Dunham Bush 

Water‐Cooled Screw Chiller 
With Inverter Driven (VFD)
WCFX‐EV Series
Why Inverter Driven Chiller..?

Global Energy Crisis…

The planet is progressively marching towards a serious electric energy crisis,
owing to an escalating desire of electric energy becoming greater than its
supply. There has been an enormous increase in the global demand for
electric energy in recent years as a result of industrial development and
population growth. Supply of electric energy is, therefore, far less than the
actual demand.

GLOBAL ENERGY SOURCES

ARE DEPLETING….
Energy Apportion in a Building ..

HVAC contributes to 67% of a typical building energy consumption,

Thus if we want to reduce or save energy, HVAC is one of the 5000
system that we should consider..
Green Building Certification..

A Green building certification is a benchmarking scheme which aims to

achieve a sustainable built environment by incorporating best practices in
environmental design and construction, and the adoption of green
building technologies. This includes…

 Energy efficiency
 Water efficiency
 Environmental protection
 Indoor environmental quality
 Other green & innovative features
Advantages of Green Building..

A Green building focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource use –

energy, water, and materials – while reducing building impact on human
health and the environment during the building’s lifecycle, through better
design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal. Some of the
advantages of Green building are…

 Cost less to operate, reducing energy as much as 40%

 Increases building property status and values.
 Eligible for incentives like tax rebates and energy schemes.
 Increase building efficiency and reduces valuable resources.
 Improve indoor environmental quality for a healthy workplace.
Energy Apportion for Water Cooled
Chiller System ..

Chiller contributes to 60% of air conditioning energy consumption, 5000

Thus if we want to reduce or save energy, Chiller efficiency is one of
the equipment that we should consider..
Calculation of Integrated Efficiency..

The Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigerant Institute (AHRI) has

established a system in AHRI standard 550/590 – 2011 for measuring the
total equipment performance over full and part load conditions. It defines
as integrated part load value (IPLV) as an excellent method of comparing
equipment on an equal basis.

1
IPLV =
0.01 0.42 0.45 0.12
+ + +
A B C D

1% at 42% at 45% at 12% at

100% 75% 50% 25%
A = kw/tr at 100% load C = kw/tr at 50% load
B = kw/tr at 75% load D = kw/tr at 25% load
Type of Compressors

Compressor

Rotary Scroll Reciprocating Screw Centrifugal

External Compressor DB Compressor

Water Cooled Chiller
300 ~ 4000TR
(1055 ~ 10548 kW)

130 ~ 665TR
(457 ~ 1,753kW)

NEW

WCFX-EV Series DCLC Series

66 ~ 1000TR
(232 ~ 3501kW) DCLCV Series
(VFD Ready)

12 ~ 62TR
(42 ~ 218 kW)

WCFX-E Series

WCS Series

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

TR
WCFX-EV Series

Screw Variable Freq Drive

Compressor (VFD)

Controller
7” color touch screen
(Optional 15”)
Evaporator

Condenser
WCFX-EV Series Features..
High Efficiency
 Improved Integrated Part Load Value (IPLV)
 Precise Capacity Control with VFD
Low Energy Consumption
 Low Starting Current with Zero Inrush
 No Conventional Starter Required
 Improved Power Factor @ 0.95

Intelligent Built-In System

 Built-in Motor Temp Sensors
 Built-in Electronic Overload Protector
 Built-in Energy Measurement Function

Touch Screen Panel

 Integrated 7” Touch Screen Panel
Low Noise Level @ Part Load
WCFX-EV Series
- Low Starting Current with Zero Inrush
WCFX-EV Series
- VFD Enclosure Ratings
Chassis — IP 00
Provides no protection for the drive or people around the drive
Must generally be mounted in another enclosure
 NEMA 1 — IP 20
“Finger proof”
Cooling air flows through the 
 inside of the drive – no dust filter
 NEMA 12 — IP 54 (Standard Feature) 
“Dust proof” & water splash proof 
Cooling air flows along the exterior heat sink, gaskets seal the interior 
of the drive
 Do not requires additional enclosure for indoor installation
VFD vs Standard Chiller Efficiency..
DB Standard Chiller Competitor Standard Chiller
DB Chiller with VFD Competitor Chiller with VFD
0.8
15
Chiller Efficiency (kW/TR)

0.7

Annual Hours (%)
0.6

0.5 10

0.4

0.3 5

0.2

0.1 0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 % of Load
65 65 65 65 65 69 73 77 81 85 EWCT(0F)
Competitors Comparison..

WCFX-EV 30XW-V YVWA

Model : 18 Models Model : 9 Models Model : 5 Models

Capacity: 130 RT – 665 RT Capacity: 170 RT – 495 RT Capacity: 120 RT – 300 RT

Ave. IPLV : 0.35 Kw/RT Ave. IPLV : 0.38 Kw/RT Ave. IPLV : 0.38 Kw/RT
(9% more efficient)

Touch Screen Panel Touch Screen Panel Key Pad Panel

Noise Reduction @ 25%: 10 dBA Noise Reduction @ 25%: 10dBA Noise Reduction @ 25%: N/A
Competitors Comparison..

WCFX-EV 30XW-V YVWA

Refrigerant: R134A Refrigerant: R134A Refrigerant: R134A

Multi Comp, Single System Multi Comp, Multi System Multi Comp, Multi System
(Improved IPLV value)

Hermetic / Semi Hermetic Semi Hermetic Semi Hermetic

Single/Twin Screw Single/Twin Screw Single/Twin Screw

Frequency : 25 Hz – 60Hz Frequency : 25 Hz – 60Hz Frequency : 25 Hz – 60Hz

Multi Compressor Single System..
WCFX-EV Series..
Hi-Tech and Efficient Design：

Patented compressor design with Improved IPLV

Designed & Optimized for R134a & VFD application
Adopt advanced 3D CAD Design Software
Factory functional test at 125% speed
Factory dynamic balancing test…
WCFX-EV Series

New Improved, Enhanced

& Extended capacity range
of 192mm and 226mm
compressor series

Unique Patented Screw

compressor technology

Designed & Optimized

for VFD application

High reliability and

stability

Excellent Performance
And Operation Cost
Efficiency
WCFX-EV Series

Dunham-Bush patented screw Carbon Steel screw profile Dynamic balancing and over
profile design which is with high precision machining.. speed testing before
specially made for R134A & assembly to ensure the
VFD application.. quality and stability..
WCFX-EV Series

Core components are all processed by sophisticated facilities

WCFX-EV Series
Evaporator Improvement

 Flooded heat exchanger technology.

 Making use of unique “Skip-fin” Efficient Tube Design

before

Refrigeration
Eliminator Vapor

Tube
Leaving DB type (“skip-fin” design)
Water

Refrigeration
Entering Liquid
Water Flow Equalizer
Flooded Evaporator

• Higher capacity and Higher EER achievable with the same 
compressor

− Good evaporator approach 
temperature     < 3 F 
− Higher evaporating 
temperature compared to 
the DX evaporator system
− Capacity increases from 724 
RT to 796 RT
♦ 10% increase in 
capacity
− Very little power increase
Condenser Improvement

 Improved discharge baffle design to reduce direct impingement of high velocity refrigerant
 Making use of unique “Skip-fin” Efficient Tube Design

before
Refrigeration Vapor Lead Plate

Tube
Leaving
Water
DB type (“skip-fin” design)

Entering
Water Refrigeration Liquid
Subcooler
Advanced Microprocessor Controller
Flexible Reprogrammable Microprocessor and advance programmable controller. Complete with digital and
analog I/O. Monitoring equipment or system status, water flow status, temperature, pressure, and run time.

7.0” 64K color LCD Touch Screen graphic user interface, Displays operation conditions, compressor run time,
alarm history and modify control parameters.

Embedded System Protection controls. Low suction, high discharge, Freeze protection, compressor run error,
compressor anti-cycle, compressor over current, compressor low oil and power lost…etc

Remote Monitoring made possible with optional communication card(s) and NETVISOR software. Add on cards
(options) are also available to allow direct interface to Building Management System (BMS) by means of standards
open communication protocols (MODBUS / LONWORKS / BACNET MSTP or even Over IP)
Chiller Monitoring & Control
PC Remote PC Database Notebook PC
Workstation Workstation Server Workstation

Cooling Cond. Chillers Primary CW Second. CW

Tower Pumps Pumps Pumps
AHRI Certification..

In Progress…
Jan 2014…
50 Hz 60 Hz
Generation
Catalogue & Selection Software..

In Progress…
Jan 2014…

Generation

SPEC‐ Selection Program Electronic Catalogue
AHRI Certified Testing Facilities