Chennai. LU-VE Group (through
LU-VE Exchangers and Spirotech India) is part of the INDEE Project. The
project has been approved by Government and the Ministry of External
Affairs, Government of Norway, through SINTEF (Foundation for Industrial
and Technical Research Norway) and NTNU (Norwegian University of
Science and Technology). The project is part of a plan to promote the
use of natural refrigerants, instead of synthetic refrigerants, due to
their high global warming potential (GWP).
The INDEE pilot facility is
installed in ITT (Indian Institute of Technology Madras) in Chennai
(India). LU-VE Group provided the gas coolers (SAV5 model with
electronic fans for CO2 transcritical applications) and CO2
de-superheaters (SAV31 model). The structure has been realized by Enex
(high-efficiency refrigeration systems using natural fluids). Other
components have been provided by Danfoss (ejectors), Dorin (compressors)
and Klimal (heat recovery system).
Knowledge transfer on CO2
refrigeration technology is the objective of INDEE Phase 1 at IIT Madras
The main aim (INDEE Phase 1). The pilot facility simulates an
integrated supermarket HVAC&R unit, designed to maintain three
different temperature levels to cover the cooling demand of three
different applications such as freezing, refrigeration and air
conditioning.
