system Comparison between conventional chilled water system and VRF system
INTRODUCTION
• Comparison between conventional chilled water system
and VRF system shall be presented next.
• Final selection of the type of HVAC system to be used in
the project shall be according to client’s decision Comparison between conventional chilled water system and VRF system Cost of ownership Comparison Cost Comparison VRF Chilled Water Remarks Initial Cost Approx. Installed Cost (JOD/Ton) 1600 1500 Total Estimated Load (TONS) 400 400 - Chiller under investigation is the Total Initial Installation Cost (JOD) 640,000 600,000 air-cooled water chiller with Running Cost constant speed screw compressor. Estimated kW/TR 1.55 1.85 A new generation of chillers with Estimated hours of operation, 2496 Hr 2496 2496 VFD compressors is now available at 100% capacity(Hr) Price of 1 KWH - Cost of spare parts is included in 0.12 0.12 maintenance cost. (JOD) Running Cost per year (JOD) 92,851 110,822 - VRF average lifetime is 15 years. Centralized Chiller lifetime Maintenance Cost is 20 years. Operation & Maintenance cost 31.1 31.1 - 8 working Hours / day; 6 Days (JOD/TR/Year) per week, 52 Week per year Annual Admin Cost- 15% of O&M cost 4.7 4.7 Total Maintenance Cost per year 14,320 14,320 Estimated Total cost after 1year (JOD) 840,022 835,965 Comparison between conventional chilled water system and VRF system
Cost Comparison VRF Chilled Water
Estimated total cost after 5 Years (JOD) 1,175,856 1,225,712 Estimated total cost after 10 Years (JOD) 1,711,712 1,851,424 Estimated total cost after 20 Years (JOD) 3,423,424 3,102,848 Comparison between conventional chilled water system and VRF system Technical Criteria and environmental aspects Comparison Criteria of Comparison VRF Chilled Water System Description In a VRF system, multiple indoor fan Air cooled chillers produce chilled coil units may be connected to one water with 7°C which shall be outdoor unit. The outdoor unit has circulated through the generation one or more compressors that are system (air cooled chillers) by inverter driven, so their speed can be constant primary centrifugal water varied by changing the frequency of pumps, a secondary variable the power supply to the compressor. frequency driven pumps will As the compressor speed changes, so circulate the water to serve the fan does the amount of refrigerant coil units or air handling units, based delivered by the compressor. Each on the indoor preset temperatures, indoor fan coil unit has its own the thermostats will control the metering device that is controlled by functional space temperature by the indoor unit itself, or by the varying the water quantity going outdoor unit. As each indoor unit through the two way valves installed sends a demand to the outdoor unit, on the fan coil unit / AHU, the outdoor unit delivers the amount consequently, the total chilled water of refrigerant needed to meet the flow produced by the secondary individual requirements of each indoor chilled water pumps shall be varied unit. by means of the variable frequency drive installed on the secondary system. Comparison between conventional chilled water system and VRF system Technical Criteria and environmental aspects Comparison Criteria of Comparison VRF Chilled Water COP Higher COP than Chillers, in Cooling Lower COP and Heating Modes, and Higher COP at partial load compared to a water system. Total Weight Less Weight per square meters than Larger weights per square meters chillers,( Less installation cost and resulting in higher installation and less structure cost). structure cost Required Area Requires more area Requires less area Pipe Sizes Smaller pipes sizes Larger pipes sizes Piping Length There are limitations on piping No limitations on piping length as length between indoor and outdoor pumps are used in the system. units. Total Cooling Capacity Selection might not be possible to Selection will always meet the be equal to both the thermal load thermal load and the air flow Comparison between conventional chilled water system and VRF system Technical Criteria and environmental aspects Comparison Criteria of Comparison VRF Chilled Water capacity control Capacity control via an inverter; a frequency controlled compressor frequency controlled compressor. chillers have been recently introduced to market. For constant speed compressors chillers, the power control is made by sliding valve on suction line and variable speed secondary pumps Heat Transfer Media Refrigerant (R-410a) throughout the Refrigerant to Water, and water system, which reduces losses in the throughout the system which system increases losses Freezing No Freezing At temperatures below zero freezing can happen Comparison between conventional chilled water system and VRF system Technical Criteria and environmental aspects Comparison Criteria of Comparison VRF Chilled Water Refrigerant Lines All over the building, might be limited in technical areas only Safety and Leakage difficult to control and locate the leakage of refrigerant Reaction Time No big water-mass in the system - Longer reaction time very quick reaction time. Labor Cost no additional parts necessary except Chiller, water pumps, buffer tank, outdoor units, indoor units and expansion vessel, Flow Switch, pipes. control Valve distribution system etc. necessary No. of Compressors Many Numbers of Compressors Limited number of compressors Compressors life cycle shorter than chillers compressors Longer life cycle Nature of Line Product Industrial type Manufacturing THANK YOU