HTG temperature:Setting range 120~161℃,default 150℃.It’s proper to set it low with low
load.In the precondition of fulfilling users’ need, it’s better to set the temperature low. The
lower the temperature is, the safelier and more energy efficiently the chiller works.
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Operation

Air conditioning mode selection

Cooling (the corresponding circle turning diluted solution angle valve are fully
black means being chosen, the same to the closed, and the HTG solution level is in
following modes) zone D.
① Make sure the steam angle valve, ② Make sure the heating water drain valve
concentrated solution angle valve and is closed and hot water drain valve is fully
diluted solution angle valve are fully open. open.
② Make sure the drain valves of chilled ③Make sure the system’s cooling-heating
water and cooling water are closed, and switch valve is switched to heating and
the drain valve of heating water or hot the system is full of water.
water is fully open.
③ Make sure the system’s cooling-heating Heating and hot water
switch valve is switched to cooling state Make sure the chiller is in heating mode, the
and the system is full of water. hot water drain valve is closed while the
Cooling and hot water shut-off valve is open, and the system is full
of water.
Make sure the chiller is in cooling mode, the
hot water drain valve is closed while the Hot water only
shut-off valve is open, and the system is full ① The same with“Heating①”
of water. ② Make sure the hot water drain valve is
Heating closed and heating water drain valve is
fully open.
① Make sure the steam angle valve, ③ Make sure the hot water shut-off valve is
concentrated solution angle valve and open and the system is full of water.
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Operation

Energy-saving setting

Press “Energy-saving setting” on the “Setting” screen to enter “Energy” screen. Select an
energy-saving mode according to the ambient temperature and cooling load: top, high,
medium or low energy-saving.The chiller will run automatically according to the ambient
temperature and chosen engery-saving mode.
Note: After the chiller stops, it can automatically restart when the ambient temperature
increases (reduces) by a certain temperature difference, this is called“restarting temperature
difference”. For example in medium energy-saving cooling operation, the chiller will stop when
the ambient temperature is 22℃ and restart when it reaches 24℃. In high energy-saving heating
operation, the chiller will stop when ambient temperature is 16℃ and restart when it reaches 14℃.

Energy-saving selection guidance


No. Mode Selection
1 Top Energy-saving To avoid the facilities in the room to be too cold or too hot when nobody is in the room.
2 High Saving energy dramatically. Recommended for customers who do not have high
Energy-saving demand for air conditioning. Not recommended in rigid seasons or for customers
with small capacity indoor units.
3 Medium Energy saving and also with good air conditioning effect. Recommended for
Energy-saving common use (except some special applications).
4 Low To avoid energy waste due to man-made imprecise temperature setting. Suitable to
Energy-saving occasions with high standard requirements for air conditioning
7
Operation

Timing

Press “Time on setting” on the “setting” screen to enter.

“Timing on/off” functions can be selected separately or together according to demand. One
of “Every day” , “Once ” or “week” can be selected. The chiller will realize automatic on/off
by the setting.

Timing can be reset at anytime. Press “Cancel” to cancel the timing function.
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Operation

Water system selection

Press “water system choice” in “Setting” screen.


Choose corresponding pump, fan, water quality stabilizer pump or valves, make single, multiple
choices or cancel according to system demand.
9
Operation

Other selection

Press “Other choice” in “Setting” screen to enter.


BAS:Choose “Local” if there is no BAS
Auto-vent:It is chosen normally and can be cancelled if the chiller stays in or other special
condition.
Oil/gas select:An option for dual fuel burner, to be chosen according to fuel type.

Clock setting
Press “Clock setting” in “Setting” screen to enter, check and adjust to right date and time.
10
Operation

Check

Press“Check-up” to enter.
Press “Runing Operation” to check chiller’s real time parameters and status, time, function,
control mode, temperature, frequency, liquid level and burner status.
Press “Operation record” to check history data and select “Today”, “Yesterday” and “The
day before yesterday” to check three days’ record. Press “Print” to print out the records (a
special printer is needed). Press “Fault” to check fault stop, fault alarm and abnormal
reminding. Select the corresponding fault item to further check fault/abnormal occurring
time, recovery time and fault name.The fault would be resolved by following the detailed
fault information.
Press “Maintenance record” to check maintenance frequency and schedule (a reminding
notice will appear on the main screen if next maintenance is coming to the due date).
Press “Operation time” to check the accumulative running time of the chiller and main parts,
the frequency of auto-vent.
Press”Parts remain- time” to check the remaining life of each part.
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Operation

Energy cost

Press“Expense” to enter to check the consumption and costs of fuel, water and electricity.
Operation 12

Information

Press “Information” to enter.


Press “Chiller information” to check user code, chiller model, rated chilled water temperature,
program version and other parameters.
Press “Service information” to check Head-quarters, branch office and service engineer
hotlines.
Press “Check PLC” to check PLC’s input signals.
Press “中文/English” to change the language.
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Produt overview
Pressure Vacuum Pressure Heating W. Exhaust Front flue
Cooling W. outlet Chilled W. outlet escape gauge control outlet port chamber

Absorber

Evaporator

Cooling Cooling W. Chilled Chilled W. Gas


W. inlet drain valve W. inlet drain valve Burner valve train Gas inlet

HTG and Steam Chiller


enclosure Heating W. inlet Hot W. outlet Hot W. inlet angle valve control cabinet

Rear flue
chamber

Flame
sight-glass

Hot W.
relief valve

Heating W.
relief valve

Heating W.
drain valve

Hot W. Diluted solution HTHE Concentrated Diluted solution Inverter


drain valve sampling valve sampling valve solution angle valve angle valve cabinet
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Product overview

Hot W. Heating W. Heating W. Hot W.


thermalstatic valve thermalstatic valve check valve flow meter

Rupture
disc

Chilled W.
check valve

Hot W. Softener Softener


pump brine tank control valve

Cooling W.
flow meter
AC W. flow
meter

AC W. cooling/heating
switch valve
AC W. check
valve header

Cooling W. check
valve header

AC W. pump

AC W. filter

盐箱 软水器
Cooling pump

Cooling W.
filter 泵组
控制柜
Drain part 装有变频器

Auto stabilizer
drain valve
Cooling W.
drain valve

Softener resin
tank

agent for anti-scale AC w. Distribution system


and anti-rust drain valve Biocide control carbinet

灭菌剂
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Working principle
The cooling principle

The cooling principle


The input heat energy heats LiBr solution to generate vapor, which is then condensed into water by
cooling water. When the refrigerant water enters evaporator (in high vacuum condition), its temperature
goes down immediately. And it is sprayed over the copper tubes to produce cooling.
The water absorbs heat from air conditioning system and evaporates, then is absorbed by concentrated
LiBr solution from the generators. The cooling water takes away the heat and releases it into the air.
Diluted solution is pumped into HTG and LTG separately to be heated to begin the process all over again.
Note: The water distribution system includes pumpset and cooling tower.
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Working principle
The heating principle

The heating principle


The input heat energy heats the LiBr solution. The vapor produced by the solution heats the heating
water or hot water in tubes, while condensate returns to the solution to be heated and the cycle repeats.
As "separate heating" is adopted, the heating cycle becomes very simple, just like a vacuum boiler.
Therefore, the life span of the chiller can be doubled.
A separate heat exchanger can provide dedicated hot water while cooling or heating operation is
stopped.
So, only BROAD has the unique technology in the world that can realize "three functions in one unit".
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Periodic check
Periodic check items and Cooling capacity and COP
intervals Every BROAD packaged chiller is equipped with
No. Items Interval flow meter of fuel, AC water, cooling water and
1 Capacity and COP 1 week hot water. By detecting the real time flow rate
2 HTG solution level 1 month and using control software, it is able to calculate
3 Flow meter 1 week cooling capacity and COP automatically. Under
4 Combustion Burner operation 1 week normal operation and maintenance chillers can
check
sustain energy efficiency and load capacity as
Flame detector 1 month
well. However in regular operation cooling
check&clean
capacity and COP might decrease temporarily
Combustion 1 year
for some reasons, such as scaling of the water
chamber and fire
system. Therefore a regular check on a chiller’s
tube check&clean
5 Electrical system and 3 months cooling capacity and COP display on touch
components screen should be performed.
6 Inverter 3 months
7 Solution 1 year HTG solution level
8 Package Softener check 1 month HTG solution level should be stabilized at
pumps Auto water- 1 month zone C in cooling operation. The stability of
treatment plant the HTG solution level relates directly to the
check
stable operation and even the life span of
Pump check 1 month
the chiller. So during cooling operation, a
9 Cooling Water lever 1 week
tower check&adjust regular check from start to stop for 3 hours
check Fan check&adjust 1 year has to be performed 3 times a month. No
Distributor 1 year matter how the external load varies, the
check&adjust HTG solution level should be stabilized at
10 AC and hot Check by scale 6 months zone C.
water detector or soft
quality and connector Flow meter
scale Check by opening 1 year
Check the value of chilled water and
water box cover
cooling water on display is normal or not. If
11 Cooling Water quality 1 month
water qulity analysis not, it is required to check whether the flow
and scale Cooling water 1 year meter is installed according to specification
circulation system or not, the battery is normal or not, the pipes
cleaning are clean or not, there is air inside or not, etc.
Water system filter 1 year
cleaning
Check by scale 1 year
detector
Check by opening 2 years
water box cover
Periodic check 18

Combustion
might greatly decrease the HTG heat transfer
a. Burner operation check efficiency, waste energy, resulting in air
The burner operation is stable or not directly pollution, or even causing fire accident when
determines the chiller’s operation. Therefore a the exhaust temperature increases to a certain
weekly checkup on burner operation is degree.
necessary. Method is as following: ②.Soot detection:
① Observe the flame through flame sight glass ﹒Inspect if the exhaust temperature rises
on the rear flue chamber. The flame should be abnormally.
stable with normal color. For gas the flame ﹒Open the automatic pressure escape to
color should be light blue with red in the inspect if there is soot on fire tubes.
middle. For oil, the color should be white-red ﹒Inspect from sight-glass to see if there is soot
color. with combustion chamber when the burner
②Observe the burner ignition and fire stage is in operation.
change. The flame should be stable without ③.Soot cleaning procedures:
deflagration. ﹒Switch off the chiller. Start cleaning when the
b.Flame Detector Check & Cleaning temperatures in the combustion chamber and
fire tubes are close to room temperature.
Flame detector is a component which is used to
﹒Disconnect the burner control wire if
detect if the flame is normal when the burner is
necessary. If the marks on the wire are not
running, one of the most important safety
clear, re-mark properly to avoid any false
protection devices of the burner. Big resistance
wiring the next time.
caused by the flue duct, poor oil quality, big
﹒Close the fuel inlet valve, diffuse gas or drain
fluctuation of gas pressure, blocked oil filter or
residual oil.
maladjustment of the burner damper will all
﹒Take off the oil pipe or straight connecting
result in insufficient combustion in the burner. The
pipe to the butterfly valve.
flame detector will be smoked black by the
﹒Remove the burner and keep it well.
exhaust thus unable to detect the flame signal,
﹒Remove HTG front flue chamber cover, rear
which might cause burner failure. Therefore, the
flue chamber manhole (no manhole for small
flame detector must be checked and cleaned
models)cover and insulation head.
once a month.
﹒Take out the turbulators in the fire tubes from
① Procedures for oil burner flame detector
the front flue chamber and clean with rags
cleaning.
(non-corrosive detergent can be used).
﹒Pull out the flame detector.
﹒Clean the combustion chamber and fire
﹒Clean the glass cover with soft cloth or
tubes with steel brushes or other tube
quality tissue.
cleaning equipments.
﹒Insert the flame detector back into the
﹒Clean the soot with a vacuum cleaner.
holder.
﹒Reinstall the turbulators, covers of front and
②Procedures for gas burner flame detector
rear flue chamber, insulation head, burner
cleaning.
and its control wire, oil pipe or straight
﹒Power off the chiller.
connecting pipe in turn.
﹒Open the combustion head to check if
there’s soot on flame detecting probe, and if Caution: do not damage the insulation
the distance between the probe and the
④. Remarks
diffuser or ignition electrode meets the
﹒The setscrews of the front and rear flue
requirements stipulated on “Burner manual”.
chamber cover should be replaced. A mixture
Clean if needed.
of graphite powder and engine oil should be
c. De-scaling of the Combustion applied on screws before installation.
Chamber and Fire Tubes ﹒After the burner is reinstalled, vent air (oil
Combustion chamber and fire tubes should be burner) or diffuse gas to the outside (gas
checked every year (when the cooling season burner) before burner operation.
or heating season ends). Clean the fouling if ﹒The sealing gaskets (silicate fiber) for front
needed. flue chamber flange must be replaced to
①. The harm of soot in fire tubes and avoid exhaust leakage.
combustion chamber. ﹒Recheck and adjust burner’s excessive air
Soot in the combustion chamber and fire tubes coefficient after de-scaling.
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Periodic check
Electrical System and Parts
Electrical system and parts shall be checked periodically every 3 months.Electrical system
checking general requirements: parts and wiring are fixed firmly; parts temperature rise in
operation is normal; label is clear, complete and pasted firmly; no dusts and remained
objects on each part. Electrical parts checklist:
Item Content Tools or method
Transformer Deviation of each output voltage shall be within 5% of the rated Multimeter, infrared
one. Surface temperature is below 60℃ Thermometer
Temperature Temperature and pressure control set point activates and resets Visual inspection
Control, pressure normally
Control, Flow switch shall disconnect (connect) when the water pump is off
Flow switch (on).No rust on bellow pipe of pressure control and flow switch
All temperature Calibrate. Measure temperature at all places with precision Thermometer
Sensors thermometer and compare with the value on touch screen:
compensate if deviation <2℃; check the wiring and sensors if
deviation ≥2℃
AC contactor, Touch the testing point of AC contactor and circuit breaker with Visual inspection ,
Circuit breaker A small screw driver and check if it functions normal and if all small
switches respond swiftly and reliably Screw driver
Canned pump No abnormal sound when the pump is running and the rotary Multimeter, infrared
Direction is correct. The current should stay within the nominal Thermometer
Range. Insulation resistance ≥0.5 MΩ. Surface temperature rise is
≤60℃ when the motor is in operation
PLC module Check if PLC signals are consistent with touch screen display Visual inspection
Internet gateway All indicator lights should be normal Visual inspection
STATUS light: blink upon successfully connecting with BROAD monitoring
center
PPP light: blink upon successfully log into Internet via dial-up
TXD light: blink while sending data to internal (RS233/RS485) network
RXD light: blink while receiving data from internal (RS233/RS485) network
ACT light: blink while exchanging data with user’s Ethernet
LNK light: blink upon successfully connecting with user’s Ethernet
POWER light: normal on after power-on

Inverter
Item Content Tools or method
Surroundings Make sure the inverter cabinet temperature is within -10 to 40℃, Visual inspection,
Humidity is below 85% and no dust, oil fog, water drops in air Thermometer,
humidity meter
Voltage Main circuit, control circuit voltage should be normal Multimeter
Display Display characters clearly and full letter, no omission of characters Visual inspection
and strokes
Installation support No loose bolts, no abnormal sound and vibration Visual inspection
Hearing
Front panel No deformation, no color change, no dust, no damage Visual inspection
Wiring a. There is no damage, breakage, color change and deformation Visual inspection
connection on cable’s coated wire
b. Firm connection
Cooling tower a. No abnormal sound and vibration Hearing
fan b. No aging or color change owning to overheat on fan blades Visual inspection
Air duct No blockage Visual inspection
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Periodic check
Solution
a. Libr solution quality index
Lithium chromate type solution: Lithium molybdate type solution:
Item Standard Item Standard
Libr% 40/50/52/53/55±0.5 LiBr% 40/50/52/53/55±0.5
Li2CrO4% 0.15~0.25 Li2MoO4 ppm 170±20
PH Value 9.0~10.5 Alkalinity (N) 0.06~0.1
Bro3- No reaction BrO3- No reaction
Cl- % <0.05 Cl- % <0.05
NH4 % NH4 %
+ +
<0.0001 <0.0001
SO42- % <0.02 SO42- % <0.02
Ca2+ % <0.001 Ca2+ % <0.001
Mg2+ % <0.001 Mg2+ % <0.001
Ba2+ % <0.001 Ba2+ % <0.001
Fe3+ % <0.0001 Fe3+ % <0.0001
Cu2+ % <0.0001 Cu2+ % <0.0001
(K+Na)% <0.06 (K+Na)% <0.06
Organic None Organic None
Transparency Clear, transparent (eyeballing) Transparency Clear, transparent (eyeballing)
b. Annual analysis
①Purpose of annual analysis ﹒Use a hard plastic bottle of 50ml to
Poor vacuum of the chiller will result in metal contain the solution (with inner cover,
corrosion and cause change of solution which can be purchased in medical
composition, so the vacuum condition in the department store). Solution must be filled
chiller can be judged by analyzing Fe, Cu in full, with max. 5mm empty space to the
contents in LiBr solution. Bearing the bottle top.Wax the bottle if the sample
“customer-centered” principle, BROAD offers can not be delivered within one week.
annual solution analysis for the customer, free ﹒Write detailed information such as user
in warranty period. Customers can sample abbreviation, chiller model, serial no.,
50ml of LiBr solution after each cooling sampling date, chiller operation time,
season and send (post) it to BROAD for operator, service engineer and local
testing. BROAD will provide test report to service office on a label and paste the
address the vacuum condition of the chiller, label tightly on the solution bottle.
decide if the chiller needs to be leakage ﹒Pack under the guidance of the post
detected and if the solution needs to be office or express mail service and post to
filtered or added with some elements, e.g. BROAD Service Center in BROAD Town,
Inhibitor, hbr, etc. Changsha, 410138 China.
②Procedures of sending the solution ③If the customer is not convenient to post,
﹒Start the solution pump first to let it run for 10 our service engineer can detect the
minutes when the chiller is off or in totally Li2CrO4 concentration on site or bring the
dilution off state. Wait until the solution gets sample to BROAD Town.
totally blended, Sample according to the
procedures described in C.
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Periodic check
c. Solution sampling and d. Solution concentration and
concentration analysis refrigerant specific gravity check
①Sample under positive pressure: applicable ①Close hot water and heating water
to sampling locations with positive pressure thermostatic valve (skip this step if no
(It’s suitable for 2 stage chiller when the heating and hot water function).
solution pump is running with a frequency ②Under cooling mode, turn on the chiller for
over 40Hz but not for other chillers). 2 hours under high fire.
﹒Prepare a clean glass or plastic container ③Run the refrigerant pump continuously,
﹒Remove the cork of the sampling valve. the solution level inside the refrigerant
﹒Put the container under the valve nozzle and water box shall maintain at the 1/3 of the
open the valve to discharge the solution. sight class and get stabilized.
﹒Close the valve, clean the valve nozzle ④Sample the LTG and HTG concentrated
with water and put back the cork. solution from LTHE and HTHE sampling
②Negative pressure sampling: applicable to valve swiftly with sampling bottle by
sampling locations with negative pressure negative pressure method.
or unknown pressure status. ⑤Open the diluted solution sampling valve (In
﹒Take a sampling bottle and 2 rubber vacuum rated operation with inverter frequency 40Hz
hoses. Connect one end of one rubber hose above, this valve is under positive pressure.
to the purge nozzle of the sampling bottle and However because of rapid change of
the other end to the sampling purge valve. As frequency it is possible for air leakage owing
for another rubber hose, one end connects to to temporary low frequency. Therefore the
sampling nozzle of the bottle and the other negative pressure sampling is suggested) to
end to the nozzle of the sampling valve. discharge the solution directly.
⑥Measure the solution concentration and
Note: make sure the connection temperature by density meter and
hose is reliable and has no leakage. thermometer, then check up the actual
concentration from “libr temperature,
﹒Start vacuum pump, open main purge specific gravity and concentration” curve.
valve and sampling purge valve in turn to ⑦Sample the refrigerant water from
purge the sampling bottle for 1 minute, refrigerant sampling valve using negative
and use bubble comparison method to pressure sampling method.Test the
make sure there is no air in the bottle. specific weight value by a hydrometer.
﹒Open the sampling valve to sample the ⑧The designed maximum concentration is:
solution. LTG: 61%; HTG: 61%; diluted solution: 56%
﹒Close the sampling valve, sampling purge and specific weight for refrigerant is
valve, main purge valve and vacuum <1.04.
pump after finishing sampling. ⑨Use water to clean sampling valve nozzle
﹒Pull off the hose connecting with the sampling to remove the residual solution. Install the
valve first (the hose must leave the valve mouth cork.
slowly to make the solution inside the hose
get into the bottle as well). Then pull off vacuum rubber cork
another hose (need also guarantee the rubber
solution flow into the bottle). Finally pour h
purge nozzle
the solution from the sampling bottle to a
clean glass or a plastic container (e.g. A
measuring
measuring cylinder). sampling
cylinder bottle
﹒Clean the sampling valve nozzle
with water and put the cork concentration
sampling
back. meter nozzle

Mercury
hydromete
thermometer
r
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Periodic check
Pumpset
Check every part of distribution system once b. Cooling tower fan checking and
a month. adjustment
a. Softener checking Check the cooling tower’s air flow, adjust
If the city water’s hardness is too high, it the cooling fan’s blade angle if
necessary. The smaller angle the fan’s
should be softened first before filling into the blade to the horizontal direction, the
system. Check the softener once a smaller air flow, otherwise bigger. The
week.The water pressure should not exceed adjusting angle should be within the
0.6MPa. Keep the brine tank 1/3 calibrated scope on the fan axis and
otherwise add some industrial salt. every blade should be in the same angle.
Strengthen water quality monitoring and Start the fan after adjustment and use
adjust the regeneration program, period, ampere meter to detect the running
flow rate or softener settings according to current to make sure it is within the rated
current on the nameplate. Otherwise
inlet/outlet water quality and variation so adjust it again.
as to keep the system in the best
performance. The period of adding salt c. Cooling tower’s water distribution
refers to P 47,”Add salt and resin manually”. check and adjustment
The cooling tower’s water distribution
b. Auto dosing device check device is very important. The insufficient
As the cooling water system is running for water flow and unsteady valve adjustment
long period, there will be accumulated always cause asymmetric water distribution.
scale, mud and algae in the pipes which The smaller cooling water pump’s
frequency and cooling water flow rate, the
are thermal resistant. It will reduce the heat more asymmetric the water distribution is.
transfer, increase the load, causing energy Hence the cooling water pump frequency
waste and shorten the chiller’s life, or even should not be too small.
threaten the chiller safety. Check whether
the chiller can realize auto dosing, whether A.C./hot water quality and
the stabilizer is run out and whether the fouling.
stablizer pump has been set properly. a. Water quality and fouling check
c. Pump check Distilled water, de-ionized water or soft water
should be used for chilled/heating water
Check the pump’s running noise and system and primary side of secondary heat
vibration to see whether the base is exchanging hot water system to avoid fouling
steady or not. Make sure the motor’s and chemical corrosion to the chiller, piping
current does not exceed the rated value system and terminals. Direct hot water system
and the temperature rises up normally. can be treated by Siliphos. Although water
Check whether the frequency driver of treatment is applied, fouling can still be
cooling water pump and cooling fan are formed on the chilled/heating and hot water
normal. copper tubes water side after long time
operation. So regular checking on water side
Cooling tower of chilled/heating and hot water is necessary.
The methods are as follows:
a. Cooling tower water level check ①Every 6 months, check the fouling detector
and adjustment to see if fouling formed in the copper tubes,
When the cooling water system is full of or open the soft connecter to judge.
Sample a small bottle of water and send it
water, the level in the water pool should be to authoritative lab for analysis.
25mm lower than its upper edge or 20mm ②Every year, open the water box cover of
lower than the overflow pipe. In any kind chilled/heating and hot water system to
of load the water pool should never be check fouling in copper tubes and rust on
empty during the cooling water pump tube sheet or water box interior.
running and no overflow occurs in water b. Tube cleaning
pool during the cooling water pump off. If fouling is confirmed existing inside the
Otherwise the floating ball valve’s acting copper tubes, the cleaning is needed.
Chemical cleaning is subject to BROAD
position for the water pool level should be written approval and BROAD service
adjusted. engineer’s site confirmation.
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Periodic check
Cooling Water Quality and Fouling
a. Cooling Water Quality requirement
Since the cooling water is exposed to the sea water for flushing sewage) can be used
atmosphere for a long time, evaporation as cooling water, but industrial water,
loss is important and water quality is subject underground water, lake water and
to deterioration due to corrosion.BROAD desalinized sea water must be analyzed by
package chillers adopt auto related technical authority before being
water-treatment plant to achieve scientific used. Even if it can be used as per the
management so it won’t cause serious following standard table, regular analysis is
damage to the chiller, shorten its life-span, required. Drain water, sea water and waste
breed bacteria and endanger personal water are prohibited to be used directly. If
health. Cooling water quality must meet the the cooling tower is subject to outside
requirement of GB/T18362-2008, “Cooling pollution such as waste gas, drain water or
water, makeup water quality standard” as exhaust, regular analysis of the cooling
stipulated in the following table. The high water is required to keep the water quality.
contents of Chlorine ion and acidic Based upon the water analysis result, it is
materials in water might corrode the metal required to add proper amount of qualified
badly; too much content of mineral and water quality stabilizer for anti-corrosion,
alkaline substances might cause serious anti-scale & bacteria killing, which greatly
fouling. In general, city water (not including prolongs the chiller’s life-span.

b. Management of Cooling Water System


Item Inspection&Maintenance Period
Water Ordinary water source is analyzed by specialized technical Once 1 month
analysis department according to international standard to decide
the water refreshing interval. PH value can be self analyzed
Cooling Clean fan motor, fillings, water pool and filter; Cycle with Before each cooling
water weak organic acid for 4 hours if the water is hard season.Every 6 months for
Circulation chillers in full time service
System
Water system Clean the filter of cooling water and make-up water (must be Once a year
Filter cleaned one week after the operation for newly installed
chiller)
Chiller water Check the scale in copper tubes with fouling detector Once a year
system Open the water box cover to check if there’s fouling with the Every two years
Inspection copper tubes or rust with tube sheet and water box interior
Too hard water will cause serious fouling with the cooling water system and result in decrease of
cooling capacity. Service engineer must be informed to confirm and take safe cleaning method.

Warning:To ensure chiller’s life-span, No chemical cleaning procedure can be adopted


without BROAD written confirmation! Cleaning of chiller copper tubes or water system fouling by
unqualified company will seriously impair the chiller copper tubes or even cause chiller damage!
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Fault and troubleshooting
Fault type c.Abnormal Reminding
There are four different types of grouped
Reminding is prompted and the chiller is
fault, namely fault stop, fault alarm,
still in operation. This type of fault has to
abnormal reminding and abnormal record.
be repaired in 10 days or it will shift to fault
Touch screen will display when the first three
stop. When such fault appears, the chiller
types when fault.
will be still in operation and keep giving
a.Fault stop reminding. But some functions will be
Emergency repair is needed when “fault disenabled when something abnormal
stop” occurs during chiller operation. The appears. Some other abnormalities will
chiller will enter dilution shut off cycle. This shift to fault alarm when several times of
type of fault must be dealt with in time automatic reset fails, All abnormal
otherwise it will lead to chiller stop and safety reminding will update to fault stop if not
accident. Chiller can only be started by solved in 10 days.
manual reset after all faults are cleared. d.Abnormal record
This will not affect chiller operation and
b. Fault alarm
there is only record without any prompt
Only alarm is set off and the chiller is still in
on the touch screen. This type of fault is
operation. But the fault should be solved
only recorded in the PLC for service
and reset within 24 hours or it will shift to
engineer’s review and reference for
fault stop.
maintenance.
When such fault appears, the chiller will be
Any fault should be solved in time even
still in operation and keep alarming. Some
though some faults or abnormalities will
fault alarms (such as burner, chilled w.
not lead to immediate chiller stop.
Pump, cooling w. Pump and so on) will reset
If not solved in time fault is bound to
automatically at intervals, and will change
cause chiller stop after a while. In
to fault stop when reset fails. All fault alarm
Addition, running a chiller with fault will
will shift to fault stop if not solved within 24
waste energy, shorten life span and add
hours.
difficulties for repair. For these reasons
every fault should be fixed immediately.
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Fault and troubleshooting
Chiller
a.fault stop
No. Fault Cause Keys
1 Chilled watera.Wrong wiring or short circuit a.Check and wire correctly
flow switch b.Flow switch(es) damaged or improperly b.Readjust or replace the switch(es)
fault adjusted c.Find the reason for the water passing by*
c.There is water passing by the chilled water
side before starting the chiller
2 Copper tube a.Strictly insufficient chilled water flow a.Stop the pumps and cut off power
cracks causes frozen tubes. Possible reasons: supply immediately*
①Some valves in chilled water system b.Close water system inlet valves*
damaged c. Close the 3 angle valves (for vapor,
②Chilled water pump fault diluted solution and concentrated
③Filters at chilled water system seriously solution)*
blocked d.Inform service engineer immediately*
④Air is not totally vented out of the e. Sample from the drain valve, check the
chilled water system specific gravity. If the gravity is over
⑤Chilled water flow switch damaged or 1.1,water between the inlet and outlet
improperly adjusted valves of the chiller should be collected
⑥Cooling water Temperature sensor has for regeneration in the future
too much detecting deviation f. Drain the solution into a clean vessel
b.Improper cleaning with the water system g. Open the water box cover, plug one end of
results in copper tube erosion the copper tubes tightly with a cone rubber
c.Bad water quality causes pit corrosion or plug, spot the leaking tubes with positive
scaling causes erosion under scale pressure bubble detection method
d.Corrosive gas goes into the cooling h. Leaking tubes can be clogged with
water system causing absorber and cone copper blocks when they are less
condenser copper tubes erosion than 3%. Replacement is required when
e.Copper tubes crack caused by chiller the quantity is more than 3%
vibration i. Check the chilled water flow switches to
f.Improper maintenance in see if they work. Recalibrate or replace
winter.(Anti-freeze was not added in the them
water system or water was not drained j. Replace the chilled water temperature sensor
out in the copper tubes when the if its deviation is ≥2℃
temperature in machine room is more k.Solution regenerating
than 0℃) l. Chiller re-commissioning
m. Analyze the reason to avoid it happening
again
Notes:①The chemical cleaning method of the
water side copper tubes is subject to
BROAD approval. Forbidden to use
metal brush for cleaning﹡.
②Cooling tower should be away from
chimney so as to avoid exhaust
entering cooling tower. Chimney
should be in the after-wind side of
cooling tower ﹡
③Improve the machine room
anti-freezing condition. If the
temperature is lower than 0℃,
antifreeze must be added or
water in copper tubes be
completely drained﹡
Note:“﹡” indicates the work which can be performed by the user.
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Fault and troubleshooting
(cont.)
No. Fault Causes Keys
3 Chilled water a.Chilled water pumps stop a.Check chilled w. pumps power supply
off b.Chilled water system lacks of water or and reset﹡
filter severely clogged b.Make up water(vent air from pipes) or
c.Chilled water outlet/inlet valves closed clear the filters﹡
or damaged c.Check and open valves or replace them﹡
d.Flow switch(es) improperly set or damaged d.Readjust or replace flow (es)
4 Chilled w. a.Temperature sensor wrong wiring, short a. Check and wire correctly
Outlet, HTG or open circurt b. Replace temperature module(s)
temperature b. Temperature module(s) damaged c. Replace temperature sensor(s)
sensor fault c. Temperature sensor(s) damaged
5 Temperature a.Communication lines wrong wiring or a. Check and wire correctly
Detecting open/short circuit b.Replace temperature module(s)
Module fault b. Temperature detecting module damaged
6 S-pump a.Inverter damaged a.Refer to the inverter manual
Inverter fault b.Fault feedback wrong wiring or open b.Check and wire correctly
circuit c.Check communication circuit and
c.Communication circuit fault or strong eliminate eclectronagnetic interferer
eclectronagnetic interferer exsiting
7 No solution a.Solution pump filter clogged, wrong a. Clear filter, repair or replace solution
level in HTG(in rotation, not started or stopped by fault pump
cooling) b.S-pump’s setting of maximum frequency b. Reset s-pump frequency.
is too low c. Tune down concentration regulating
c. Concentration regulating valve is valve
improperly adjusted d. Check and wire correctly.
d. Level probe wrong wiring or open/short e. Replace solution level control
circuit
e. Level control damaged

b.fault alarm
No. Fault Causes Keys
1 Chilled/heating a. Temperature sensor wrong wiring or a. Check and wire correctly
/hot w. Outlet, open/short circuit b. Replace temperature module
cooling w. Inlet b. Temperature module damaged c. Replace temperature sensor(s)
Temperature c. Temperature sensor damaged
sensor fault
2 HTG super a.PLC control failure. a. Check PLC control system
High b.Too much deviation of HTG temperature b.Replace
Temperature sensor c. Check or replace
c.Temperature control abnormal. d. Check and recover the vacuum
d.Bad vacuum
3 HTG solution a. Upper and lower coat of solution level a. Replace solution probe’s upper and
level control probe aging leads to short circuit lower cover
Fault b. Solution level control or level probe b. Check and wire correctly
wiring is wrong
4 Cooling water a.Cooling water pumps stop a.Check cooling water pumps’ power
off b.Cooling water system lacks of water or supply and reset﹡
filter serverely clogged b.Make up water(vent air from pipes) or
c.Cooling water outlet/inlet closed or clear the filters﹡
damaged c.Check and open valves or replace them﹡
d. Flow switch(es) improperly set or d.Readjust or replace flow (es)
damaged
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Fault and troubleshooting
(cont.)
No. Fault Causes Keys
5 Chilled water low a. Actuation value of flow switch is a. Readjust
flow improperly adjusted b.Replace
b. Flow switch damaged c. Check the wiring
c. Open circuit or loose contact with flow d. Regain the chilled water flow by below
switch(es) methods﹡
d. Insufficient water flow ①Repair or replace
①Chilled water valve damaged ②Repair
②Chilled water pump fault ③Clean filter
③Chilled water system filters seriously blocked ④Refill the water full and vent air out
④Air is not totally vented out of the
chilled water system
6 Burner fault a.Fault feedback wrong wiring or a.Check and wire correctly
open/short circuit b.Refer to burner manual
b.Burner fault
7 Ignition fault a.Fault feedback wrong wiring or a.Check and wire correctly
open/short circuit b.Refer to burner manual
b.Burner fault
8 Gas leakage a. Fault feedback wrong wiring or a. Check and wire correctly
open/short circuit b. Repair or replace
b. Interior leakage of the solenoid valve.
9 Refrigerant a.Inverter fault a.Refer to inverter manual
pump inverter b.Fault feedback wrong wiring or open circuit b.Check and wire correctly
fault c. Communication circuit fault or strong c.Check communication circuit and
eclectronagnetism interferer exsiting eliminate eclectronagnetic interferer
10 Absorption a.Pump wiring is wrong or with short a. Check and wire correctly
pump, vent circuit, loose contact b. Check or replace pump
pump fault b.Pump overload, lack of phase, short
circuit or damaged
11 Auto air vent a.Auto purge valve is not switched to vent a.Check auto purge valve
abnormal b.Actuation value set too big(no venting b.Check vent valve
for long time may cause valve plate’s c.Reset vent interval
sealing elements sticked) d.Check solution level control and vent
c.Vent interval bit short probe wiring
d.Solution level control or vent probe wiring fault e.Open auto-vent manual check
e.Auto-vent manual valve closed valve(normally open in operation)
12 AC pump fault a. Pump wiring is wrong or with short a. Check and wire correctly
circuit, loose contact b. Check or replace pump
b. Pump overload, lack of phase or short c. Check or replace soft starter
circuit
c.Soft starter fault
13 Cooling water a.Chilled water 3-stage protection act or a.Check chilled water 3-stage
pump fault is wrong wired protection
b. Pump wiring is wrong or with short b.Check and wire correctly
circuit, loose contact c.Check or replace pump
c.Pump overload, lack of phase or short d.Check or replace inverter, soft starter
circuit
d.Inverter or soft starter fault
14 Cooling fan fault a.Fan wiring is wrong or with short circuit, a. Check and wire correctly
loose contact b. Check or replace fan*
b.Fan overload, lack of phase or short circuit c. Check or replace inverter
c.Inverter(if exists)fault
15 Hot water pump a.Wrong wiring, short circuit or loose contact a. Check and wire correctly
fault b. Pump overload, lack of phase or short b. Check or replace pump
circuit
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Fault and troubleshooting
c.abnormal reminding
No. Fault Causes keys
1 Chille w. inlet a. Temperature sensor wrong wiring or a. Check and wire correctly
/cooling w. outlet open/short circuit b. Replace temperature module
/HTG crystallization b. Temperature module damaged c. Replace temperature sensor(s)
/LTG crystallization c. Temperature sensor damaged
/LTHE diluted solution
inlet/vent/ambient
/control cabinet
temp.ensor abnormal
2 Big deviation with a. Temperature sensor resistance value drifts a. Check and wire correctly or replace
chilled water outletb. Temperature sensor wiring is wrong b.Replace temperature module
temperature sensor c. Temperature module drifting or damaged c.Calibrate or replace temperature sensor
3 Chilled water a. Chilled water flow rate is too low a. Increase chilled water flow rate﹡
outlet temperature b. Chilled water outlet temperature b. Increase chilled water outlet
lower than 4℃ setting is too low temperature setting﹡
c. Cooling water temperature is too low c. Increase cooling water temperature
4 Heating/hot water a. Thermostatic valve works abnormally a. Check thermostatic valve wiring or
outlet temperature b. Water flow is too low actuation device
over 95℃ c. Large deviation with temperature sensor(s) b. Increase water flow rate﹡
d. Temperature sensor installation c. Replace temperature sensor
location is too close to water heater d. Move the temperature sensor to 10m
away from the water heater
5 Exhaust a.Soot in fire tubes a.Clear soot*
over-temp. b.Excessive combustion b.Adjust combustion amount
c. Exhaust temperature sensor deviation c.Replace temperature sensor
too big
6 High temperature a. Machine room overheated a. Enforce the ventilation to reduce
in control cabinet b. Control cabinet fan damaged machine room temperature﹡
c. Temperature sensor installation b. Repair or replace
location improper c. Check and reinstall in proper position
7 HTG over-pressure a. Poor vacuum condition a. Refer to item 14 of “Abnormal Reminding”
b. Cooling water flow rate is too low or b. Increase cooling water flowrate or
temperature is too high reduce cooling water temperature﹡
c. Steam angle valve opening is too small c. Check the opening of steam angle
d. Scaling with cooling water copper tubes. valve﹡
e. Too small LTG solution circulation d. De-scale. Plan is subject to BROAD
f. Pressure control actuation value is too written confirmation
low e. Readjust the solution circulation
g. Pressure control damaged f. Reset
h. low or no flow in heating model g. Replace
h.check the heating water loop
8 Cooling water a. Flow switch wiring is wrong a. Check and wire correctly
flow switch b. Flow switch damaged or improper b.Readjust or replace flow switch
abnormal setting c.Check the reason that flow exists
c. There is flow in cooling water side
before chiller started
9 Refrigerant level a. Refrigerant level probe wiring is wrong a.Check and wire correctly
control fault or short circuit b.Replace solution level control
b. Refrigerant level control damaged c.Refer to”refrigerant freezing keys ”
c. Refrigerant box gets frozen d.Replace solution level probe upper
d. Refrigerant level probe upper and and lower cover
lower covers are aging
10 Refrigerant a. Poor vacuum a.refer to poor vacuum eliminating method
overflow b. Refrigerant water polluted b.refer to refrigerant polluted
c. Cooling water flow too low or eliminating method
temperature too high c. Increase cooling water flow or
d. Comprehensive solution concentration improve cooling tower performance
is too low d. Increase solution concentration properly
e. Heating capacity is too much e. Decrease heat input
f. Scaling in absorber copper tubes f. Remove scale in absorber copper
tubes
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Fault and troubleshooting
(cont.)
No. Fault Causes keys
11 Refrigerant a. Cooling water temperature and user’s a. Increase cooling water temperature
freezing load are both low and select energy saving operation
b. Chilled water outlet target temperature mode﹡
setting is too low b. Increase chilled water outlet target
c. Chilled water flow is too low temperature﹡
c. Check the chilled water system and
increase chilled water flow﹡
12 Crystallization a. Cooling water inlet temperature too low a. Check cooling water temperature
b. Excessive combustion setting value, keep it normal or add
c. Poor vacuum inverter to control
d.Circulation improperly adjusted b.Readjust burner and reduce combustion
c.Refer to “poor vacuum”
d.Readjust circulation amount
13 Poor vacuum a. Sealing element aging a. Replace
b. External vacuum valve is not closed b. Check and close tightly﹡
tightly c. Conduct thorough leakage checking
c. Leakage caused during transportation, and repair to the chiller
whereas leakage detection not d. Remove the rust and eliminate the
performed at initial start, or new leakage, then repaint the leaking point
leakage occurred during operation or the whole chiller (the chiller shall be
d. Leakage at welding seam caused by in vacuum when paint is applied)
serious outside corrosion e. Troubleshooting
e. Auto purge and air vent device out of f. Readjust the setting of HTG target
work temperature to avoid HTG operating at
f. The chiller keeps running at high HTG high temperature﹡
temperature which generates
non-condensable gases
14 Auto-vent a.Poor vacuum a.Refer to poor vacuum eliminating
frequently b.Non-condensable probe wiring wrong method
or broken b. Check and wire correctly
c.Vent valve sticked c.replace sealing elements
15 Lack of a.Anti-scale agency runs out a.add anti-scale agency﹡
anti-scale b.Level probe fault b.check or replace level probe
agency
16 Lack of a. Disinfectant runs out a.add disinfectant ﹡
disinfectant b. Level probe fault b. check or replace level probe
17 AC/cooling/hot a.Flow meter is wrongly wired or with a. Check and wire correctly
water flow open/short circuit b.check or replace flow meter
meter b.Flow meter damaged or fault c. eliminate interferer
abnormal c.Electromagnetic interfere
18 AC water pressure a.Sensor is wrongly wired or with a. Check and wire correctly
drop/cooling open/short circuit b.check or replace Sensor
water b.Sensor damaged or fault c. eliminate interferer
conductivity c.Electromagnetic interfere
sensor fault
19 Internet a.Wrong wiring or internet calbe not a. Check and wire correctly
monitoring connected b. Repair or replace
abnormal b.Communication port failed c. Repair or replace
c. Network gateway abnormal d. Fix the network problem﹡
d. Internet is abnormal e. Reset networking parameters
e. Internet parameter setting is wrong
20 PLC/touch a. Fail to replace on time a. Replace and the replacement should
screen low b. Poor battery quality be done in 2 minutes
battery b. Purchase battery from BROAD﹡
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Fault and troubleshooting

d. Abnormal record
No. Fault Causes Keys
1 Cooling a.Cooling tower poor performance a.Refer to “cooling tower fault and
water inlet b. Lack of water leads to air in the water eliminating method”
temperature c. Cooling water target temperature b. Make up water (and continuously
over upper setting is too high. make up water)﹡
limit d. Fan blade angle improperly adjusted c. Reset target value﹡
causes motor strap too loose d. Adjust fan blade angle or strap
2 Cooling a. Low outdoor temperature a. Chiller stops, no cooling﹡
water inlet b. Fan actuation temp. is low b. Readjust the setting value﹡
temperature c. Cooling tower fan linkage fails c. Find the cause and recover the
below the linkage control
lower limit
3 HTG a.Poor vacuum a.Refer to poor vacuum and
over-temper b. Excessive combustion eliminating method
alarm c. Too much deviation of HTG b.Readjust burner
temperature sensor c.Replace temperature sensor
4 Vent alarm The same with “vent over temperature” The same with “vent over temperature”
5 Burner on-off a. Load change is dramatic and the a. Conduct load regulation function
frequently chiller’s load regulation is abnormal. commissioning accurately
b. Burner is abnormal b. Refer to 5.4 “Burner fault and
c. Gas lower limit pressure switch troubleshooting”
protects frequently c. Improve gas pressure and stabilize or
adjust pressure switch setting value
6 Inverter a. Inverter communication port a. Replace inverter
communication damaged b. Redo the wiring
abnormal b. Communication cable abnormal. c. Replace
c. Communication converter d.Eleminating interferer
damaged
d. Electromagnetic interfere
7 Instantly Voltage unstable Negotiate with utility company*
power off
8 Sudden a. Power failure a. Negotiate with utility company﹡
power failure b. Main switch is open b. Check the main switch and restart
c. PLC control circuit fuse is burnt out the chiller﹡
d. Machine room gas leakage or fire c. Find the cause and replace the fuse
alarm is activated d. Eliminate the gas leakage or fire
alarm﹡
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Fault and troubleshooting
e. others
No. Fault Phenomenon Causes Keys
1 Cooling Chilled water a. Poor vacuum a. Refer to “poor vacuum and eliminating
capacity outlet/inlet b. Insufficient cooling method”
lower than temperature both water flow b. Vent air out of water system and make up
the rated increase and c. Cooling water inlet water in full. Check if valves of water system
temperature temperature is high are fully opened and filters are clogged.
difference (above the rated) Check the pump model selection and
decreases; cooling d. Solution circulation rectify﹡
water radiation amount is too high or c. Cooling tower has poor heat dispersion effect.
decreases too low Check if cooling fan belt is loose or fallen off.
e. HTG fire off Adjust cooling fan blades’angle. Check
temperature setting distribution angle and speed of cooling tower
value is too low water distributor. Check if the tower selection is
f. Chilled water flow or correct﹡
temperature d. Adjust solution concentration of HTG to
measurement is 63%±0.5% and LTG to 62%±0.5%. Warning: lock
inaccurate the position bolt after adjusting concentration
g. Octanol added regulation valve
amount is insufficient e. Reset HTG fire off temperature
h. Chiller heating/cooling f. Calibrate the flow meter and thermometer
switch valve are not Calculate accurately chilled water flow
fully opened and temperature difference
i. Refrigerant water gets g. Make up by 0.3%
polluted h. Check respectively the 3 heating/cooling
j. Refrigerant water switch valves. Especially the steam angle
spray gets clogged or valve must be fully open﹡
refrigerant inverter i. Refer to item 4 of this chapter
goes out of control j. Backwash or flush R-pump filter. Wash spray
k. Refrigerant loss device when necessary. Conduct accurate
l. Comprehensive commission to R-pump inverter
solution concentration k. Check and close fully the refrigerant bypass
is too low valve. Make sure the refrigerant anti-overflow
m. Fouling in copper control is reliable
tubes l. Take out part of the refrigerant water to
n. Combustion volume increase comprehensive concentration
is too small m. Clean the copper tube fouling. Detailed
o. Soot in combustion plan is subject to BROAD written approval
chamber and fire n. Readjust burner and increase combustion
tubes volume
p. Hot water is overloaded o. Clean the exhaust soot and readjust the
burner using exhaust analyzer
p. Adjust according to specific condition
2 Heating Heating water (hot a. Combustion volume a. Check if fuel system filters get clogged
capacity water) temperature is too small Readjust burner to increase combustion
lower than cannot be b. Scaling in water rate
the rated increased. heater copper tubes. b. Clean the copper tube fouling. Detailed
Outlet/inlet c. Soot in combustion plan is subject to BROAD written approval
temperature chamber or fire tube c. Clean soot. Find the root cause and
difference becomes d.Poor vacuum readjust the burner
small d. Check and repair leakage. Purge vacuum
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Fault and troubleshooting
(cont.)
No. Fault Phenomenon Causes Keys
3 Plate heat a. Rated cooling Caused by frequent a. Replace heat exchanger
exchanger capacity drops power failure or b. Redo the commissioning of the
mixed flow obviously unstable solution level chiller. Make sure the HTG solution
b. HTG temperature is in HTG level stays long at zone C or
obviously high and HTG solution level fluctuates within an
pressure is low. S-pump allowable range
frequency becomes c. Contact utility company or
low and refrigerant prepare backup generator to
level increases tackle the frequent power failure
obviously problem﹡
c. HTG lacks of solution or
solution level rises
frequently
d. “HTHE crystallization” is
reported all the time
e. The concentration of
HTG concentrated
solution drops obviously
in operation. By
stopping the S-pump to
take the measurement
the result is 3% higher
than normal
f. When in operation
S-pump frequency
changes from
operational to maximum,
the HTG concentrated
solution outlet
temperature may drop
by 30℃ in a short time
4 Refrigerant Refrigerant water level is a. Cooling water inlet a. Increase the cooling water inlet
water increasing. Specific gravity temperature too low temperature properly﹡
polluted >1.04. Cooling capacity b. Too much solution b. Readjust the solution circulation
decreases circulation causes amount
HTG/LTG solution level too c. Take out some refrigerant water.
high and concentration d. Readjust the burner to reduce the
too weak combustion
c. Comprehensive e. Avoid sudden increase of hot water
solution concentration flow. By-pass refrigerant completely
too weak to regenerate in addition to above
d. Exccessive measures
combustion.
e. Hot water flow
increases suddenly
5 Unstable HTG solution level is not in a. Improper adjustment Observe 3 times the whole process from
HTG solution zone C, or jumps of the frequency start to stop in 3 consecutive hours, then:
level between 2 zones b. Solution volume is a. Reset S-pump frequency and redo the
frequently to zone E or insufficient chiller commissioning if necessary
zone A, and stays too c. S-pump fault. b. Make up the solution and redo the
long in zone D or zone d. HTG solution level chiller commissioning
B.S-pump frequency control fault c. Repair or replace
drops over 30% in 120 d.Refer to HTG solution control fault keys
seconds
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Fault and troubleshooting
(cont.)
No. Fault Phenomenon Causes Keys
6 Rupture Solution flows a. Wrong operation during nitrogen Stop the chiller immediately, cut
disk out from flow charging. Nitrogen overcharged off power,stop water pumps,
broken duct of the b. Copper tubes broken close valves and notify local
rupture disk c. HTG pressure increases BROAD service organization﹡
abnormally due to other reasons
7 Chilled Chilled water a. Overload a. Add new chiller or reduce the
water outlet b. Chiller cooling capacity is load﹡
outlet temperature is below the rated one b. Refer to item 1 of this chapter.
temperat higher than c. Deviation of the temperature c. Calibrate with accurate
ure the target sensor(s) thermometer. If deviation ≥ 2℃,
higher setting and d. Wrong parameter setting replace the temperature sensor;
than can not be deviation<2℃, readjust the
the target decreased compensation value
d. Modify the parameter setting
8 Touch No normal a. Touch screen not power on a. Power on﹡
screen display on b. PLC communication failure b. Repair or replace
out of touch screen c. Touch screen fault c. Replace
work d. Problem with the connection d. Repair or replace
cable between PLC and touch e. Replace
screen f. Check by programmer and
e. 24V DC supply failure modify
f. Wrong configuration on g. Re-input the program
communication port
g. Wrong operation leads to
touch screen program lost
9 Big Touch screen a. Poor grounding of a. re-grounding (to a dedicated
fluctuation displays chiller communication cable grounding electrode)
with touch parameters b. Temperature sensor poor wiring b. overhaul and replace it
screen unstably c. PLC Power module fails c. overhaul and replace it
data d. Shielded wires are poorly d. shielded wires well grounded
display grounded e. get rid of interference and
e. Interference from inverter or make chiller well grounded
high frequency from system
power
10 Canned Canned a. Pump motor overload a. Find the cause and reset
pump pump can not protection b. Check the control circuit
fault be started b. Control circuit fails c. Repair or replace
after chiller c. Pump fails d. Troubleshooting
startup d. Chiller in auto protection e. Try to put solution pump rotate
e. Pump is obstructed by solution in both direction, if it still
crystallization cannot be started then
f. Power Phase absence decrystallization is needed
f. Make power supply normal
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Fault and troubleshooting

Pumpset & piping


No. Fault Phenomenon Causes Keys
1 Water Not start in a.Control output relay in water system a.Replace
pump or operation or damaged b.Replace
cooling stop b.PLC output module damaged c. Switch to linkage position﹡
fan abnormally c.Water system is not in “linkage” control d.Replace
abnormal after position e.Find reason and recover﹡
start-up d.Motor control contactor damaged f.Reset
e.Thermal relay protection acts
f.Parameters setting problem
2 Cold(or Chilled water a.Air or dust clagged in pipes of air a. Vent air or drain and clean the filter﹡
heat) can’t outlet/inlet conditioning system b.Remove and clean filter﹡
be taken out temp. are b.Filter of air pipes blocked c.Replace or check﹡
both low(or c.Some valve is closed or loses core d.Increase the opening to those
high) and d. Hydraulic equilibrium improperly pipes without enough cooling
poor air adjusted capacity, decrease to the
conditioning e.Terminal volume too small sufficient ones ﹡
effect e.Add more terminals﹡
3 Pump Pump outlet a.Filter clogged a.Remove and clean filter﹡
outlet pressure is b.There is leakage or lack of water in b.Make up or check the leakage﹡
pressure much higher the system c.Open water cover quickly to
abnormal or lower c.Copper tubes clagged or scaled eliminate hidden troubles. It will
than normal d.Pump outlet/inlet valve or check cause freezen copper tubes if it is
valve is not all open or loses valve not solved in time
core d.All open or check valves﹡
e.Air locked in pipes e.Vent air﹡
4 Severe Pressure a.Lack of water causes pump a.Make up﹡
vibration to gauge index cavitation b.Refix or make new support after
pressure wiggles with b.Pipe support is not firmly fixed chiller off﹡
gauge in large range c.Pump foot bolt is loose c.Tighten immediately﹡
pipes and high d. Power supply phases are severely d. Stop the chiller immediately and
frequency imbalanced or even there is lack of recover 3-phase power supply﹡
phase e. Vent air and make up or check
e.Pipes blocked by air or valve clagged valve﹡
5 Abnormal Pump runs a.Fan blade or pump blade rubs the shell a.Check﹡
sound with much b.Axis damaged b.Replace﹡
when higher sound c.System lacks of water and pump c.Make up and vent air﹡
water than cavitation d.Check and take out the foreign
pump is common or d.Something abnormal in pump cavity bodies﹡
running noise e.Running parts such as axis connector e.Check or replace﹡
loose f.Check static balance carefully﹡
f.Pump axis is not in the same plane
with motor axis
6 Water Pressure a.There is lack of water or leakage in a.Make up﹡
pressure gauge system b.Check the expansion box and
unstable display b.Expansion tank loses effect make sure auto make up
changes c.Water pump inverter is running at low normally﹡
frequently frequency c.Normal phenomenon﹡
7 Flow No display, a.Installation does not meet the a.Reinstall﹡
Meter no flow or requirements b.Vent air and clean﹡
abnormal abnormal b.Air stacking or too much impurities in c.Raise flow rate or clean filter﹡
flow in flow pipes after installation d.Replace
meter c.Water flow speed is small than 0.05m/s e.Replace battery
d.Calculator fault
e.Low battery
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Fault and troubleshooting

Cooling tower
No. Fault Phenomenon Causes
1 Abnormal a.Poor balance in fan a.Check balance
noise and b.Blade end touches the tower body b.Ajust the space between blade and
vibration c.Loose bolts tower body
d.Motor axis abnormal c.Tighten the loose bolt﹡
e.Pipe vibration d.Add grease and replace axis﹡
f.Strap is too loose e.Install pipe support frame﹡
f.Adjust strap
2 Current a.Fan blades are not in the same angle a.Adjust to the same
too large b.Motor fault b.Repair or replace
c.Bearing fault c.Replace bearing
d.Too large air output causes overload d.Adjust blade angle
e.Power supply voltage too low e.Recover normal voltage﹡
f.Lose phase f.Check power supply phase and recover﹡
3 Cooling a.Insufficient air flow a.Check and adjust strap, adjust fan
water b.Vented hot air enters tower blade angle
temperature c.Absorb less air b.Improve ventilation condition﹡
rising d.Dirty filling causes asymmetric distribution c. Improve ventilation condition﹡
e.Distribution system abnormal d.Clean﹡
f.Strap too loose or broken e.Clean sundries﹡
f.Adjust or replace strap
4 Cooling a.Pool water level too low a.Check, adjust auto make up and
water b.Filter screen clagged fast make up system﹡
amount c.Insufficient water pump flow rate b.Clean﹡
decreasing c.Repair or replace﹡
5 Asymmetric a.Sprayer or distribution pipe broken or a.Check damaged parts, clear out
distribution clagged sundries and clean up water filter
b.Water supply volume too large or screen﹡
small b.Adjust water supply rate﹡
6 Water a.Cooling water amount too large a.Adjust water rate﹡
floating b.Air flow too big b.Adjust fan blade angle, reduce air
c. Asymmetric water distribution rate
d.Filling material with wrong installation c.Clean up distributing basin and nozzle﹡
direction d.Readjust installation direction
e.Filling blocked e.Clean up filling material﹡
f.Buffle plates wrong installation f.Reinstall as required

Other parts
Faults and keys about burner, inverter, heat source valve, softener, auto water treatment and
other automation equipment, please refer to manuals provided with the products accordingly
36
Maintenance

Maintenance objectives
a. Zero fault stop. a. Load maintenance
b. Minimize the occurrence of fault alarm “Load Maintenance” can be classified
and abnormality. into three categories: high load, medium
c. Reduce energy consumption. load and low load.
d. Zero repair cost (exclude the expense
①High load users: HTG temperature is
from scheduled maintenance).
always above 150℃, such as district
e. 25 years’ life span.
Maintenance method cooling, process cooling, high rank hotels,
Traditional maintenance mode of central air hypermarkets, etc..
conditioning system adopts only “Regular ②Medium load users: HTG temperature is
Maintenance” without considering the always within the range from 142℃ to
relationship between the maintenance period 150℃, such as shopping malls, ordinary
and the operation load, which will lead to fault hotels, theatres, clubs, hospitals, etc..
or energy efficiency decrease for those chillers ③Low load users: HTG temperature is always
running at high load all the time. Hence, below 142℃, such as office buildings,
BROAD classifies its maintenance mode into
government buildings, schools, gyms, etc.
“Load Maintenance” and “Routing Maintenance”.
Maintenance items for high load every 2 months, medium load every 3 months and low load every 6
months are as follows:
N0. Items Method
1 Check the record and a. Check the running, fault and energy consumption records of the chiller
feel the air conditioning b. Inquire/analyze the user’s energy consumption and give some energy saving
effect advice to the user’s chief
c. Check the running status of the chiller and terminals, and feel the air
conditioning effect in different areas
2 Observe the operation a. Whether the burner starts and stops frequently
and check parameter b. Observe at least 30 minutes to check if the HTG solution level fluctuates
setting abnormally and noisily
c. Whether the refrigerant level goes up abnormally
d. Whether the cooling capacity of the chiller decreases and the energy
consumption increases
3 Burner a. Clean off the dust and water stain on the steel strip to prevent rusting
b. Clean burner fan blades and oil pump filter; check the fan motor bearing
c. Wash the atomization tray, nozzle (oil type), ignition electrode and the
residual carbon on the ion flame detector; make sure they are not
damaged and at the right position
d. Clean the flame detector and confirm that the photosensitive part is
transparent without damage
e. Check the excess air coefficient: gas type 1.18~1.25, oil type 1.13~1.20
4 Solution and rust a. When the solution pump is running, the solution should be clear and
transparent observed from the sight glass
b. Observe the rust status of the copper tubes and steel plates. The vacuum
must be confirmed when something abnormal is found
5 Vacuum of the chiller a. Confirm the vacuum of the chiller by bubble comparison method
b. Check whether the vacuum valve cover, valve cork and the valve before
compound gauge is closed
c. Check the reliability of auto purge/ air vent device
6 Control cabinet a. Check heating and aging status of each components in the control cabinet
b. Check whether the touch screen displays the right PLC signal
c. Check whether the control cabinet fan runs well; clean rust on the fan filter
7 Canned pump and Check the temperature rise, cavitation and abnormal noise of the motor.
inverter Check whether the inverter works normally
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Maintenance
(cont.)
N0. Items Method
8 Temperature sensor Calibrate: to detect the temperature of chilled water, HTG and crystallization
probe with precision thermometer, and compare them with the displayed
values on the touch screen. Make compensation if the difference is less than
2℃.If the difference is ≥2℃, check whether the wiring is reliable or not
9 Cooling water quality Check the water analysis result and push to make improvement if the water
quality is below the standard
10 Machine room ventilation Check whether the machine room ventilation is good and whether the
temperature is too high or too low (the range should be 5~32℃)

Maintenance items for high load every 4 months, medium load every 6 months and low load every 12 months
are as follow:
N0. Items Method
1 Water side of copper tubes a. Take out the fouling detector for the cooling/chilled water, open the soft
connector for heating/hot water to check the fouling with the copper
tubes. If fouling occurs, clean according to a method officially approved
by BROAD
b. Check the reliability of water quality stabilizer charging, water drain, water
makeup devices and their control
2 Fuel filter Clean
3 Action test for flow switches a. Adjust the water pump inverter or the outlet valve after the pump starts.
Check whether the flow switch closes when the flow rate is above 55% of
the rated value and whether it disconnects when the flow rate is below
45% of the rated value (40% for cooling water)
b.Confirm the start/stop sequence of the cooling and chilled water pumps
4 HTG temp. and pressure a. Make sure the pressure control actuating value at correct setting (factory
contro setting)
b. Check if protection is actuated during Nitrogen charging for repair or
during maintenance
c. Make sure when HTG temperature >172℃, HTG temperature control
actuates to dilute off the burner
5 Gas train air tightness & a. Check valve train joints leakage by soap solution. Charge Nitrogen to
upper/lower limit pressure maintain pressure at valve train per burner manual instructions
switch b. Check performance of gas valve leakage detecting system
c. Ensure that two stages of gas solenoid valves can both open/close reliably
d. Test whether the burner is stopped when gas supply pressure is beyond
upper/lower limit
6 Protection test Check the possibility of accidents which may lead to stop fault

Maintenance items for high load every 2 years, medium load every 3 years and low load every 5 years are as
follow:
N0. Items Essentials of the method
1 Solution filtering Filter the solution with a precision filter
2 HTG solution level probe and UDK Replace
upper/lower jacket
3 Rupture disc and sealing elements Replace
4 Vacuum sealing elements in high Replace
temperature area
5 Sealing materials in front/rear flue Replace
chamber
6 Sealing gasket for heating/hot water box Replace
cover
7 Burner Replace the nozzle, ion flame detector and motor bearing

Maintenance items for high load every 5 years, medium load every 7 years and low load every 10 years are as
follow:
N0. Items Essentials of the method
1 Burner Replace the oil pump, ignition electrode and solenoid valve coil
2 Inverter Replace
3 Turbulator Replace
4 Cold/heat insulation materials Replace
Maintenance 38

b. Regular maintenance
The maintenance interval of some items has nothing to do with the running load of the chiller.
Their maintenance mode is called regular maintenance.

Annual maintenance:

N0. Items Method


1 Solution analysis Fully dilute the solution inside the chiller, sample around 50 ml and send to BROAD
lab for analysis by post or express
2 Control a. inspect heat radiation inside the components and aging
cabinet(include b. check whether the control cabinet fan runs normal, filters fan dust
the control of c.Make sure the inverter is runnig normally
water system) d. Check the reliability of the wiring terminal connections inside the control
cabinet. Fasten if they are loose. Clean dust
e. Check to make sure the temperature of the surrounding area is between 5 ~ 32
℃, a well-ventilated one
3 Soot in the fire Open auto pressure escape to check soot in HTG fire tubes. Check if the condensate
tubes and drain pipes at front fuel chamber can drain smoothly If soot exists, it should be
combustion cleaned and the excess air coefficient of the burner shall be readjusted
chamber
4 Flue duct and Direct the user to check and clean
chimney stack
5 Chiller paint Check the chiller external rust. If there is rust, clean the rust and paint again the
repaired part or for the whole chiller (note: inside the chiller should be vacuum
and normal temperature when paint is being applied)
6 Water box and Open all the water box cover to check whether there is rust with tube sheet and
tube sheet the water box inside
7 Chilled/heating Analyze the water. Soften it if the quality standard is not met
water quality
8 Oil box Clean completely dirt inside the daily oil tank and oil storage tank. Check
whether the oil level probe works well
9 Grounding Chiller grounding resistance should be ≤10Ω, all motor insulation resistance (to earth)
should be ≥ 0.5MΩ
10 Water pumps a.Check the running noise and vibration also check the foundation to see it is
flexible or not.
b.Check if the water systerm is full of water and no leakage from the seal part.Check
the pressure drop between the inlet/outlet and calibrate the pressure gauge
c. Make sure the control system works well and flowrate is enough.The pump current
must be less than rated.
d. Check if the pump temperature increases and if there is abnormal noise and cavitation
e.Check the painting of the pump.
f. Check the oil appearance, oil temperature, oil quality, oil emulsion and
impurities. If necessary, replace or add new lubricants.
g. Check the electrical wiring terminals and reliability. Make sure the grounding
resistance is ≤ 4Ω, and insulation resistance is ≥ 0.5MΩ
h. The ambient temperature may be lower than 0 ℃. If so add antifreeze, or drain
the water inside the pumps.
11 Pipes, valves and a. Check leakage with connection joints and the valve seal
accessories b. Check whether there is any damage in heat and cold insuation or paint.
Check whether the support is strong enough
c. Check whether the valve switch is flexible,
d. Clean the dirts in the pipes, valves and accessaies
12 Cooling water pump Drain water and clean up filter and impurities in the boxes
filter header and
outlet box
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Maintenance
(cont.)
N0. items Methods
13 Softener a. Brine level should be reached 1 / 3 of the brine tank, or add industrial salt.
lodized salt and powdered salt should not be used, otherwise, it will affect
the performance and life span of the exchange resin
b. Check and clean the filter of the inlet
c. Make sure the ambient temperature is over zero and inlet temperature is
below 40℃
d. Make sure water pressure is not over 0.6Mpa
e.Check the quantity of resin and make up the resin around 5%-10% every year
f. To avoid anti-dehydration, freeze and breeding germ of resin, you should
fill in with brine when the equipment is not in use.
14 Automatic a. Inspect records of adding and quantity of the chemicals; add some if it is
dosing device insufficient. Note: To avoid direct contact with the chemicals, please take
protective measures, such as wearing masks, gloves and safety glasses
b. Check the strainer of the chemicals supply valve on the bottom of tube,
clean if dirty. The cleaning procedure: disconnect the tube connections
which are connected with the antisludging pump or biocide pump, and
lift the tubes with the fixer from the drum, then flush the strainer of valve
on the bottom of the tube by clean water or neutral solution
c. Check if pump head, pipe connections are in working order
15 Cooling tower a. Check and clean the sprayer and strainer of cooling tower
b. Check the shaft of reducer, if necessary, add some lubricating oil (which
tends to use Lithium Grease # 3) from the filling hole. Make sure that oil does
not enter the cooling water; otherwise it would impact heat transfer.
c. Check fan driving belt, and make sure it’s not tight or loose. Too tight may
lead to damage of bearings, while too loose may lead to overheat or
slide. Check fan blade damage or corrosion, and make sure vibration
and noise are acceptable.
d. Check the state of filler, clean inside of the cooling tower
e. Check the lubricating oil of the fan bearing, change the oil when it is
necessary.
f. Check the electrical wiring terminals and reliability of the grounding
resistance ≤ 4Ω, and insulation resistance of ≥ 0.5MΩ
g. Check water make up valve, overflow tube, drain valve are good or not
h. Open all the drain valves and make sure there is not water in the system
during cold winter
16 Expansion tank a. Check automatic make up water valves, control signals, overflow pipes,
drain valves and insulation are good or not
b. Clean and make up paint
17 Flowmeter a. Confirm the displayed data is the same for flow meter and touch screen
b. Cleaning the surface of flow meter by proper tools (mustn’t wash it by
chemic method).
c. Check ambient conditions (air flow, humidity), check if the sealing of
connection are good or not, and if cable joints and fasteners are loosen. Check
whether the grounding is good, whether there is interference or
anti-interference influence.
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Maintenance
Maintenance every 2 years:

N0. Items Method


1 Gas filter core Replace
2 Water Pumps a. Disassemble, inspect and clean, in particular, scale on the
inner and outer surface of the impeller and in the flow path.
b. Inspect seal wearing parts, such as shafe seal, shafe coupling
and fillings and abrasion of the bearing.
c. Replace mechanical seals
3 Cooling tower a. Disintegrate and check the wear of motor bearing
b. Replace fan belt
4 Auto chemical dosing device Replace diaphragm, ball valves, and spring of injection valve.
Note: Don’t use a plier or wrench. PTFE tape or piping sealing
glue is prohibited.
5 Flowmeter Send to local technical supervision authority to test and
calibrate. Reuse them after passing precision test, otherwise,
need to be adjusted by professional.

Maintenance every 4 years:

N0. Items Method


1 Chilled water flow switch Replace
2 Batteries of PLC and touch screen Replace
3 Exhaust temperature sensor Replace
4 Chilled water temperature sensor Replace
5 Gas train or oil filter sealing Replace
elements
6 water pump bearing Replace
7 water pump seal retainer washer Replace
8 AC water pump filter box and Exhaust water, filter and clean up debris box
retrun chamber
9 Cooling tower fan bearings Replace
10 Flange gasket Replace
11 Three-way valve, check valve Replace
seals
12 Softener Replacement of PVC piping components
13 Cooling water conductivity sensors Replace
14 Automatic water processor Replacement of PVC tube, the liquid level switch
15 Control cabinet Replacement power indicator light, button
16 Inverter fan Replace
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Maintenance
Maintenance every 8 years:

N0. Items Method


1 Cooling water flow switch Replace
2 Cooling water temperature sensor Replace
3 HTG temperature sensor Replace
4 HTG crystallization probe Replace
5 Heating water temperature sensor Replace
6 Hot water temperature sensor Replace
7 LTG crystallization probe Replace
8 Ambient temperature sensor Replace
9 Refrigerant level probe and UDK Replace
upper/lower jacket
10 Non-condensable probe and UDK Replace
upper/lower jacket
11 Solution leakage probe and UDK Replace
upper/lower jacket
12 Other sealing elements in low Replace
temperature area
13 Sight glass and sealing elements Replace
14 Sealing gasket of chilled/cooling Replace
water box cover
15 Compound gauge and water Replace
pressure gauge
16 Control cabinet fan Replace
17 Touch screen Replace
18 Actuator of motor valve Replace
19 Actuator of auto purge motor Replace
valve
20 Actuator of Refrigerant W. Replace
bypassing valve
21 Actuator of heat source valve Replace (Including steam, hot water, electric gas valve)
22 Actuator of cooling W drain valve Replace
23 HTG pressure control Replace
24 HTG temperature control Replace
25 Cooling tower Replace nozzle, packing, and a ball valve and vent valve
26 Fan control cabinet Replace
27 Inverter fan Replace
28 Soft Starter fan Replace
29 Cold & Heat insulations Replace
30 Auto vent valve Replace
Maintenance 42

(cont.)

N0. Items Method


31 Rubber isolator Replace
32 Rubber soft connector Replace
33 Auto dosing device Replace metering pump (except the diaphragm),
four-function valve, brine tank, dosing valve, liquid level probe
34 Softener Replace water pressure gauge, brine safety valve, water
distributor, central pipe, brine tank, brine plate, brine well,
cover and plane
35 Atomization tray of burner, Replace

Maintenance every 16 years:

N0. Items Method


1 Components in the control Replace PLC module, circuit breaker, relay, transformer,
cabinet contactor and solution level control
2 Canned pump Replace
3 Burner Replace combustion head, the gas upper/lower pressure
switch, ignition cable, ignition transformer, air pressure switch,
inner oil pipe, oil/gas meter, air damper actuator, controller
and motor
4 Front and rear flue chamber Replace
firebricks
5 Vent valve Replace
6 Drain valve Replace
7 Pump impeller Replace
8 Pump motor Replace
9 Cooling fan blade Replace
10 Cooling fan motor Replace
11 Butterfly valve Replace
12 Ball valve Replace
13 Motor valve body Replace
14 Control cabinet Replace cabinets, PLC modules, circuit breakers, relays,
contactors
15 Water softener Replace valve control components, air valve, resin tank
16 Soft starter Replace
19 Gas/oil flow meter Replace
20 Auto dosing devise Replace dosing pump
21 Wires of whole control panel Replace
43 Maintenance

Lithium bromide solution filtering


a. Lithium bromide solution filtering ①Clean
The solution must be filtered under the ﹒The filter element should be back
following two conditions: 1st,during chiller washed to restore its infiltration and
commissioning;2nd,the solution is observed filtering function.
turbid from the sight glass.In this case, at Close valve 1, 2, 4 and 5 in turn, open
least one week filtering is required until the the fouling collector clog 6 and valve 3,
color of the solution inlet/outlet of the charge small amount of nitrogen gas,
precision filter is the same. collect the residual solution and recycle
①Installation of the precision filter: it after sedimentation.
The filter should be installed vertically, Connect valve 3 to city water pipe to
being hang at the right position of the back wash the filter element (the higher
chiller and fixed reliably or with a
the water pressure the better), charge
separate bracket.
nitrogen gas (P≤0.06MPa) through valve
②Operation of the precision filter:
3 to blow for 20 minutes after flushing for
﹒Recycle the solution inside the chiller
adequately before filtering and sample 50 1 hour. If the solution is dirty, repeat the
ml of solution for storage. a.m. process for 1 or 2 times. The filter
﹒Install the valve and flexible tube as per can be used only after the air tightness is
filtering sketch, lock with 2-level clamp again confirmed.
collar, reinforce the connection with steel ﹒For the new chiller, the backwash is
wires to prevent its breaking off due to unnecessary. For degenerative solution,
solution pump vibration. the filter shall be flushed at least once
﹒After the filter is installed and firmly connected, every 2 days during the filtering.
start the vacuum pump, open the purge ②Check
valve, solution inlet/outlet valve to purge all Check the filter element once every 2
the air inside the flexible tube and the filter years. Clear away all broken capillaries
(check the air tightness of the filter and
and replace all sealing elements.
conduit by bubble comparison method
③Anti-freezing and anti-cracking
before each purge operation). Close the
﹒The filter must be placed in wet
purge valve and stop vacuum pump.
﹒Under cooling operation when the environment, otherwise, its capillaries
solution pump is confirmed in operation, are easy to break. Clean the filter
open the LTHE sampling valve and the completely by backwash method and
diluted solution sampling valve to filter the blow the filter element dry with nitrogen
solution. Observe the flow rate and color gas after use.
during the filtering process. ﹒If the ambient temperature is above 5℃,
﹒When the solution filtering is completed, the filter can be maintained with
close the diluted solution sampling valve, distilled water or clean diluted LiBr
then the solution inlet valve, solution outlet solution. If the ambient temperature is
valve and LTHE sampling valve in turn. below 5℃, it can only be maintained
﹒The filtering time for the new chiller is about with clean diluted LiBr solution.
100-150 hours. For the degenerative solution it
depends on the real occasion.
Danger: It is prohibited for non-solution
Note:As solution filtering needs certain pressure manufacturer to treat the solution. Otherwise
at the inlet of the filter, filtering can only be done in it might result in solution deterioration, cooling
cooling operation. The opening of the diluted
capacity decrease or even chiller corrosion
solution sampling valve cannot be too big. After
and damage.
the filtering is completed, the solution inside the
b.chiller
Maintenance of the precision
should be analyzed filter
and its chemical
composition adjusted as per the analysis report.
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Maintenance

Illustration of solution filtering Illustration of filter draining


Analysis of the Excess Air Fuel filter cleaning and oil
Coefficient system air vent
①The air amount required for complete a. Fuel filter cleaning
combustion of the unit volume or unit ①Gas filter
Gas filter is composed of filter cylinder,
weight fuel is called theoretical air
filter element, etc.. It is used for filtering
amount. In practice, the required air impurities in the gas to keep them from
amount will be more than the theoretical entering the pressure governor and the
one. The ratio of the actual air amount to solenoid valve, and thus to ensure the
the theoretical one is defined as the normal operation of the burner. The
Excess Air Coefficient (λ). whole procedure is as follows:
﹒Close the ball valve, open the inlet clog of
②To make sure that the burner works the main solenoid valve, diffuse the gas in
steadily, the Excess Air Coefficient should the pipe section between the ball valve
be well adjusted. If the air supply is too and the solenoid valve.
much, more heat will be taken away by ﹒Remove the cover plate on the filter and
the exhaust gas through the chimney take out the filter element.
﹒Get rid of the impurities clinging on the
which will lead to energy wasting. It might
filter element by swinging or absorbing
also cause unstable combustion or even with a vacuum cleaner.
blow off the flame. If the air supply is too ﹒The filter element shall be cleaned with
little, the flame will become longer or the water if there are too many impurities (add
CO content in exhaust will go up, or even non-corrosive detergent into the water if
secondary combustion will take place in necessary). Reinstall the filter element
after it is dried.
the flue duct, which is very dangerous. ﹒If the filter element is found capillaceous
From the environmental protection point after being cleaned, replace it
of view, reducing the Excess Air immediately otherwise it might cause
Coefficient moderately will lower down leakage of the solenoid valve.
the NOx emissions, which means the ﹒Leakage detected shall be proceeded after
reduction of the pollution to the the cleaning to avoid any gas leakage.
environment as well as heat loss. Warning: if the gas filter is not cleaned timely, the
The standard value of the Excess Air impurities in the gas will enter into the solenoid valve,
Coefficient (λ): gas type--1.18~1.25, oil thus causing that the valve can not be closed tightly
type--1.13-~1.20. To achieve optimal and gas leaks into the combustion chamber. In this
combustion efficiency, this coefficient case when the burner is reignited, deflagration etc.
shall be detected with an exhaust will take place which will influence the normal
analyzer every 3 months and if deviation is operation of the chiller and more seriously even
found, regulation is a must. cause equipment damage and personnel injury.
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Maintenance
②Oil filter
Replacement of sealing
Close the inlet valve of the oil filter.
elements
Dismantle the drain nozzle cover on the
Sealing elements to be replaced: solution
bottom of the oil filter. Collect the dirty oil in
level probe, vacuum valve, regulating
the filter and oil pipe through the drain
valve, compound gauge, pressure control
nozzle.Take off the nuts and bolts of the filter
and sight glass, etc.. Note the following
flange, remove the flange plate, and
during replacement:
dismantle the setscrew and gasket of the
① Charge nitrogen with purity >99.995%
filter element. Take out the filter element
into the chiller to make the internal
and wash it with clean water from inside to
pressure equal to or a little higher than
outside, and dry it after all impurities are
the atmospheric pressure.
removed. Clean the fouling collector of the
② If there is solution around the sealing parts,
oil filter with rags and reinstall the filter
transfer part of the solution to HTG or
element. Make sure its bottom edges be
drain out of the chiller till the solution level
completely put into the slot on the base.
is below the place of replacement.
Reinstall the flange plate.Open the oil inlet
③ The replacement of the sealing parts for
valve and vent air in the oil filter and pipe.
compound gauge and for liquid level
b. Oil System Air Vent probe under urgent cases can be
If there is air in the oil system, it will enter the oil done swiftly when the chiller is under
pump to make pump gears not completely vacuum condition.
dipping into the oil. Gears will be damaged ④ The parts for replacement must be exactly
quickly due to dry friction when the oil pump the same.
is in high-speed operation. Therefore, air vent ⑤ Clean up the rust and oil stain on the
of the oil system must be done after initial sealing surface.
filling or after filter cleaning each time. ⑥ All valve covers must be installed and
①Air vent of oil filter: open the inlet valve of tightened after replacement.
the oil filter, loosen the screw of the air ⑦ Apply soap solution around the valve
vent device slowly till the oil filter is air free. nozzle to detect leakage when the
Tighten the screw again. external vacuum valve is closed tightly.
②Air vent of oil pump: use an Allen key to Tighten the valve clog at the same time.
loosen the Allen screw clog on the oil inlet ⑧ When the sealing elements were found
pipe, and tighten it after air is completely deformed, damaged or destroyed,
vented. If it is difficult to unscrew the clog, they must be replaced timely.
the oil pressure gauge can be loosened ⑨ The replaced sealing element must be
to vent the air. labeled properly or destroyed to avoid
mixing them with the new ones.

Note: the replacement of vacuum sealing


parts is an important job for maintenance.
The sealing elements aging or damage will
lead to vacuum deterioration, which will
cause serious harm to chiller operation and
shorten the chiller life span.
Maintenance 46

Cleaning and parts ﹒Start the pump. Adjust the flow to zero,then
replacement of the auto stop it.
﹒Seize the edge of membrane carefully,
dosing device loose it anti-clockwise, remove the
a. Pressure release of the dosing membrane and the disc on the back of
pump outlet pipe membrane (if any). Check if the size code
①Confirm the one-way valve is installed of the new membrane is in line with the old
correctly and in working condition. membrane.
②Confirm the return pipe is connected to the ﹒And then fit on the disc ,align its orientation
4-function valve with the other end dipping in line to the hollow of the EPU. Note: Do not
the chemical tank. Rotate the black knob of
scratch the surface of TEFLON.
the 4-function valve by 1/4 circle, vent the air
in the outlet pipe until the solution flows from ﹒Start the pump, adjust the flow knob
the return pipe to the brine tank. according to the "Liquifram" table set-stroke.
When the Pump is running, tighten the new
b. Cleaning of corrosion inhibiting & membrane clockwise until its center locks
antisludging agent tank
inward closely, then stop the pump .
① Release the pressure in the dosing pump
﹒Seize the edge of membrane carefully,
and outlet pipe.
② Open the discharge valve at the bottom rotate its center to align with the brim of
of the chamical tank, exhaust the Spacer.
residues, and rinse with clear water two ﹒Load the membrane, put the pump head
or three times till it is clean. into every block with 4 screws and tighten
③ Close the discharge valve, open the lid up. Check the screw loose or not in a week.
at the top of chemical tank, and add ② Replace seals, ball valve and injection
proper amount of chemicals to the box. valve spring.
④ Fill chemicals to the pump head.
﹒After pressure release of the outlet pipe,
⑤ Put into operation.
empty off and take out one end of the
c. Cleaning of the biocide tank discharge pipe. Put the end valve into the
① Replace the pressure in the dosing pump water or neutral solution box, start the pumps,
and outlet pipe. wash the pump head, and then lift the valve
②Take out the parts of the pump and clean off the liquid surface and continue to run the
them. pumps until the pump head is filled with air. If
③Take out the chemical tank, exhaust the
residues, rinse with clear water two or the membrane has been broken and is
three times till it is clean. unable to work, please put on latex gloves,
④Reassemble the chemical tank, and add remove the inlet and outlet pipes carefully,
chemicals to the tank from the opening remove the four screws on the pump head,
of pump head assembly. Reassemble the then submerge the pump head in water or
pump parts. neutral solution.
⑤ Put into operation. Note: when you open the valve, take
d. Replacement of spare parts. note of the front/back of the ball valve,
① Membrane replacement. sealing ring and their position sequence.
﹒After pressure release of the outlet pipe, ﹒Remove the pipe joints, and the damaged
empty off and take out one end of the seals, ball valve. Insert a screwdriver into the
discharge pipe. Put the end valve into the center of the sealing ring, then pry leftwards
water or neutral solution box, start the and rightwards.
pumps, wash the pump head, and then lift ﹒Fit with the new ring and ball valve. Pay
the valve off the liquid surface and
attention to the front/back side and
continue to run the pumps until the pump
head is filled with air. If the membrane has position sequence.
been broken and is unable to work, please ﹒Fit a new injection valve spring.
put on latex gloves, remove the inlet and
outlet pipes carefully, remove the four
screws on the pump head, then submerge
the pump head in water or neutral solution.
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Maintenance
Salt manual charging and ① Close A/C (or cooling) water inlet and
outlet valve.
resin adding of water softner ② Open drain valve and drain all the water in
a. Salt manual charging filter header.
As the water softner will continue to ③ Take off insulation carefully and open
service door.
consume the reproducible salt, manual ④ Clean inside of the filter header.
charging must be done to brine tank to ⑤ Close service door and if bolts are damaged,
maintain enough reproducible salt inside. replace them.
⑥ Put insulation back and make sure it is tight
Only industrial salt (granulated) can be used.
without any gap.
Iodized salt and farinose salt are not allowed.
Adding salt is simple, just open the brine tank
Cooling fan motor belt replacemet
① Loosen fixing bolts of the motor.
cover, and add a certain amount of ② Take off motor belt, and then fit with the
reproducible salt. Amount and interval of new belt of same model.
charging reproducible salt are listed in the ③ Regulate motor horizontal adjustment bolt
table below. to tighten/loosen the new belt.
④ Tighten horizontal adjustment bolt and fixing
Model Charging interval per Weight base bolts.
different hardness kg ⑤ Test run cooling fan.
(mgCaCO3 / L)
200 300 400
Non-operation maintenance
BY75 25days 17days 12days 140 If the chiller needs to stop for more than 8
BY100 19days 12days 9days 140 months due to some special reasons,
BY125 22 days 14days 11days 200 non-operation maintenance should be
BY150 18 days 12days 9days 200
carried out.
BY200 22 days 14days 11days 320
① Shut off all inlet/outlet valves, and open
the water drain valves to drain out the
BY250 17days 11days 9days 320
water inside the copper tubes.
BY300 18days 12days 9days 400
② Charge the nitrogen gas of high purity
BY400 20days 13days 10days 600
(above 99.995%) into the chiller to
BY500 16days 11days 8days 600
0.01~0.02Mpa and check periodically
BY600 18days 12days 9days 800
(every 1~2 months) whether the
BY800 20days 13days 10days 1200
pressure drops.
BY1000 16days 11days 8days 1200 ③ Check carefully whether all valves are
Note: ① Calculated per 10 hours of cooling tightly closed, clogs are properly
a day, for reference. mounted, sight glass covers are covered
② fill up brine tank every time and fuel supply valves are shut off. Cut
off the power supply after informing
③reproducible salt in brine tank BROAD Remote Monitoring Center.
can not be less than 1/3. ④ The doors and windows of the machine
b. Add resin room should be steady and reliable, and
cannot be used for other construction
① Close inlet and outlet valve of water purpose. Unauthorized personnel are
softner. prohibited to access into the machine
② Open drain valve and drain all the room. The burner, tools, spare parts and
water in pipe. documents should be well kept.
③ Loosen the flexible joint at inlet and ⑤ Keep the humidity and temperature of
outlet pipe of the control valve, tear the machine room normal. Some
down control valve. dehumidification measures shall be
④ Add enough resin from control valve taken for electrical parts e.g. the
installation opening. control cabinet.
⑤ Re-install control valve and pipe. ⑥ A comprehensive maintenance and
inspection is necessary before restarting
the chiller.
Pump filter header cleaning
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Maintenance
Antifreeze in winter unit does not need to be drained out,
Before winter every year, you should otherwise, drain it to prevent unit from
double-check the unit and system to be freezing.
whether they are in accordance with the ② Because of the residual refrigerant water in
antifreezing requirement. If it’s not, take the
refrigerant water pump, refrigerant water
following steps to prevent frozen unit or
system. pressure-drop pipe and condenser
a. Air-conditioning water system antifreezing pressure-drop pipe, and when ambient
When the air-conditioning system is disabled temperature is lower than 0 ℃, freeze may
and if the ambient temperature may be happen. in this case, by pass refrigerant
lower than 0 ℃, water in pipe system need water into absorber and keep unit in
to be drained out completely. The best is to vacuum state.
charge antifreeze, and its freezing
Long-time-disabled chillers in nitrogen
point should be lower than the minimum
ambient temperature to ensure that the state as well as chillers that have been
water system and chiller have no freeze tested on testing platform and delivered
accident, and it will help prevent water with nitrogen and have not been put to
pipes and copper tubes from corrosion. use, should be charged with some IiBr into
b. Cooling water system antifreeze refrigerant water box from refrigerant water
Drain cooling water completely out from sample valve. The best concentration of
pipes, cooling towers and copper tube solution in refrigerant water box is 52%.
inside chiller and especially, make sure no
e. Fuel system antifreeze
water at lower position of system
Appropriate grade of diesel should be
c. Domestic hot water system antifreeze
chosen for the ambient temperature.
① Without secondary heating exchange, if
In region where the lowest temperature
the ambient temperature is lower than 0 ℃,
is above ―5 ℃ light oil No.-10 should be
and if domastic hot water is not in use in
winter, you must open drain valve to drain used;
all water out, and it will help prevent and In region where the lowest temperature
domastic hot water system from freezing is above ―14 ~―5 ℃ light oil No.-20
② Secondary heating exchange system, if should be used;
domestic hot water is not in use in winter , It In region where the lowest temperature
isn’t necessary to drain out all water. This will
is above ―29 ~―14 ℃ light oil No.-25
help prevent water pipes and copper
should be used;
tubes from corrosion. If ambient
temperature is lower than 0 ℃, antifreeze In region where the lowest temperature
need to be charged into the first heating is above ―44 ~―29℃ light oil No.-50
exchange cycle system, and its freezing should be used.
point should be lower than the minimum
ambient temperature. However, water in !
secondary cycle system have to be
drained out.

d. Unit antifreeze
① If ambient temperature may be lower
than 0 ℃, but antifreeze has been
charged, water in copper tube inside the
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Maintenance
F.Anti-freezing liquid instructions
① Effect ② Formula
Anti-freezing liquid is some dissoluble Preparation of Anti-freezing liquid is
associated with the minimum ambient
chemical reagents in A/C water or
temperature and total volume of
domestic hot water to make its freezing
water system. Measuring total volumes
point lower than the lowest ambient first after draining water out, and then
temperature, so it can prevent pipes from make up anti-freezing liquid as following.
freeze. Meanwhile, we need to add some ③ Test
Density and pH value of anti-freezing
other chemical reagents into anti-freezing
liquid should be tested. Use
liquid to act as anti-corrosion, anti-scaling,
“1.000~1.100 densimeter ”, and test
anti-microbe. In normal condition, liquid at about 20℃. Use “universal pH
anti-freezing liquid can protect unit forever, test paper” for PH test.
and can extend life span of unit.
Formula list for 100 liters Antifreeze
Local minimum temperature ℃ -5 -10 -15 -25 -30 -40
99% Secure formula 12 19 27 38 43 48
Glycol Density±0.002kg/L 20℃ 1.021 1.029 1.038 1.051 1.056 1.062
(kg) economical formula 5 8 12 16 20 22
Density±0.002kg/L 20℃ 1.014 1.017 1.021 1.026 1.030 1.033
water (L) The total volume increased to 100 liters of water required
Additives(kg) Borax 0.6, sodium hydroxide 0.15, sodium benzoate 0.5, BTA0.02, if
in the preparation hard water is adapted to use add anti-corrosion
inhibitors 50ml
pH value 9~11.5(If not appropriate, sodium hydroxide to adjust)

Note: The secure formula will not freeze in the temperature and the economical formula
means ice crystal will occur as a result of freezing, but it will not freeze pipes, nor could it not
be cycled immediately. The secure formula is based on the lowest temperature records in
the local history. But in fact, there is very low possibility of ccuring minimum temperature
and causing chiller shutdown. So the economical formula is provided for reference. The
relationship of antifreeze density and temperature is: density at X ℃= density at 20 ℃-0.0003
(X-20) (10 ≤ X ≤ 35).
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Energy saving management
Energy Consumption Analysis
a. Energy cost
①In order to make an accurate energy b.Energy consumption survey
analysis, the separated metering for heat BROAD is doing energy consumption and
source, electricity, water, cooling/heating energy cost survey every year. Please
consumption of air conditioning system support and supervise BROAD engineer to
are necessary. do a real and accurate investigation, so that
②To make comparative analysis on the
we can know whether your energy
data of different years, or different time
consumption is reasonable or not, help you
with similar load with the help of chart
and graphics. According to BROAD to find the reason of high consumption, and
experience, normally 30-60% cost can be your energy saving potential, and give
saved by introducing effective energy suggestions on energy consumption
analysis management. management improvement.

c. High energy consumption troubleshooting


Abnormality Possible reasons Solution
1. Energy A/C or hot water load is too Conduct a check to see whether there’s too much waste on air
consumption is high conditioning and hot water consumption, and also on the
apparently too insulation of houses. For example, the doors, windows are
high opened, the air conditioning is always open in the room without
any people, and the hot water tap hasn’t been closed, etc.
Chilled(heating)water outlet Adjust the temperature setting by 2 to 3 ℃ higher (lower), or
temperature is set too choose the’ energy saving mode’. To strengthen the energy
low(high) saving consciousness.
Management is not strict Work out the rules accordingly and implement strictly
Chiller performance is Do troubleshooting
getting bad
Incorrect energy To find the reason and fix it.
consumption metering
2. Energy If it is not for the items in ‘1’, If there are cheaper energy sources like natural gas or waste heat,
consumption then it may due to the too replace( for example, changing oil to gas)
is intolerably high ambient temperature Select the mode of ‘high energy saving mode’ or ‘medium
high in summer or too low energy saving mode’
temperature in winter, or the Adjust the temperature of all indoor units to 2 to 3℃ higher
energy prices is too high. (lower)
Stop some indoor units which is running unnecessarily
Reduce the flow rate of fresh air (If there is fresh air system)
Conduct an intensive education on energy saving and
collect energy saving proposals, including heat insulation
enhancement, less using of heat radiating equipment, ect.
3. There is If it’s not for the items in ‘1’, Require the fuel supplying company to change to a
apparent then there must be calibrated meter or send the meter for re-calibration.
difference something wrong with the
between the fuel meter.
fuel
consumption
and
purchasing
amount
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Energy saving management

Energy Saving Management for Chiller


No. Items Methods Effect
1 Scientific Do maintenance work according to the To ensure that the chiller is
maintenance requirement of period maintenance and load always in the highest
maintenance form strictly efficiency under all
conditions
2 Choose an Choose waste heat such as waste steam, Recycle waste energy to
appropriate exhaust, etc save fuel cost
energy source
3 Lower the If the stable running of chiller can be The COP of chiller will improve
cooling water guaranteed, keep the cooling water inlet 5% ~ 6% when the cooling
inlet temperature temperature between 26 and 28℃ water inlet temperature is
getting 1℃ lower
4 Keep the chiller If the stop time of chiller is less than 3 hours, it’s Chiller running at partial load
continuously recommended to keep the chiller running continuously will be more
running reliable with higher
efficiency and more stable
burner conbustion
5 Adjust the If the comfortableness of room can be Higher chilled water outlet
chilled/heating guaranteed, then set chilled water outlet temperature or lower heating
water outlet temperature higher in summer and heating water outlet temperature can
temperature water out let temperature lower in winter improve the chiller efficiency
scientificly
6 Select ‘Energy Refer to P6 “energy saving setting” The same as above
Saving Mode’
7 Strengthen the Refer to P22 ‘AC, hot water quality and Ensure a good heat
water quality fouling’ and P23 ‘cooling water quality and exchanging efficiency
management fouling’
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Energy saving management

System energy saving management


No. item method effect
1 To use inverter Add inverters for cooling water pump and Save 50% to 70% electricity
control for cooling cooling tower fan and get them linkage consumption, which
water pump and controlled with the chiller. It also helps amounts to 12% to 20% of
cooling fan maintain cooling water temperature the total running costs of
chiller and system
2 The customer who To introduce a plate heat exchanger Get cooling without running
needs cooling in winter between the chilled water system and thr chiller. Economical, safe
can get cooling from cooling water system and reliable
cooling tower
3 Use simple piping Use low resistance valve (e.g. butterfly Reduce the resistance and
valve) rather than high resistance valves heat loss
(e.g. shut off valve). Use zero resistance
filters. Use elbows with big radius. Delete
all unnecessary valves and pipe fittings

4 Design a reasonable Design a linkage controlled adjustable It can effective delay the
fresh air system withair damper for fresh air and return air, start and pre-stop the chiller,
heat recovery device.control the fresh air ratio through an reduce the load and running
Establish a complete enthalpy controller, so that the fresh air time of chiller and save
fresh air and exhaust air
can be adjusted from the minimum to energy consumption
management system 100%. Install heat recovery device on air
system
5 Install Choose or add indoor units which are Cut off different indoor units
motorized/solenoid equipped with motorized/ solenoid valve on time to reduce the heat
valve and heat meter and heat meter, such as BROAD indoor loss and improve the
for indoor units units behavioral energy saving
consciousness
6 Install automatic Choose or and the indoor units which Control the room temperature to
speed/temperature have the function of automatic speed aviod too cold in summer or too
adjustment for indoor /temperature adjustment hot in winter. It’s comfortable and
units also energy saving
7 Energy computation To calculate the fuel, electricity and Saving energy consumption
management indoor units consumption separately, by 10% to 20%
and implement strice supervision
mechanism
8 Ensure insulations of the Check the insulations periodically Avoid the energy loss and
whole system are in refurnishment damage from
good condition bad performance of
unqualified insulations
9 Avoid leakage of water Check the pipes periodically Save water and energy
pipe
10 Cycling mode of Closed circuit is recommended Reduce much of the
water system electricity consumption, help
anticorrosion, anti-scale and
extend life span of pipes
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Energy saving management
( continued from the above form)
No. Item Method Effect
11 Distribute cooling The water supplying temperature can be Avoid unreasonable
(heating) load lower and flow rate higher if the energy wasts
reasonably temperature humidity requirement is low in
the room, and vice versa. Adjust the fresh
air rate according to different requirements
and clean the air filters periodically.
12 Device water pumps Arrange pumps according to different Avoid too much pressure loss
into different sections pressure drop areas. For example, design in the low-level area, and
closed loop separately for high-level area reduce unnecessary water
and low-level area. pump running
13 Use variable flow air Air flow is changable according to load Reduce the electricity
supply for indoor units changes in the room. consumption
14 Reasonable air Choose reasonable air duct size according Avoid unreasonable
ducting system to economical air speed, avoid air leakage energy loss during
of equipment or air ducts, avoid air transportation
“short-circuit” between supply and return
air, and clean the air ducts on time
15 Ensure all equipment Solve the problems of equipment on time Avoid the energy
are well consumption rise
16 Eliminate heat Install air return windows above the lights, Reduces the load inside
generated by room so that the heat of the lights will be taken room, so that the air supply
lights by utilizing the off by the return air can be reduced, and
return air power for air supply can
also be reduced
17 Manage the doors It’s forbidden to open door or window Avoid the heat loss
and windows strictly when the air conditioning system is
working. Use an infrared ray sensing
automatic door, and also the door curtain
18 Use cold-light or Energy efficient lights. Reduce the indoor load
natural-light system
19 Improve the Reduce the area of window. Use vacuum Reduce the indoor load
thermodynamics heat-insulated glass or film plated
performance of reflecting glass. Use sealing bar and heat
building insulating window curtain. Use scree on the
building roof. Use heat insulation material
with good performance on heat reflecting
for outdoor envelope
20 Use 100% automatic The air conditioning system will adjust all A lot of energy will be saved,
and intelligent the equipment according to the load, so and heavy energy waste
control for air that a best performance is achieved all the due to wrong operation will
conditioning system time be avoided
21 Lower the standard Summero: no less than 26℃, humidity 40% When the indoor temperature
of indoor is adjusted from 26℃ to 28℃
temperature and to 60% in summer, the cooling load
humidity reasonably Winter: no higher than 20℃, humidity≥35% can be reduced by 20%
When the indoor temperature
is adjusted from 20℃ to 18℃,
the cooling load can be
reduced by 30%
22 Clean all kinds of The filters of cooling water system and fuel system Avoid low heat transfer
filters in the air should be cleanedat least every 3 months or less, efficiency
conditioning system the filters of chilled (heating) water system, or
periodically indoor units should be cleaned at least every one
year or less. The cleaning interval should be
shortened if the system is new, depending on
water quality material of ducting, etc
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Service information

Service responsibility
The operation, maintenance and repair ﹒When the chiller arrives at the jobsite,
should be conducted by the service BROAD service engineer can give the
engineer and operator. guidance for check & accept at site or
a. Service engineer through telephone.
Gives guidance for check & accept, lifting ﹒BROAD service engineer should inform
and installation of the chiller; take care of the user of anything of importance for
the operator’s training at the jobsite. lifting.
b. Operator ④Installation guidance
Assists the service engineer to do the ﹒BROAD service engineer shall put forward
commissioning, repairing and maintenance; to the users the machine room installation
takes care of the operation and simple and management requirements. If
maintenance of the chiller. necessary, BROAD can organize the user,
c. Senior operator installer and designer to visit the BROAD
Assists the service engineer to do the standard machine room and share the
commissioning and to repair; takes care experience of the user.
of the operation, maintenance, ﹒BROAD service engineer should help the
trouble-shooting and replacement of user to check if the machine room
common-used parts. installation drawing conforms to the
d. Operation engineer national codes and BROAD catalogue
Gives guidance for check and accept, requirements, and offer written advices.
lifting and installation of the chiller; takes ⑤Jobsite commissioning
care of the commissioning, operation, BROAD service engineer checks the user’s
maintenance, ordinary trouble hooting system against ”System Check & Accept
and parts replacement. Form” and conducts the commissioning for
the chiller which passes the reception
Warranty service and paid
check; for user’s system which fails the
service
check & accept, BROAD engineer will give
a. Warranty service a written rectification requirement.
①Warranty period
Commissioning cannot be done until the
18 months from the shipment date or 12
commissioning requirements are met. After
months from the commissioning date,
the commissioning, BROAD service
whichever come first
engineer hands over the chiller
②Appointment of the responsible engineer
management to the user.
After receiving the Contract Technical
⑥Training
Sheet, BROAD International Service
BROAD engineering institute is
Department shall fax it to the corresponding
responsible for training of the user’s
oversea service branch. Overseas service
operators. BROAD service engineer shall
branch shall appoint a responsible service
train the user’s operators at the jobsite
engineer accordingly within 15 days.
during commissioning or
③Check & accept
maintenance.Operators who have
﹒BROAD service engineer, together with
the user should confirm the dimension already received the training offered by
and access of the machine room. If BROAD and obtained the qualification
anything abnormal happens, BROAD certificate can operate the chiller
will inform the user in written from and independently.
discuss with the user to find a solution.
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Service information
⑦.Mainteanance
③. Spare parts ordering
BROAD bears the materials, labor and travel
The users can sign “single agreement” to
costs during the warranty period.During
life-span of chiller, BROAD service engineer will buy the spare parts from BROAD; out of
offer free energy-saving diagnoses. warranty period, if the same problem
Any cost caused by damage to the chiller happened in one part in three months,
because of the user’s reason (for example the BROAD offer free service.
fuel, power, auxiliary devices and man-made c.Limited declaration
damage) or force majeure (for example
Except the responsibilities which are
typhoon, earthquake, flood and war) shall be
clearly mentioned above. BROAD do not
borne by the user.
take responsibilities for any direct, indirect,
b.Paid service special or attached damages.
Service after warranty period or for users
d. Service disciplines
under some restriction clauses belongs to
It is prohibited for BROAD service engineer
paid service. BROAD service engineer
shall issue a “warranty service expiration to charge the users privately or make
notice” to the user 1~2 months before money by selling products from other brand;
the warranty period expires. For EMC user, otherwise, the service engineer will be
BROAD offer service according to the charged with corruption and cheating and
contract. No need to get other payment bear the corresponding legal and
service contract. economical liability.
For payment service, here are some manners e.Service requirement and standard
for user’s choice: Items Standards
① Signing of the annual payment service Routine Strictly follow the
maintenance requirements for the load
agreement:
and spare parts maintenance and routine
﹒After the warranty period, the user is replacement maintenance;
recommended to sign an annual service Maintenance Make sure the
agreement with BROAD. The period can quality performance and
cleaness of the chiller
be between 1 year and 5 years The after maintenance just
agreement should be in standard format like that of the new chiller
and stamped. and the non-stop
operation should be
﹒Charge policy: the expense standard depend
guaranteed;
on the size, function, amount and age of the Response time Where there is a BROAD
chiller. “Annual service agreement” should local service
cover periodical maintenance, trouble shooting branch,BROAD service
engineers should reach
and some other service work etc. the jobsite within 6 hours
②.Technology upgrading for the users inside the city
In order to create more values for the and 12 hours outside the
city (with the agreement
customers, BROAD will inform the customers
of the users, two parts
of the latest technical achievements so that can appoint the time);
the customer can decide whether to
upgrade his chiller or not; if the users has the
intention, they can sign the “single
agreement” with BROAD.
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Service information
Operator training corresponding qualification certificates
to those trainees who got all credit hours.
a. Training mode
For those who did not get all the credit
The operator training includes jobsite
hours, they can only get the credit hours
training by BROAD service engineers and
certificate. The qualification certificate is
BROAD town training. BROAD town
issued till he got all the credit hours. The
training should be carried out by BROAD
certificate is valid for 3 years. Before its
engineering institute.
expiration, the trainees should be
b. Training classification re-trained and pass the exam to extend
The training is classified into 3 levels as of the term of validity. Otherwise, their
operator, senior operator and operation certificates will be cancelled
engineer. automatically.
Operator: Qualified to do the operation
and simple maintenance.
Senior operator: Qualified to do the
Contact
operation, maintenance, common Region BROAD International Service Department
troubleshooting and common parts Tel. 86-731-4086265
Fax 86-731-4611356
replacement.
E-mail gjb@broad.net
Operation engineers: Qualified to do the
Add. BROAD Town,Changsha,China410138
operation, maintenance, commissioning,
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BROAD absorption chiller products and Fax 0033-134430703
make energy saving upgrading plan or E-mail broad@orange.fr
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operation plan.
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operator’s, senior operator’s and
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Engineering Institute will issue the
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Part list
No. Name Function
1 Chilled water inlet temp. sensor (T1) Detect chilled water inlet temperature, calculate cooling
capacity and COP
2 Chilled water outlet temp. sensor (T2) Detect chilled water outlet temperature to perform
cooling load regulation to avoid frozen tube in evaporator
and calculate COP
3 Chilled water calibrating temp. sensor Calibrate chilled water outlet temperature sensor to avoid
(T2A) frozen tube in evaporator caused by chilled water outlet
temperature deviation
4 Cooling water inlet temp. sensor (T3) Detect cooling water inlet temperature to avoid too
much higher or too lower than the setting and realize
cooling tower fan inverter control
5 Cooling water outlet temp. sensor (T4) Detect cooling water outlet temperature to control
cooling water inverter
6 HTG temp. sensor (T5)(connect PLC) Detect HTG temperature and send signal to PLC to avoid
HTG solution over-temperature or crystallization
7 HTG temp. control (T5A)(connect Perform HTG temperature limit protection by shutting off
burner) burner directly
8 Exhaust temp. sensor (T6) Detect exhaust temperature to prevent over-temperature
9 Hot water outlet temp. sensor(T7) ** Detect hot water outlet temperature to prevent it from
being higher than setting temp
10 Hot water inlet temp, sensor(T14)** Detect hot water inlet temp. and caclutate hot water
capacity
11 Heating water outlet temp. sensor Detect heating water outlet temp. Adjust the heating
(T8)* load, and caclutate heating capacity
12 Heating water inlet temp. sensor (T15)* Detect heating water inlet temp, and caclutate heating
capacity
13 HTG crystallization temp. sensor (T10) Detect HTG concentrated solution outlet temperature to
judge HTHE (HTG) crystallization
14 LTHE inlet temp. sensor (T11) Detect LTHE diluted solution inlet temperature to judge
LTHE crystallization
15 LTG crystallization temp. sensor (T12) Detect LTHE diluted solution outlet temperature to judge
LTHE (LTG) crystallization
16 Control cabinet temp. sensor (T13) Detect temperature inside control cabinet, auto start/stop
the ventilation fan to avoid high temperature affecting the
reliability, safety and life-span of electric components
17 Ambient temp. sensor (T9) Detect ambient temperature to save energy which
installing outside
18 Chilled water flow switch (B1,B1A) Detect chilled water flowrate to prevent frozen tube in
evaporator
19 Cooling water flow switch (B2) Detect cooling water flowrate to ensure chiller capacity
20 Chilled water flow switch (B3) Detect chilled water flowrate to perform 3rd-stage
protection
21 Pressure control (GY) HTG overpressure protection. When overpressure, a signal
will be sent directly to PLC to stop the burner
22 HTG solution level probe (YK1) Detect HTG solution level,perform solution cycling
regulation and HTG low solution level protection and
detect the signal of tube crack
23 Refrigerant level probe (YK2) Detect refrigerant level and send signal to PLC to control
the on/off of burner and refrigerant pump, perform load
regulation and prevent refrigerant overflowing
24 Non-condensable probe (YK3) Detect solution level in separation canister of auto-purge
system and send signal to PLC. If no solution level is
detected, the chiller will automatically vent out the
non-condensable gases in the chamber
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No. Name function
25 Auto vent sensor(YK4) When the solution level in chamber is detected,
auto vent process will stop
26 A/C water flowrate meter(V1) Detect A/C water flow rate to calculate cooling/heating
capacity and COP
27 Cooling water flowrate meter(V2) Detect cooling water flow rate to calculate exhaust
heating capacity
28 Gas flowrate meter(V3) Detect gas flow rate to calculate gas consumption,
energy cost and COP
29 Hot water flowrate meter(V4)** Detect hot water flow rate to calculate hot water capacity

30 Conductance rate sensor(S) Detect cooling water quality, control water draining time
and add inhibitor
31 Different pressure detector(△P) Detect A/C water pressure difference, control A/C water
pump energy saving operation
32 Burner gas leakage detector (SG1) Stop burner when gas leakage is detected to avoid
safety accident
33 Gas leakage detector in machine Equipped by the user, for detecting integrity of gas pipe
room (SG2) in machine room. Draft fan will be started if gas
leakage is detected to avoid accident
NOTE: parts with “**” are not for heating-cooling type; parts with “**” and “*”are not for cooling-only type.

Valve list
No. Type Name Function Remark
1 Vapor angle valve (F3)﹡Separate main shell with HTG Open in cooling,
Cooling/hea

during heating and maintenance belonging to vacuum


ting switch

2 Concentrated solution
if necessary valve,
angle valve (F4)﹡
heating mode should
valve

3 Diluted solution angle


be closed(100%close)
valve (F5)﹡
4 HTG concentration Regulate HTG solution Tighten the setscrews
Other vacuum valve s Flow regulat-

regulating valve (F6) concentration after regulation. No


Ing valve

random regulation.
5 LTG concentration Regulate LTG solution Belonging to vacuum
regulating valve (F7) concentration valve
6 Refrigerant sampling Take out refrigerant; concentrate commissioning use
valve (F9) solution; check pollution degree of
refrigerant
7 LTHE sampling valve LTG concentrated solution
(F10) sampling
8 HTHE sampling valve HTG concentrated solution
(F11) sampling
9 Diluted solution samplingSolution charging/discharging or
valve (F12) diluted solution sampling
10 Main purge valve (F13) Purge the chiller or oil interceptor Purge only
11 Direct purge valve (F14) Purge the chiller directly
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No. Type Name Function Remark

Other vacuum valve s


12 HTG purge valve (F15) Purge the HTG directly through Open only while purging HTG
this valve
13 Sampling purge valve (F16) Purge the sampling bottle or Open only for sampling or
check vacuum with vacuum checking vacuum with
meter vacuum meter
14 Nitrogen charging valve Charge nitrogen into chiller or Open only for nitrogen
(F17) purge the collection chamber charging
when necessary
15 Main shell pressure detecting Check main shell pressure Common Close in operation, open
valve (F18) while checking HTG pressure
16 HTG pressure valve (F19) Check HTG pressure Close in operation, open while
checking main shell pressure
17 Auto air vent valve (F20) Non-condensable gases are vented
out of the chiller through this valve. It
can also prevent solution leaking out
and air leaking in
18 Solution inlet valve (F21) Solution enters the collection Open only during auto air vent
chamber to realize auto air vent
through this valve
19 Auto purging valve (F22) Close during auto air vent
20 Refrigerant motor valve (F24) Bypass refrigerant to absorber Automatic, open only during
refrigerant bypass
21 Hot water thermostatic valve Stabilize hot water temperature Auto-trace and regulate hot
(F25)﹡﹡ water load
22 Chilled water valve (F1)* On/off of chilled water flowing Open in cooling, closed in
Non-vacuum valves

through evaporator heating. Provided by user


23 Heating water valve (F2)﹡ On/off of heating water flowing Open in heating, closed in
through hot water heater cooling. Provided by user
24 Chilled water drain valve Drain water in evaporator copper
(F27) tubes if necessary
25 Cooling water drain valve Drain water in absorber and
(F28) condenser copper tubes if
necessary
26 Heating water drain valve Drain water in copper tubes of Open in cooling
(F29)﹡ heating water heater
27 Hot water drain valve Drain water in copper tubes of Open in cooling /heating while
(F30))﹡﹡ hot water heater hot water inlet and outlet
valves being closed
28 Chilled water pressure valve Measure chilled water pressure Open only while measuring
(F33) pressure
29 Cooling water pressure valve Measure cooling water pressure
(F34)
30 Auto vent valve(YA) Vent air in system
31 Manual draing valve(YC) Drain water of cooling tower
32 Draing vavle (YD) Drain dirt of cooling water filter
33 Make up vavle(YE) Make up water to water system
34 Make up valve manually (YF) Cooling water make up manualy
35 Water system shut off vavle (F8)
36 Balance vavle (F17)
Note: parts with “**” are not for heating-cooling type; parts with “**” and “*”are not for cooling-only type
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Part list
No. Name Function Install position Remark
1 Chilled water flow switch (B1,B1A) Prevent frozen tubes in case of chilled water Chilled water inlet
off or low flow (lower than the lowest pipe
allowable flowrate)
2 Chilled water flow switch (B3) ibid Chilled water outlet interlocked
pipe
with cooling
water pump
3 Pressure control (GY) Prevent HTG overpressure HTG
4 Chilled water outlet temp. Prevent frozen tubes in evaporator Chilled water outlet
sensor(T2) pipe
5 Chilled water calibrating temp. Prevent frozen tubes in evaporator caused Chilled water outlet
sensor (T2A) by deviation of chilled water temp. sensor pipe
6 HTG temp. sensor (T5) Prevent HTG over-temperature and HTG
crystallization
7 HTG temp. control (T5A) Prevent HTG over-temperature HTG
8 Exhaust temp. sensor (T6) Prevent fire caused by overheat in flue duct HTG exhaust outlet
9 Hot water outlet temp. sensor (T7) Prevent hot water higher than 95℃ Hot water outlet
pipe
10 Heating water outlet temp. sensor Prevent heating water higher than 95℃ Heating water
(T8) outlet pipe
11 HTG crystallization sensor (T10) Prevent HTG damage caused by HTG HTG concentrated
crystallization solution outlet pipe
12 Control cabinet temp. sensor (T13) Prevent negative impact on operation Control cabinet
reliability, safety and life span of electric
components caused by super-high temp. of
control cabinet
13 HTG solution level probes (YK1) Prevent HTG damage caused by HTG HTG
solution lacking
14 Refrigerant level probes (YK2) Prevent cavitation of refrigerant pump Refrigerant
chamber in
evaporator
15 Chilled water flow switch (B1,B1A) Prevent frozen tubes in case of chilled water Chilled water inlet
off or low flow (lower than the lowest pipe
allowable flowrate)
16 Main switch Power off in case of chiller maintenance Control cabinet
17 Inverter Pump.fan problem prevention Control cabinet
18 Circuit Breaker Pump,fan and short circuit portect Control cabinet
19 Thermal relay Pump, fan and wires over load, phase Control cabinet
lack protect.
20 Burner safety device Prevent damage to equipment and Control cabinet,
personnel burner & gas train
21 Automatic pressure escape Release pressure in case of burner Front flue chamber No objects on it
deflagration or flue duct blockade
22 Rupture disc Protect personnel and equipment in case HTG
of abnormally high pressure in HTG
23 Heating water pressure release Prevent overpressure of heating water Heating water drain
valve (YA1) heater for safety protection of personnel or pipe
equipment.
24 Domestic hot water pressure Prevent overpressure of hot water heater for Hot water drain
release valve (YA2) safety protection of personnel or equipment. pipe
25 Grounding wire Protect personnel and equipment in case of Control cabinet Prepared by
electricity leakage user
26 Gas leakage detector in machine Prevent accident caused by leakage of gas Machine room Prepared by
room (SG2) pipes user
27 Lightening rod Protect personnel and equipment from Above the rain prepared by
thunderstroke cover of chimney user
exhaust vent
28 Fire-fighting detection device Protect personnel and equipment in case of Machine room Prepared by
fire accident in machine room user
Note: ①Short connection or adjustment of safety equipment beyond safety value is strictly prohibited.
②Special attention should be paid to reliability of all safety devices by regular checking.
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Water quality standard
1. Cooling water and make-up water (GB/T18362-2008)
Items Cooling water Make-up water Possible hazard with
standard standard non-compliance
Corrosion Scale
pH (25℃) 6.5~8.0 6.0~8.0 ○(too low) ○(too high)
Conductivity(25℃ μS/cm) <800 <200 ○ -
Cl- (mg Cl-/l) <200 <50 ○ -
SO42- (mg Ca SO42- / l) <200 <50 ○ -
pH4.8 (mg CaCO3/ l) <100 <50 - ○
Hardness (mg CaCO3 / l) <200 <50 - ○
Fe (mg Fe / l) <1.0 <0.3 ○ ○
S2- (mg S2- / l) No No ○ -
NH4+ (mg NH4+ / l) <1.0 <0.2 ○ -
SiO2 (mg SiO2 / l) <50 <30 - ○
Notes:①○: Possible hazard with non-compliance; -: No hazard with non-compliance
② Water quality stabilizer can be added to prevent cooling water system from corrosion,
scale or viscosity.
③ Cooling water can be partly discharged or totally changed to avoid impurities
getting concentrated.
④The quality of chilled water, heating water and hot water can be referred to this table.

2. Cooling water, chilled/heating water, hot water and make-up water


quality standard
Items Cooling water Chilled water Heating water Possible
harmfulness
Cycling One cyclingMakeup Low temp. High temp. Corrosion Scaling
time (below heating water heating water
Cycling Makeup One 68℉) Cycling Makeup Cycling Makeup
water water time water water water water
(20℃~ (60℃~90
60℃) ℃)
pH (25℃) 6.5~8.2 6.0~8.0 6.8~8.0 6.8~8.0 6.8~8.0 7.0~8.0 7.0~8.0 7.0~8.0 7.0~8.0 ○ ○
Basic items

Conductivity <80 <30 <40 <40 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30 ○ ○
(25℃ μS/cm)
Cl- (mg Cl-/l) <200 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <30 <30 ○ -
SO42- (mg <200 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <30 <30 ○ -
Ca SO42-/l)
pH4.8 (mg <100 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 - ○
CaCO3/ l)
General <200 <70 <70 <70 <70 <70 <70 <70 <70 - ○
hardness
(mg CaCO3 / l)
Ca hardness <150 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 <50 - ○
(mg CaCO3/l)
SiO2(mg SiO2 / l) <50 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30 - ○
Fe (mg Fe/l) <1.0 <0.3 <1.0 <1.0 <0.3 <1.0 <0.3 <1.0 <0.3 ○ ○
Reference items

Cu (mg Cu/l) <0.3 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 ○ -
S2- (mg S2- / l) NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ○ -
NH4+(mg NH4+/ l) <1.0 <0.1 <1.0 <1.0 <0.1 <0.3 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 ○ -
Cl (mg Cl/l) <0.3 <0.3 <0.3 <0.3 <0.3 <0.25 <0.3 <0.1 <0.3 ○ -
CO2 mg CO2/l <4.0 <4.0 <4.0 <4.0 <4.0 <4.0 <4.0 <0.4 <4.0 ○ -
Stability index 6.0~7.0 - - - - - - - - ○ ○

Note:○ Possible hazard with non-compliance; - No hazard with non-compliance


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Direct-fired non-electric chiller safety regulations
1.When the chiller is started for cooling operation, the chilled/heating water pump must be started

OPERATION
prior to the cooling water pump. If it stops, the cooling water pump must be stopped prior to
the chilled/heating water pump. Otherwise copper tubes will get frozen.
Although the on/off sequence of “Auto Control” mode is set as above mentioned requirements,
a reconfirmation is needed once every 3 months in case of any accidents like incorrect connection
of cables or software virus.
2.In cooling operation the heating water drain valve must be opened and its handle be removed.
Otherwise the piping system for heating water will be heated and expanded, wasting a great deal
of energy. The handle must be well kept for future use.
3.Random adjustment of solution concentration regulating valves is prohibited.
Otherwise it will cause crystallization, reduce cooling capacity and waste energy.
4.Angle valves must be 100% closed when the chiller is switched from cooling to heating operation.
Then start the chiller, when the HTG temp. rises to 100℃, check the temperature of the valve pipe
on main shell side to see if it rises.
The loose shut-off of angle valves will result in high temperature and damage the HTG.

1.Make sure a good ventilation condition in machine room.


BURNING

Otherwise chiller will be eroded, which will damage electrical insulation, affect combustion and even injure
people due to oxygen shortage in machine room.
2.Make sure there is no gas leakage. Gas-fired chillers are not allowed to work if gas leakage detect
or and forced fan are not in reliable linkage control.
3.Make sure there is no exhaust leakage. In case of exhaust leakage in machine room, the operator
will suffer from CO asphyxia.
4.The fuel filter should be cleaned or replaced regularly. Otherwise it will stop burning, produce smoke
to damage the solenoid valve or even cause deflagration(The oil pump will also be damaged
for oil-fired type).
5.Burner operating with black smoke is prohibited.
Excessive Air Coefficient should be within a range of 1.18~1.25 for gas-fired type and1.13~1.20
for oil-fired type. Otherwise, even small amount of smoke will increase fuel consumption dramatically
to pollute environment, or even cause fire. If the Excessive Air Coefficient is too large, it will cause
deflagration, even stop the burner and waste fuel.
6.Gas pressure and fuel heating value must be stable and fuel quality must meet the local standard.
Otherwise it will cause soot in fire tubes, increase energy consumption, affect cooling capacity, or
seriously damage the burner, even cause deflagration.
7.The exhaust damper must be full open before chiller start and full close when the chiller is to be
stopped for long time.

1.Confirm the vacuum condition and good condition of auto purge & vent device according to “Vacuum
Vacuum&LIFE-SPAN

Management Regulations”.
2.Prevent others from handling the vacuum valve randomly.
The handle of the vacuum valve must be removed and well kept after operation to avoid
unauthorized access.
3.Conduct heating and chiller shut-off management with care.
The main shell should be maintained in vacuum condition during heating operation. If the expected
shut-off period is over 8 months, it should be charged with 0.01 MPa~0.02 MPa high-purity nitrogen
(purity>99.995%).
4.Use only BROAD solution. And it is forbidden to use solution regenerated by others.
Sample the solution with special bottles every year and send it to BROAD Lab. Solution should be fully
circulated and diluted before sampling, and fill the label on the bottle correctly. BROAD will confirm the
vacuum, rust condition of the copper tubes and steel to ensure 25-year life span. The solution needs not
be taken out for regeneration. If it is too feculent, it can be filtered with BROAD precise “Regenerator”
without stopping the unit and free of charge. If the solution is regenerated by others, BROAD will not be
responsible for the unit any more.
5.Without BROAD written permission, it is forbidden to clean the copper tubes with chemicals.
If the chemicals are not property used, the cleaning is not strictly controlled or the chemicals are not drained
completely, it will seriously corrode the copper tubes, affect the life-span or even destroy the chiller.
6.Strengthen water quality management.
Auto water quality stabilizer charging device should be installed(auto dosing of biocide and
anti-sludging agent). Analyse water quality at least once every 3 months and select the
appropriate anti-sludging agent according to this result. Quality of make-up cooling water should
meet the quality standard of city water. Poor water quality will cause more energy consumption,
reduce cooling capacity and result in corrosion of copper tubes, or even destroy the chiller.
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Waste heat recovery chiller safty regulations
1.Anti-freezing protection for the chilled water tubes must be strictly carried out.

CONTROL
BROAD’s requirement of the 3-stage protection and interlock electrical diagram of the
chilled/heating water system must be followed to avoid maloperation, otherwise tubes will be frozen.
The 3-stage protection should be checked every quarter.
2.The chiller must be started by “Auto Control”.
There are some protection procedures under “commissioning mode”, but it can be used only under
the supervision of professionals, otherwise serious failure will occur.
3.The safety devices cannot be by-passed nor their settings can be changed at will.
Before the cooling period begins, all the safely devices must be calibrated, especially the chilled
water flow switch, temperature sensor and HTG pressure control. Otherwise the copper tubes may
get frozen or serious personal injuries may occur.
4.Power supply must be right and voltage must be stable.
The fluctuation of the voltage must be within 10% of the rated value. A dedicated grounding wire
must be available in the machine room.
At least 6.0 mm2 wire must be adopted as the grounding wire, and the grounding resistance should
be ≤10Ω, otherwise it will damage the electrical components and control system or even cause
personal injuries.
5. If electric wire is damaged, it should be replaced only by manufacturer, service agent or qualified
personnel.
Otherwise personnel and equipments will be in danger.
6.The chiller must be on line 24/7/365.
To ensure collecting the data and monitoring the chiller, the chiller must be on line 24/7/365.Otherwise
BROAD Monitoring Center will not know if the chiller is working normally. If the chiller is to be put into
idle for more than 3 months, BROAD Monitoring Center must be informed before power-off.
7.Computing data must be set correctly.
If the data are wrong, it will cause unexpected chiller shut-off and affect the user’s energy management.

1.The automatic pressure escape is forbidden to bear heavy objects.


OTHERS

Otherwise, there is a danger of explosion.


2.It is forbidden for the piping system to be vibrated or chiller to bear any external force.
Otherwise it may affect the chiller’s life-span, or even damage the chiller.
3. The user should install lightningproof device for the equipment.
4.The chiller must be well kept.
The door and windows of the machine room must be installed with firm lock and baluster. No access
to unauthorized persons.
The spare parts and documents should be well kept.
5.Humidity of machine room should be less than 85% with temperature ranging from 5℃to32℃.
If the temperature in the machine room is lower than 0℃, the inlets and outlets of chilled W. and cooling
W. system should be closed. Drain valve should be opened(if conditions permit, it is better to add
antifreeze instead of draining the water to avoid rust in the copper tube), otherwise the copper tube
will be frozen.
If the temperature in the machine room is over 32℃,machine room ventilation and control cabinet
cooling must be reinforced. If the temperature is over 43℃, electrical components will be destroyed
in hours and serious damage will occur to the chiller.
6. The chiller should be installed at an elevation less than 1000 meter. Transportation and storage
temperature should be between -25-55℃
7.Maintain, operate and commission the chiller strictly following the “User’s Manual” and “Service File”.

NOTE: This regulation is applicable to BE, BDE, BZ, BZE, BZH, BZS, but for BZH, BZS “Waste heat

recovery chiller safety regulations”


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Waste heat recovery chiller safty regulations

1. When the chiller is started for cooling operation, the chilled water pump must be started prior to the

OPERATION
cooling water pump. If it stops, the cooling water pump must be stopped prior to the chilled water
pump. Otherwise copper tubes will get frozen.
Although the on/off sequence of “auto control” mode is set as above mentioned requirements, a
reconfirmation is needed once every 3 months in case of any accidents like incorrect connection
of cables or software virus.
2. Random adjustment of solution concentration regulating valves is prohibited.
Otherwise it will cause crystallization, reduce cooling capacity and waste energy.
3.Manually drain condensed water in heating source pipe before starting the chiller. Close manual
valves on heating source pipe before chiller dilution off.
This will prevent water from leaking into the chiller when the pressure in the heating water pipe is
too high.

1.Anti-freezing protection for the chilled water tubes must be strictly carried out.
CONTROL

BROAD’s requirement of the 3-stage protection and interlock electrical diagram of the
chilled/heating water system must be followed to avoid maloperation, otherwise tubes will be
frozen. The 3-stage protection should be checked every quarter.
2.The chiller must be started by “auto control”.
There are some protection procedures under “commissioning mode”, but it can be used only
under the supervision of professionals, otherwise serious failure will occur.
3.The safety devices cannot be short-circuited nor their settings can be changed at will.
Before the cooling period begins, all the safety devices must be calibrated, especially the chilled
water flow switch, temperature sensor and HTG pressure control. Otherwise the copper tubes may
get frozen or serious personal injuries may occur.
4. Power supply must be right and voltage must be stable.
The fluctuation of the voltage must be within 10% of the rated value. A dedicated grounding wire
must be available in the machine room.
At least 6.0 mm2 wire must be adopted as the grounding wire, and the grounding resistance should
be ≤10ω, otherwise it will damage the electrical components and control system or even cause
personal injuries.
5. The electric wire must be reliable.
If electric wire damaged, the wire should be replaced by professional person for avoiding
danger.Otherwise, it will affect personalty safety.
6.The chiller must be on line 24/7/365.
To ensure collecting the data and monitoring the chiller, the chiller must be on line
24/7/365.Otherwise BROAD monitoring center will not know if the chiller is working normally. If the
chiller is to be put into idleness for more than 3 months, BROAD monitoring center must be informed
before power-off.
7.Computing data must be set correctly.
If the data are wrong, it will cause unexpected chiller shut-off and affect the user’s energy
management.
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Waste heat recovery chiller safty regulations

1. Confirm the vacuum condition and good condition of auto purge & vent device according to

VACUUM AND LIFE-SPAN


“vacuum management regulations”.
2.Prevent others from handling the vacuum valve randomly.
The handle of the vacuum valve must be removed and well kept after operation to avoid
unauthorized access.
3.Conduct chiller shut-off management with care.
If the expected shut-off is over 8 months, it should be charged with 0.01 mpa~0.02 mpa
high-purity nitrogen(purity>99.995%).
4.Use only BROAD solution. And it is forbidden to use solution regenerated by others.
Sample the solution with special bottles every year and send it to BROAD lab. Solution should
be fully circulated and diluted before sampling, and fill the label on the bottle correctly.
BROAD will confirm the vacuum, rust condition of the copper tubes and steel material to
ensure 25-year life span. The solutions need not be taken out for regeneration. If it is too
feculent, it can be filtered with BROAD precise “regenerator” without stopping the unit and
free of charge. If the solution is regenerated by others, BROAD will not be responsible for the
unit any more.
5.Without BROAD written permission, it is forbidden to clean the copper tubes with chemicals.
If the chemicals are not property used, the cleaning is not strictly controlled or the chemicals
are not drained completely, it will seriously corrode the copper tubes, affect the life-span or
even destroy the chiller.
6.Strengthen water quality management.
Auto water quality stabilizer charging device should be installed(auto dosing of biocide
and anti-sludging agent). Analyse water quality at least once every 3 months and select
the appropriate anti-sludging agent according to this result. Quality of make-up cooling
water should meet the quality standard of city water. Poor water quality will cause more
energy consumption, reduce cooling capacity and result in corrosion of copper tubes, or
even destroy the chiller.

1. It is forbidden for the piping system to be vibrated or chiller to bear any external force.
OTHERS

Otherwise it may affect the chiller’s life-span, or even damage the chiller.
2. The chiller must be well kept.
The door and windows of the machine room must be installed with firm lock and baluster. No
access to unauthorized persons.
The shipped spare parts and documents should be well kept.
3. Humidity of machine room should be less than 85% with temperature ranging from 5℃to43℃.
If the temperature in the machine room is lower than 0℃, the inlets and outlets of chilled w. And
cooling w. System should be closed. Drain valve should be opened(if conditions permit, it is better
to add antifreeze instead of draining the water to avoid rust in the copper tube), otherwise the
copper tube will be frozen.
If the temperature in the machine room is over 32℃,machine room ventilation and control
cabinet cooling must be reinforced. If the temperature is over 43℃, electrical components
will be destroyed in hours and serious damage will occur to the chiller.
4. Stable equipment should be installed (offered by the users) at inlet of the heat resource;
make sure the pressure stable.
Fluctuation should be within ±0.02 mpa. Working pressure and temperature should not be 10%
higher than the rated.
5. Safety valve should be installed (offered by the users) at the heat source inlet pipe.
Make sure the pressure range between 110% and 130% of working pressure; and install the
safety valve at the outside, in order to avoid overpressure of the system.
6. The chiller should be installed at an elevation less than 1000 meter. Transportation and
storage temperature should be between -25-55℃
7. Maintain, operate and commission the chiller strictly following the “user’s manual” and
“service file”.
NOTE: This regulation is applicable to BS, BDS, BH, BDH, but for BZH, BZS “direct-fired
non-electric air con. safety ragulations” shall also be followed.
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Waste heat recovery chiller main interface

Double Stage steam chiller main interface

Single Stage hot water chiller main interface


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Heat recovery non-electrical chiller trouble-shootings
Faults Phenomenon Causes Keys
Steam/ Heat The chiller continues a. Temperature module damaged a. Replace
source water to run and the touch b. Break/short circuit b. Check temperature
inlet/ Exhaust screen reminds c. Temperature sensor damaged sensor wiring
inlet/Condensate corresponding c. Replace
/Heat source temperature sensor
water fault
outlet/Exhaust
outlet/Generator
temp. sensor fault
Heat source The chiller continues a. Poor connection of valve a. Adjust to make it reliable
valve fault to run and the touch feedback contact b. Repair
screen displays b. Loose wiring of valve feedback c. Repair or replace
corresponding valve circuit
fault c. Valve actuator fault
Condensate The chiller continues a. Condensate temp. upper limit a. Increase the setting﹡
over-temperature in normal operation setting too low b. Adjust
b. Solution circulation in condensate c. Reduce﹡
heat exchanger too low d. Replace
c. Steam temp. too high c. Repair
d. Deviation of temp. sensor too big
e. Steam trap is malfunctioned
Absorption Absorption pump a. pump motor overload protection a. Do troubleshooting
pump fault stops. Cooling b. pump damaged and relieve protection
operation continues c. pump blockade b. Replace absorption
and touch screen pump
alarms c. Find the cause and
replace
Generator Pressure control a. Heat source temp. too high a. Reduce.﹡
overpressure actuates to close b. Poor internal vacuum b. Refer to item 14 of 5.3.3
the heat source c. Pressure control abnormal or “Abnormal Reminder”
valve. The valve setting too low c. Readjust the setting or
re-opens after the d. Cooling water temp. too high or replace
pressure control is flowrate too low d. Reduce cooling water
reset. After 5 times e. Fouling with cooling water temp. or increase
occurring from copper tubes flowrate
start-up it will turn to e. Descale. The method is
“fault alarm” subject to BROAD
automatically written approval
Generator The heat source a. Heat source temp. too high or a. Reduce heat source
over-temperature valve is closed and heat input too great temp. or heat input﹡
re-opened when b. Cooling water temp. too high or b. Reduce cooling water
the generator flowrate too low temp. or increase flow
temperature drops c. Poor vacuum condition rate﹡
by 10℃ d. Solution circulation too small c. Check vacuum condition
e. Generator valve close temp. setting and repair leakage
too low d. Adjust solution
f. Generator temp. sensor circulation rate
abnormal e. Increase the setting.
f. Replace
Heat source Normal operation a. Fouling with HTG or generator a. Descale. The method is
water outlet copper tubes subject to BROAD
temp. b. Heat source water flowrate too written permission
abnormally high high b. Lower the heat source
water temp. or
pressure, or reduce the
heat source valve
opening
Heat source Normal operation a. Soot with HTG or generator fire a. Clean soot on time
water outlet tubes and provide clean
temp. b. Exhaust flow too high exhaust﹡
abnormally high b. Reduce the exhaust
valve opening

Note: “﹡” indicates the work which can be performed by the user.
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Saturated water vapor pressure(0~100℃)

Temp. Steam Temp. Steam Temp. Steam Temp. Steam Temp. Steam
℃ Pressure ℃ Pressure ℃ Pressure ℃ Pressure ℃ Pressure

0 4.579 21 18.65 42 61.50 63 171.4 84 416.8

1 4.93 22 19.83 43 64.80 64 179.3 85 433.6

2 5.29 23 21.07 44 68.26 65 187.5 86 450.9

3 5.69 24 22.38 45 71.88 66 196.1 87 468.7

4 6.10 25 23.76 46 75.65 67 205.0 88 487.1

5 6.54 26 25.21 47 79.60 68 214.2 89 500.1

6 7.01 27 26.74 48 83.71 69 223.7 90 525.8

7 7.51 28 28.35 49 88.02 70 233.7 91 546.1

8 8.05 29 30.04 50 92.51 71 243.9 92 567.0

9 8.61 30 31.82 51 97.20 72 254.6 93 588.6

10 9.21 31 33.70 52 102.1 73 265.7 94 610.9

11 9.84 32 35.66 53 107.2 74 277.2 95 633.9

12 10.52 33 37.73 54 112.5 75 289.1 96 657.0

13 11.23 34 39.90 55 118.0 76 301.4 97 682.1

14 11.99 35 42.18 56 123.8 77 314.1 98 707.3

15 12.79 36 44.56 57 129.8 78 327.3 99 733.2

16 13.63 37 47.07 58 136.1 79 341.0 100 760.0

17 14.53 38 49.65 59 142.6 80 355.1

18 15.48 39 52.44 60 149.4 81 369.7

19 16.48 40 55.32 61 150.4 82 384.9

20 17.54 41 58.34 62 163.8 83 400.6


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Saturated steam pressure for libr solution

50% 51% 52% 53% 54% 55% 56% 57% 58% 59% 60% 61% 62% 63% 64% 65%

10℃ 2.37 2.09 1.84 1.62 1.42 1.25 1.09


11℃ 2.60 2.25 1.99 1.73 1.62 1.35 1.18 1.04
12℃ 2.70 2.38 2.11 1.88 1.72 1.44 1.27 1.12
13℃ 2.90 2.55 2.26 2.05 1.78 1.55 1.37 1.20 1.05
14℃ 3.10 2.73 2.42 2.13 1.90 1.67 1.48 1.28 1.15
15℃ 3.35 2.95 2.61 2.30 2.05 1.81 1.59 1.38 1.24
16℃ 3.60 3.15 2.81 2.45 2.20 1.93 1.69 1.50 1.33 1.15
17℃ 3.87 3.35 3. 02 2.65 2.33 2.05 1.81 1.61 1.42 1.25
18℃ 4.23 3.60 3.20 2.89 2.50 2.19 1.94 1.71 1.52 1.34
19℃ 4.35 3.85 3.42 3.05 2.65 2.35 2.09 1.85 1.62 1.44
20℃ 4.70 4.18 3.65 3.25 2.88 2.51 2.22 2.00 1.75 1.56
21℃ 4.85 4.45 3.95 3.45 3.05 2.72 2.39 2.13 1.88 1.67
22℃ 5.25 4.70 4.22 3.70 3.25 2.88 2.45 2.24 2.00 1.79
23℃ 5.65 4.95 4.45 3.95 3.45 3.07 2.65 2.32 2.12 1.90 1.69
24℃ 5.96 5.35 4.71 4.35 3.70 3.30 2.90 2.50 2.30 2.02 1.80
25℃ 6.39 5.65 5. 02 4.50 3.95 3.50 3.12 2.65 2.45 2.19 1.92
26℃ 6.75 6.00 5.35 4.75 4.35 3.73 3.35 2.85 2.63 2.32 2.05
27℃ 7.23 6.40 5.70 5.18 4.50 3.96 3.55 3.15 2.82 2.50 2.20
28℃ 7.65 6.75 6. 05 5.45 4.75 4.25 3.80 3.35 3.00 2.65 2.35
29℃ 8.23 7.35 6.47 5.75 5.15 4.50 4.05 3.57 3.22 2.85 2.55 2.22
30℃ 8.65 7.65 6.82 6.15 5.39 4.80 4.35 3.82 3.45 3.05 2.72 2.38
31℃ 8.94 8.15 7.26 6.50 5.80 5.20 4.65 4.15 3.70 3.25 2.85 2.53
32℃ 9.75 8.65 7.75 6.95 6.25 5.40 4.85 4.36 3.90 3.45 3.05 2.73
33℃ 10.20 9.23 8.25 7.35 6.60 5.75 5.20 4.65 4.15 3.70 3.25 2.88
34℃ 11.00 9.84 8.75 7.80 6.98 6.20 5.50 4.90 4.40 3.95 3.50 3.10 2.75
35℃ 11.75 10.23 9.30 8.35 7.42 6.51 5.85 5.25 4.70 4.20 3.75 3.30 2.90
36℃ 12.41 11.00 9.80 8.80 7.90 6.95 6.25 5.55 5.00 4.45 3.95 3.52 3.13
37℃ 13.10 11.78 10.50 9.40 8.42 7.45 6.70 5.85 5.30 4.75 4.20 3.75 3.35
38℃ 13.95 12.60 11.20 10.00 8.97 7.85 7.15 6.35 5.60 5.15 4.50 4.00 3.45 3.25
39℃ 14.79 13.15 11.80 10.55 9.50 8.40 7.50 6.65 6.05 5.40 4.75 4.25 3.80 3.45
40℃ 15.55 14.00 12.50 11.15 10.00 8.90 8.00 7.10 6.40 5.75 5.10 4.65 4.15 3.68
41℃ 16.30 14.85 13.20 11.80 10.55 9.40 8.50 7.50 6.75 6.15 5.40 4.90 4.30 3.90 3.45
42℃ 17.20 15.55 14.00 12.50 11.20 9.95 9.00 7.95 7.20 6.50 5.75 5.20 4.65 4.15 3.75
43℃ 18.30 16.30 14.80 13.20 11.95 10.60 9.50 8.50 7.60 6.85 6.15 5.50 4.85 4.38 3.95
44℃ 19.50 17.25 15.75 14.05 12.65 11.25 10.00 9.00 8.20 7.30 6.50 5.85 5.25 4.70 4.25
45℃ 20.72 18.2/ 16.50 14.85 13.45 11.95 10.70 9.50 8.70 7.75 6.85 6.20 5.60 5.00 4.51
46℃ 21.70 19.25 17.40 15.70 14.15 12.75 11.25 10.00 9.15 8.20 7.40 6.65 5.95 5.35 4.72
47℃ 22.75 20.20 18.50 16.50 14.95 13.40 11.85 10.50 9.60 8.70 7.80 7.00 6.30 5.65 5.15
48℃ 24.00 21.25 19.50 17.50 15.85 14.15 12.65 11.15 10.20 9.20 8.25 7.50 6.70 5.95 5.40 4.85
49℃ 25.20 22.25 20.30 18.50 16.70 14.95 13.20 11.85 10.85 9.75 8.75 7.90 7.15 6.35 5.70 5.20

Note: the unit of pressure is mmHg.


Libr solution performance curve 70

Libr solution crystallization curve

Libr solution temperature, density and concentration curves


density(g/cm3

concentration(mass%)
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