Hi
It's mine first cascade with "next gen" case (powder paint, whole case is made on machine) . I've already built chillers in this kind of cases , but it's first cascade . Tech is "standart" - two rotary compressors, plate HX, TXV and R507/R1150
. Only I've decided to use BIG 3.0 KW condensor to have good discharge pressures even in warm room, and with closed case . Fiting such a big condensor has been bit tricky .
Specs :compressors:
LG NK164PAB on 1st stage (10000 BTU), Toshiba PG160 on 2nd stage (9000 BTU) evap:
steeper XV:
Danfoss TES2 / captube 0.9 mm HX:
plate HX , 12 platescondenser:
3.0 Kw, alu-cu, cooled by 300mm/230V fanrefrigerants :
R507/R1150oilseparator :
Shine Year automaticsafety :
RANCO cut-offcase :
metal case, 54 x 50 x 43 cm, black paintothers:
4*REFCO panel gauges, ANACONDA shocks absorber on 1st stage suction line,Dixell XR10C controller (turn on 2nd stage automatically when 1st stage is enought cold), homemade receiver before Danfoss TES2, 2* NIDEC 120mm fans on the back wall of caseTemperatures after first charge, before tunning on heatload
.
I must mod a bit top side of condensor to fit all in case (gauges was a problem a bit)
. Next time I'll design bigger case, for sure (that one was designed for 1.9 kW condensor
) .
Final no-load temp
.
Final temperatures on 225W load = -94*C
.
Cascade is VERY HEAVY tunned, to hold 300W+ , it can be tunned without problems for sth like -97*C@225W and sth like -105*C no-load, but I prefer heavy tunning for huge loads
: .
Power consumption when cascade is running at -100*C is around 1100 W .
So not so much I think
.
Best Regards
Peter