HVAC&R

Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration

Air conditioning and refrigeration are essential parts of modern living with people spending around three-quarters of their lives indoors or in vehicles. However, the downside of this technological advance is that this type of equipment consumes considerable amounts of energy in industrialized countries.

In heat transfer applications the excellent conductivity of copper helps in designing energy efficient equipment and systems. As the life of such equipment and systems is long, their lifetime total energy conservation becomes remarkable. Thus applications utilizing the good heat and electricity conduction properties have a favorable effect on greenhouse gas generation. Optimizing thermal transfer allows us to improve the energy efficiency of our customers' heat exchangers by as much as 20%. R&D work has increased the thermal transfer properties of thin wall surface enhanced tubes by over 50%, while reducing the amount of copper needed in their manufacture by 20%.

HVAC&R equipment consume considerable amounts of energy in industrialized countries. For example, in the United States the energy consumption of this type of equipment represents 15% of the national total. This is why HVAC&R equipment is, in many developed countries, subjected to strict standards and requirements. In order to reduce the amount of energy being consumed, the efficiency of heat exchangers used in these appliances must be improved.

Luvata products are used in:

• Air conditioning units
• Refrigerators
• Heating equipment

Luvata products offer:

• Improved heat transfer efficiency
• Lower production costs
• Use of new environmentally friendly coolants
• Thermal conductivity
• Tailor-made design for specific products