Screw chillers have stepless control

Clivet, screw chiller

Clivet’s Class A chillers have screw compressors and come as water-cooled and air-cooled versions. They use R134a and have stepless capacity control. EER is greater than 3.1 on air-cooled models and over 5.0 on water-cooled units.

Energy-saving features include electronic expansion valves and tube evaporators with counter-flow design.

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