electronic equipment being cooled, a demineralize, a
temperature control valve, monitoring equipment with
its associated alarms, and the heat exchanger, which is
shared with the primary system. The secondary system
is a closed-loop water system, as compared to the
seawater system, which is a one-pass or open-loop
system.
TYPE I COOLING SYSTEM
We are now ready for a more detailed look at the
types of cooling systems. Lets begin by looking at the
Type I system. Starting with the distilled water pumps
(fig. 1-6), distilled water under pressure flows to the
temperature regulating valve. The temperature
regulating valve is installed to partially bypass distilled
water around the seawater- to-distilled-water heat
exchanger so that a constant water temperature can be
supplied to the electronic equipment. As the
temperature in the distilled water increases, more water
is directed to the heat exchanger and less to the bypass
line. his maintains the output water temperature
constant. The standby heat exchanger is usually of the
same design and is used when the online heat exchanger
is inoperable or experiencing maintenance.
The size of the heat exchanger is designed to handle
the full cooling load of the electronic equipment plus a
20 percent margin. From the heat exchanger, the water
then goes through various monitoring devices, which
check the water temperature and flow. These two things
depend upon the requirements of the electronic
equipment being coded. After the water moves through
the equipment, it is drawn back to the pump on the
suction side. In this way, a continuous flow of coolant
is maintained in a closed-loop system.
An expansion tank is provided in the distilled water
system to compensate for changes in the coolant
volume, and to provide a source of makeup water in the
event of a secondary system leak. When the expansion
tank is located above the highest point in the secondary
system and vented to the atmosphere, it is called a
gravity tank. If it is below the highest point in the
secondary cooling system, then it is called a
compression tank, because it requires an air charge on
the tank for proper operation.
The demineralize is designed to remove dissolved
metals, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. In addition, a
submicron falter (submicron meaning less than one
millionth of a meter) is installed at the output of the
demineralizer to prevent the carry-over of chemicals
into the system and to remove existing solids.
TYPE II COOLING SYSTEM
he secondary system of the Type II cooling system
(fig. 1-7) is similar to the Type I secondary coolant
system and uses many of the same components. The
major difference is in the operation of the CW/DW heat
exchanger. The secondary coolant is in series with the
SW/DW heat exchanger and automatically supplements
the cooling operation when the SW/DW heat exchanger
is unable to lower the temperature of the distilled water
to the normal operating temperature. The CW/DW
temperature regulating valve allows more chilled water
to flow in the primary cooling system to the CW/DW
heat exchanger.
This causes the temperature in the
secondary system to go down. Normally, this action
only occurs in the event of high seawater temperatures
encountered in tropic waters. The CW/DW heat
exchanger is also used in the event of an SW/DW heat
exchanger malfunction.
TYPE III COOLING SYSTEM
The Type III secondary cooling system (fig. 1-8)
also operates in a similar manner to the Type I system.
The major difference is in the way that the temperature
of the secondary coolant is regulated. A three-way
temperature regulating valve is not used. A two-way
temperature regulating valve is used in the primary
cooling loop to regulate the temperature of the
secondary loop.
The duplicate CW/DW heat exchanger is installed
parallel to the first heat exchanger and is used as a
standby heat exchanger. In the event that a malfunction
occurs requiring the first heat exchanger to be removed
from service, the standby exchanger can be put into
service by manipulating the isolation valves associated
with the two heat exchangers.
COOLING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
You should be able to identify and describe the
operation of the individual components of a typical
cooling system.
This will help you to perform the
required system maintenance and trouble isolation. You
should never neglect the cooling system, because it will
quickly deteriorate to a point where only extreme and
costly maintenance will restore the system to its proper
performance.
HEAT EXCHANGERS
In the liquid coolant heat exchangers, heat that has
been absorbed by distilled water flowing through the
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