Imperial College London

Project: Imperial College London

Location: South Kensington, London

System: CO₂ Mission Critical Cooling

M&E Services Consultant: hurleypalmerflatt

Main Contractor: Modus

Contractor: TROX/Star Refrigeration

The Mission Critical Cooling System was completed in December 2005 as part of a refurbishment project at Imperial College London, in its E-Science Computer Suite within the Mechanical Engineering Building.

The system comprises of a combined air-cooled R134a chiller and CO₂ plant (CO₂OLairpac^TM), fully welded stainless steel secondary CO₂ distribution pipe work, gas detection/isolation, and cabinet coolers type CO₂OLrac^TM. The system has a capacity of 300kW via 15 x 20kW CO₂OLrac^TM units.

To offer added flexibility, the CO₂OLrac^TM units were supplied with an installation mounting frame. This enables the client to install various types/sizes of equipment cabinets as required during the operation of the space.

A UPS backed condensing unit protects the CO₂ charge in the event of power failure.

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