Rittal with Liquid Cooling Package (LCP) for Industrial Applications

The industry trend toward higher cooling output requirements has intensified during the past few years. Water cooling, which is already established in IT applications, is increasingly seen as important by mechanical engineers and plant engineers. Rittal is therefore expanding its portfolio of air/water heat exchanger solutions: the LCP (Liquid Cooling Package) technology already established in server enclosures is now also available with an output of 10 kW - optionally scalable up to 20 kW - for industrial applications in mechanical and plant engineering.

Due to increasing packing density, heat loss in enclosures is rising significantly, and higher cooling outputs are required. One example that illustrates this is the significant growth recorded in cooling systems of 5 kW or more in the period from 2006 to 2010. Since water has noticeably better thermal conductivity than air and allows more efficient cooling in a smaller space, air/water heat exchangers have also been successful in mechanical and plant engineering.

The Rittal LCP technology, which has been tried and tested for years, is now also available for use in mechanical and plant engineering for the first time. Due to a complete separation of the water circuit and electronic components in the enclosure, the air/water heat exchanger gives maximum protection against water.

Integrated complete solution

The Rittal TS 8 enclosure serves as the basis for the LCP Industry. Thus subsequent integration into existing system environments is also possible at any time. In contrast to the IT variant, in which the 482.6 mm (19") level is cooled laterally at a constant 22° Celsius, air routing in the industrial LCP is adapted to the requirements of enclosure climate control. Since the cold air has to be routed to the bottom of the enclosure, right in front of the mounting plate, the warm air is taken in from the top and blown out cold at the bottom. In the enclosure, a typical control temperature of 35° Celsius must be maintained. Two high-power blowers provide for very good air circulation. Both air intake as well as cold air exit is possible on both sides.

The bayable air/water heat exchanger can be flexibly mounted in the middle between two enclosures or at the outer end of an enclosure suite. The option of mounting the water connection above or below and the variable air routing provide room for individual adaptations. The fact that the essential components are easily accessible facilitates replacement when service is needed.

The "TS 8 TopTherm Chiller" combined with the product solutions for door, base and roof heat exchangers offer customers an integrated complete solution based on water-cooled systems.

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