Making Cooling More Efficient in Hazardous Locations

In most industries, the state of electrical thermal management has been steadily advancing over the last several decades. While this can be more challenging in some industries than in others, the use of more streamlined and natural heat transfer methods has allowed for continuous innovation in most of them. This includes in industries where advanced technological solutions are about more than just enhancing efficiency, but also maintaining or improving the overall safety of operations. When applications are deployed in hazardous locations, the use of specialized heat exchangers that are designed for harsher conditions can be a valuable thermal management asset.

The push toward more efficient electrical cooling

Electrical cooling solutions have been key to most companies’ operations for as long as they’ve relied on technology to facilitate those operations. The right cooling apparatus keeps electrical enclosures, such as control panels, properly cooled while minimizing overhead costs and the need for mechanical maintenance. The growing implementation of advanced technologies has prompted a growing need for more efficient cooling solutions to meet them, and this has largely led to the wider implementation of more natural and eco-friendly thermal management solutions. These solutions are designed to consistently transfer electrical waste heat without the need for complex mechanical equipment such as air conditioners or air compressors.

The challenges of thermal management in hazardous locations

In most industries, the greatest challenges to implementing more efficient cooling solutions have been finding solutions that offer optimal performance with minimal amounts of energy. Modern heat exchangers overcome this challenge easily by creating nearly self-contained, ambient or below-ambient cooling processes. An eco-friendly cooling fluid absorbs the waste heat, then transfers it to a heat sink to deposit it, all in a continuous cycle within the cooling unit. However, in locations where temperatures and elements in the environment make operations are hazardous, the need for efficiency is coupled by the need for a safe cooling solution that offers maximum protection from environmental risk factors.

The safety and efficiency of specialized heat exchangers

The greater need for safety and reliability when operating in hazardous locations doesn’t take away from the advantages that modern heat exchangers can provide. In fact, heat exchangers can be specially designed to operate safely and effectively in any environment, and properly sealed and protected for hazardous locations, in particular. For more information about making electrical cooling more efficient in hazardous locations, call Noren Thermal Solutions in Taylor, TX, at 866-936-6736.