NRV Evaporative Condenser Overview
NRV Evaporative Condenser Overview
Evaporative
condenser
TYP NRV
C a p a c i t y 225 to 3143 kW
Quality and Certification
To maintain standards we pay strict attention to
quality control.
The constant control of quality during manufacture guarantees that we can meet
the highest standards required by our customers.
The components on our equipment are carefully selected and subjected to testing
which guarantees consistency and reliability.
Our procedures have been approved and the certification is the mark
of quality of our products.
GENERAL Thanks to the moisture eliminators on the top of
the unit, which separates droplets from the air
stream, only a small quantity of fresh make-up
The evaporative condensers NRV comprises 51
water has to be added.
models ranging from a capacity of 225 up to 3143
kW. It may be necessary to treat the fresh water, i.e.
The new range of evaporative condensers NRV is the pH- value should be kept in the neutral range
designed to accomodate all types of applications. and hardness around 5 to 10 dH.
Their compact modular construction makes instal- A desuperheater can be fitted on the air outlet
lation easier. after spray nozzles to precool condenser gas. This
All models can be installed either inside or outside. reduces lime scaling of the main heat exchanger.
WORKING PRINCIPLE
Water is drawn by a re-circulating pump from a
water sump below and forced through a sprinkler
system above the closely spaced condenser coil.
It then trickles along the outside of the pipes and
runs back into the water sump.
Water evaporates in the strong air current giving
the most efficient thermodiffusion effect.
1 Pump
2 Radial Fan
3 Brass float valve
4 Refrigerant - in
5 Refrigerant - out
6 Spray nozzles
7 Pipe coil
8 Mist collector
A Recirculating water
B Air
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DESCRIPTION of steel tubes configured to produce maximum
heat transfer with minimum air pressure drop.
OF THE EVAPORATIVE The pipe matrix is assembled within a steel
CONDENSER frame, the complete assembly in hot dipped
galvanized after fabrication in our own galvani-
zing facility.
This unit is in two parts : a fan section and a heat
A pressure test to 30 bar is carried out before
exchanger section.
and after galvanization.
The casing is constructed from galvanized steel
2. Eliminator section : An ultraviolet resistant
with a standard zincpaint coat, (RAL 7001, grey).
plastic is used to manufacture the water spray
All fixing are stainless steel.
collector. Its efficiency is 99 %.
The sections of the collector can be removed
for access/cleaning. The casing is manufactured
from galvanized steel and incorporates an
inspection hatch.
3. Water distribution system : This system consists
Heat Exchanger Section of a sprinkler system and plastic spray nozzles.
Optimum spraying of the heat exchanger is
This consists of a hot dipped galvanised steel achieved by an array of spray nozzles fed from
coil, a sprinkler system and moisture eliminators a manifold.
(plastic). The distribution system is manufactured in
All these elements are protected by a casing plastic including the spray nozzles. For ease of
manufactured from galvanized steel. maintenance the nozzles are quick release type.
3 2
4
Fan Section in ball bearings with external greasing points for
ease of maintenance.
The fan section consists of a water sump, fan, 4. Motors driving fans are in accordance with
motors and V-belt drives. Fan motors and V-belt IEC-norm (IP 55 protection). All motors are desi-
drives are assembled on a base frame, they are gned to work in dry operation.
never in contact with the water. All these compon-
ents are made of galvanized steel with a standard 5. V-belt drive incorporates pulleys with removable
zincpaint coat, except for motors and V-belt drives. hubs.
1. Inspection hatch enables easy access to the 6. All detachable components are protected by
drip tray for cleaning and adjustment of brass a galvanized grille, placed on inlet side. An
float valve. inspection hatch enables easy access to fans
for cleaning.
2. Brass float valve consists of a plastic or
stainless steel ball float regulating the fresh
make-up water. The adjustment of the water
level is by a lever system.
3. Fan section is constructed in galvanized steel.
The impellers are fitted with adjustable tensio-
ning rods to achieve maximum rigidity and
concentricity. The hollow drive shaft is mounted
5 3 6
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OPTIONAL FEATURES Low Sound Level and
Directional Capability
Accessories The design of this NRV range has been developed
in such a way to limit noise levels (see table IV).
These accessories are available on request :
The single-fan side design allows the noise to
- pump and piping.
be directed toward the least sensitive area and
- trace heating with thermostat therefore improve our environment.
- two speeds fans
- electric level indicator
- pressure-activated dampers in centrifugal fans, Silencer
including motor and pressure switches
- water regulated solenod valve Where noise level restrictions are in force, silen-
- heat exchanger made of stainless steel cers are available for either/or the air inlet and air
- desuperheater discharge. Various specifications are available.
Raffelprotect :
coating against corrosion
The casing, water sump, support, etc, are manuf-
actured from galvanized steel sheet on which is
applied a special polymerized metal painting.
In salt spray tests for accelerated corrosion this
coating has demonstrated significant life extension.
Furthermore this painting does not pollute the
atmosphere on application and thus cuts out the
problem of emission of organic solvents.
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RELIABILITY
Raffel has its own galvanizing faci-
lity. This enables the quality control
of the heat exchanger assembly at
every stage of manufacture ensu-
ring excellent resistance against
corrosion and longlivety.
All components are hot galvanized
to a temperature close to 450 C in
our factory.
SHIPMENT AND
RIGGING
All models in the NRV range
are factory assembled into a
complete unit at the plant to
ensure quality performance. For
shipment and ease of site
handling they are delivered in
two sections. Road transport is
normally made by flat bed lorry.
Both sections are equipped
with lifting points.
Only for final assembly is a
crane required to locate the two
sections together.
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SELECTION PROCEDURE Example 1 :
Given :
* rejection capacity Qc : 320 kW
Given * refrigerant : NH
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* condensing temperature : 30C
To select NRV evaporative condenser, the follo- * wet bulb temperature : 22C
wing specific data is required :
- rejection capacity (kW) n Qc Solution :
- refrigerant n NH * according to table I, Fc : 0,549
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- correction factor n Fc * nominal capacity
Qn = Qc/Fc : 320/ 0,549 = 583
kW
* referring to table III, a model NRV 402C will be
selected.
Solution
Example 2 :
1) To determine the correction factor to use, refer
to table I or table II For a selection with desuperheater (E) :
* nominal capacity Qn = 320/0,549 = 583 kW
Qn = Nominal capacity
* according to table III, a model NRV 402AE or
Qc = Rejection capacity
NRV 403 CE will be selected.
Fc = Correction factor
Look up known condensing temperature and
known wet bulb temperature in table I.
Correction factor will befound at the intersection Example 3 :
point. Given :
* rejection capacity Qc : 320 kW
2) With the use of the correction factor, determine
* refrigerant : R22, R502
the nominal capacity by referring to this formula
* condensing temperature : 30C
:
* wet bulb temperature : 22C
Qn = Qc/ Fc
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Table I : Correction Factor NH (R717)
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Wet Bulb Temperature (C)
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
30 1,030 0,983 0,933 0,878 0,832 0,779 0,722 0,666 0,613 0,549 0,488 0,425 0,359 0,290 0,219 0,148 0,078
31 1,100 1,054 1,007 0,953 0,907 0,854 0,797 0,741 0,688 0,624 0,563 0,501 0,435 0,367 0,297 0,226 0,156 0,081
32 1,176 1,129 1,082 1,028 0,982 0,929 0,872 0,816 0,764 0,700 0,640 0,579 0,514 0,446 0,375 0,303 0,233 0,131
33 1,252 1,205 1,157 1,103 1,058 1,004 0,915 0,893 0,841 0,778 0,719 0,658 0,592 0,524 0,453 0,382 0,315 0,243
34 1,327 1,282 1,234 1,180 1,136 1,083 1,027 0,974 0,921 0,857 0,798 0,737 0,671 0,604 0,536 0,466 0,396 0,325
35 1,406 1,360 1,312 1,259 1,215 1,163 1,107 1,051 1,000 0,937 0,878 0,818 0,754 0,687 0,617 0,548 0,481 0,410
36 1,485 1,440 1,393 1,339 1,296 1,243 1,187 1,131 1,080 1,018 0,961 0,901 0,835 0,769 0,702 0,634 0,568 0,498
37 1,567 1,521 1,473 1,420 1,376 1,324 1,268 1,214 1,165 1,103 1,044 0,985 0,921 0,854 0,790 0,721 0,657 0,585
Condensing 38 1,648 1,603 1,554 1,501 1,459 1,408 1,353 1,296 1,248 1,186 1,130 1,070 1,009 0,943 0,878 0,810 0,744 0,673
Temperature 39 1,730 1,686 1,639 1,587 1,545 1,492 1,437 1,382 1,334 1,274 1,219 1,160 1,087 1,032 0,966 0,898 0,834 0,764
(C)
40 1,817 1,771 1,723 1,671 1,630 1,579 1,524 1,471 1,423 1,364 1,308 1,249 1,186 1,121 1,056 0,998 0,926 0,856
41 1,902 1,857 1,811 1,759 1,717 1,667 1,614 1,560 1,513 1,452 1,399 1,338 1,276 1,211 1,148 1,081 1,019 0,950
42 1,989 1,945 1,900 1,850 1,809 1,758 1,704 1,651 1,603 1,542 1,489 1,430 1,368 1,304 1,242 1,176 1,114 1,046
43 2,083 2,037 1,991 1,940 1,900 1,849 1,795 1,740 1,694 1,635 1,581 1,523 1,462 1,398 1,337 1,271 1,211 1,144
44 2,173 2,128 2,083 2,031 1,990 1,940 1,887 1,834 1,788 1,728 1,677 1,619 1,557 1,495 1,435 1,369 1,310 1,241
45 2,264 2,220 2,175 2,123 2,084 2,034 1,981 1,929 1,883 1,824 1,772 1,715 1,656 1,567 1,532 1,467 1,438 1,407
46 2,314 2,269 2,217 2,178 2,129 2,077 2,025 1,980 1,922 1,872 1,815 1,754 1,691 1,631 1,565 1,505 1,443
47 2,364 2,314 2,277 2,227 2,175 2,122 2,079 2,021 1,971 1,913 1,853 1,790 1,730 1,664 1,607 1,539
48 2,463 2,412 2,374 2,326 2,274 2,228 2,178 2,121 2,070 2,013 1,952 1,890 1,831 1,766 1,709 1,644
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TECHNICAL DATA
Table III
Nominal Capacity Shipping weight Operating weight Refrigerant
Model charge
(kW) (kg) (kg)
approx. (l)
Without With Without With Without With Without With
desuperheater desuperheaer desuperheater desuperheater desuperheater desuperheater desuperheater desuperheater
NRV 301A NRV 301AE 225 252 1562 2020 2365 2830 61
NRV 301B NRV 301BE 238 267 1562 2020 2365 2830 61
NRV 301C NRV 301CE 258 289 1574 2032 2365 2830 61
NRV 302A NRV 302AE 305 342 1793 2251 2655 3120 89
NRV 302B NRV 302BE 324 363 1793 2251 2655 3120 89
NRV 302C NRV 302CE 351 393 1805 2263 2655 3120 89
NRV 303A NRV 303AE 392 439 2096 2554 3015 3480 117
NRV 303B NRV 303BE 415 465 2108 2566 3015 3480 117
NRV 303C NRV 303CE 451 505 2110 2568 3015 3480 117
NRV 304A NRV 304AE 473 530 2329 2787 3365 3830 145
NRV 304B NRV 304BE 501 561 2341 2799 3365 3830 145
NRV 304C NRV 304CE 544 609 2378 2836 3365 3830 145
NRV 304D NRV 304DE 577 646 2403 2861 3365 3830 145
NRV 402A NRV 402AE 523 586 2696 3267 3960 4530 155
NRV 402B NRV 402BE 554 620 2696 3267 3960 4530 155
NRV 402C NRV 402CE 601 673 2733 3304 3960 4530 155
NRV 403A NRV 403AE 631 707 3006 3577 4375 4950 192
NRV 403B NRV 403BE 669 749 3043 3614 4375 4950 192
NRV 403C NRV 403CE 725 812 3043 3614 4375 4950 192
NRV 403D NRV 403DE 769 861 3068 3639 4375 4950 192
NRV 404A NRV 404AE 740 829 3950 4895 5765 6710 214
NRV 404B NRV 404BE 784 878 3987 4932 5765 6710 214
NRV 404C NRV 404CE 851 953 4012 4957 5765 6710 214
NRV 404D NRV 404DE 903 1011 4052 4997 5765 6710 214
NRV 405A NRV 405AE 950 1064 4665 5610 6585 7530 282
NRV 405B NRV 405BE 1007 1128 4690 5635 6585 7530 282
NRV 405C NRV 405CE 1093 1224 4690 5635 6585 7530 282
NRV 406A NRV 406AE 1146 1284 5228 6173 7355 8300 350
NRV 406B NRV 406BE 1215 1361 5253 6198 7355 8300 350
NRV 406C NRV 406CE 1318 1476 5298 6243 7355 8300 350
NRV 406D NRV 406DE 1398 1566 5316 6261 7355 8300 350
NRV 408A NRV 408AE 1425 1596 6461 7806 8895 10330 423
NRV 408B NRV 408BE 1510 1691 6521 7806 8895 10330 423
NRV 408C NRV 408CE 1639 1836 6521 7866 8895 10330 423
NRV 409A NRV 409AE 1719 1925 7309 8654 10125 11470 525
NRV 409B NRV 409BE 1822 2041 7309 8714 10125 11470 525
NRV 409C NRV 409CE 1977 2214 7449 8794 10125 11470 525
NRV 502A NRV 502AE 1427 1598 6660 8006 9505 10860 418
NRV 502B NRV 502BE 1512 1693 6660 8006 9505 10860 418
NRV 502C NRV 502CE 1640 1837 6734 8080 9505 10860 418
NRV 503A NRV 503AE 1717 1923 7502 8848 10605 11960 521
NRV 503B NRV 503BE 1821 2040 7576 8922 10605 11960 521
NRV 503C NRV 503CE 1975 2212 7576 8922 10605 11960 521
NRV 503D NRV 503DE 2095 2346 7626 8972 10605 11960 521
NRV 505A NRV 505AE 2140 2397 9169 11086 12895 14820 627
NRV 505B NRV 505BE 2268 2540 9259 11176 12895 14820 627
NRV 505C NRV 505CE 2460 2755 9289 11206 12895 14820 627
NRV 506A NRV 506AE 2576 2885 10432 12349 14595 16520 781
NRV 506B NRV 506BE 2731 3059 10522 12439 14595 16520 781
NRV 506C NRV 506CE 2963 3319 10672 12589 14595 16520 781
NRV 506D NRV 506DE 3143 3520 10672 12589 14595 16520 781
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Motor Power Trace heating
Motor Power
Air flow Water flow Pump -8C
(m3/h) (m3/h) Fan Fan Two speeds fan (kW)
(kW) with thermostat
(kW) (kWe) (1) (2) (kW)
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DIMENSIONS (mm)
STANDARD MODEL
Raffel reserve the right to make changes in specifications or design at any time.
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Nominal Diameter
Model
1a 2 3 4
NRV 301 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80
NRV 302 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80
NRV 303 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80
NRV 304 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80
NRV 402 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 403 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 404 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 405 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 406 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 408 DN 100 DN 100 DN 125 DN 125
NRV 409 DN 100 DN 100 DN 125 DN 125
NRV 502 DN 100 DN 100 DN 125 DN 125
NRV 503 DN 100 DN 100 DN 125 DN 125
NRV 505 DN 100 DN 100 DN 150 DN 150
NRV 506 DN 100 DN 100 DN 150 DN 150
Caption : Lgende
1a Refrigerant - hotgas 7 Floating valve R 3/4, (from NRV 404 f R 1)
2 Refrigerant - liquid 8 Drain connection, socket R 11/2
3 Water - inlet 9 Access door
4 Water - outlet 10 Mounting holes 18 mm
6 Overflow, socket R 11/2 12 Lifting device
Note :
For standards models : input on the right.
On request : input on the left.
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DIMENSIONS (mm)
MODELS WITH
ACCESSORIES
Raffel reserve the right to make changes in specifications or design at any time.
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Nominal Diameter
Model
1 1a 2 2a 3 4
NRV 301 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80
NRV 302 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80
NRV 303 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80
NRV 304 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80 DN 80
NRV 402 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 403 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 404 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 405 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 406 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100
NRV 408 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 125 DN 125
NRV 409 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 125 DN 125
NRV 502 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 125 DN 125
NRV 503 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 125 DN 125
NRV 505 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 150 DN 150
NRV 506 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 100 DN 150 DN 150
Caption Lgende
1 Desuperheater - inlet 6 Overflow, socket R 11/2
1a Refrigerant - hotgas 7 Floating valve R 3/4, (From NRV 404 f R 1)
2 Refrigerant - liquid 8 Drain connection, socket R 11/2
2a Desuperheater - outlet 9 Access door
3 Circulating water - inlet 10 Mounting holes 18 mm
4 Circulating water - outlet 11 Silencer
5 Connection desuperheater 12 Lifting device
Note :
For models with silencer and desuperheater : input on the right.
On request : input on the left
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NOISE LEVELS dB(A) Table IV
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