District Cooling

Modular chiller plant: in which cases are they convenient?

Since 1902 when Willis Haviland Carrier invented world’s first modern air conditioning system, the air conditioning technology has grown tremendously to today, when the chiller is not only energy efficient, but also user friendly. ARANER is one of the respected providers of this solution. In this po[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Power Augmentation: Evaporative Cooling vs. TIAC with Chillers

Did you know that it is common for electricity prices to increase with increasing temperatures? Power markets globally are suffering due to this state of affairs. Homesteads switch on their air conditioners to fight off the heat. Unfortunately, gas turbines are at their worst performance at high tem[..]
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Thermal Energy Storage

Tank heater accumulation of thermal energy as supply security systems

During the 1970s and early 1980s, the world witnessed the worst oil crises ever following an oil embargo imposed by producers from the Middle East. Due to power reliability problems that were triggered by these events, chilled water storage systems were born. District cooling itself is a very old te[..]
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District Energy, District Cooling

NPLV rating system application for chilled water plants

According some studies made in Middle East, chillers use over 40 % of all the energy in industrial and commercial space cooling. Therefore, it is understandable that designers are concerned about chiller efficiency. Several factors — poor maintenance, poor operation, improper sizing, etc affect this[..]
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District Cooling

Abdali District Heating and Cooling project

Abdali is Amman’s new downtown district that provides the Jordanian capital with a central business, social and residential destination that the city requires as a regional hub of business and tourism. In Abdali there have been many modern and luxury buildings developed. Towers, residences, business[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

How to improve turbine power output in Oil & Gas industry

Globally, natural gas fired power generation is growing tremendously. One of the major reasons behind this surge is modern gas turbine development, which has given natural gas a new appeal. Consequently, turbine power output has become an important component of power plants in this billion-dollar in[..]
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District Heating, District Cooling

Comparison between Water-Cooled Systems and Air-Cooled Systems

The role of a district cooling system is to distribute cooling energy from a centralized production plant using an underground pipeline to a district. It is the perfect replacement for older air conditioning systems because of its lower energy consumption, reduced annual maintenance costs, and envir[..]
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Refrigeration

Heat Rejection System & Condensing Technologies

Any process that does work or uses energy produces heat, according to thermodynamics principles. We know that many systems release heat to the environment during their operations. This includes the refrigerator in your house. In district cooling plants, the amount of waste heat involved is so enormo[..]
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District Cooling

District Cooling System: why is Direct Condensation Better?

In this era of limited resources, energy efficiency and environmental conservation are critical steps for district cooling systems. Consider the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world. At 828m in height, the magnificent structure can be a nightmare to cool down. However, the coolin[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Saudi Aramco increase power output in 21 % with TIAC

In climates with high ambient temperatures the power output and efficiency of gas turbines used by oil companies are both reduced. Lower inlet air temperatures significantly increase power production and improve efficiency during periods of warm weather, whether the gas turbines are used for electri[..]
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Refrigeration

Refrigeration engineering: how to achieve a reliable solution

What would life be like without cold beer, ice cream and vegetables? Imagine having to live without medicine. In its 150 year history, refrigeration engineering has redefined several processes including meat processing, brewing, health and so on. ARANER is a key player in the transformation happenin[..]
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Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

Gas Turbine Cooling Water System: 3 Lessons learned

When designing a Turbine Inlet Air Cooling (TIAC) systems many factors have to be taken into consideration in order to design an efficient system in terms of electrical and water consumption. Bad choices in terms of Turbine Cooling plant design might affect to the plant long term operation and conse[..]
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