Features and Benefits
Factory Testing for Assured Performance
Trane provides laboratory-grade, calibrated performance testing on ARI approved
test loops that proves the performance of the chiller
tailored to your application. The test provides:
- Confirmed efficiency
- Confirmed capacity
- Smooth trouble-free start-up confirmed through factory testing and commissioning
of both chiller and controls
Trane believes centrifugal chiller testing is so important that we invested over $2 million in CenTraVac testing facilities.
Testing is in accordance with ARI Standard 550 and
calibration of instrumentation meets or exceeds the
National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST).
The industry has responded to the demand for more efficient chillers by developing
machines with component mix-matching and many money
saving options. It’s possible that with the
thousands of component combinations available a specific chiller has never been
laboratory tested. To prove that your chiller will
perform as promised, Trane offers factory performance
testing, which you can witness.
Trane offers two levels of CenTraVac performance testing:
- A performance test at design conditions plus a certified test report.
- A customer-witnessed performance test at design conditions plus a certified test
report.
Trane is part of the ARI 550 certification program. The selection program and machines bear the ARI seal of approval. Performance
testing is a key part of this program. While the
certification program is technically sound, a factory
run test, with your machine on the test stand, is still the best way to confirm machine performance and a trouble- free
start-up.
The single package design of the CenTraVac chiller allows testing of each assembled
chiller at the factory. Actually all components
including the evaporator, condenser, compressor and control panel are tested before final assembly. After assembly, performance
testing of the chiller can confirm proper operation and
virtually eliminate jobsite start-up problems.
During customer witnessed performance tests of Trane
CenTraVac chillers, a nickel can be
balanced on the edge of the compressor-motor assembly, demonstrating the extremely low vibrations generated by the unit
while operating at full and part load
conditions. |
