Application Handbook Automatic Controls for Industrial Refrigeration Systems

5.4 Danfoss
Hot Gas Defrost for Pumped 16 Controller Tapp_0069_02
04-2006
Liquid Circulation Air
Coolers

Application example 5.4.1:

Pumped liquid circulation  SVA
evaporator, with hot gas defrost SVA
system To liquid separator
17 AKS 21
 GPLX
HP vapour refrigerant 15
HP liquid refrigerant OFV
Liquid/vapour mixture 14

of refrigerant NRVA
EVM
LP liquid refrigerant
From liquid
separator NRVA 19 AKS 21
Liquid Line
Stop valve liquid inlet
SVA ICS  REG SVA
Filter FIA 18 AKS 21
EVM Evaporator
Solenoid valve
฀Check valve From discharge line
฀Hand expansion valve ICS 13 SVA
SVA 12
฀Stop valve evaporator inlet FIA

Suction Line
Application example 5.4.1 shows a typical During the defrost cycle, the overflow valve
฀Stop valve evaporator outlet installation for a pumped liquid circulation OFV opens automatically subject to the
฀Two step solenoid valve evaporator with hot gas defrost. differential pressure. The overflow valve allows
฀Stop valve suction line Refrigeration Cycle
the condensed hot gas from the evaporator to
be released into the wet suction line. The OFV
Hot gas line The solenoid valve ICS on the liquid line is kept could also be replaced with a pressure regulator
open. The liquid injection is controled by the ICS+CVP depending on the capacity, or a high
Stop valve hand regulating valve REG . pressure float valve SV1/3 which only drains
Filter liquid to the low pressure side.
Solenoid valve The solenoid valve GPLX in the suction line is
kept open, and the defrosting solenoid valve When the temperature in the evaporator
Stop valve ICS is kept closed. (measured by AKS 21 ) reaches the set value,
Check valve defrost is terminated, the solenoid valve ICS is
Defrost Cycle closed, and the two-step solenoid valve GPLX
Overflow line After initiation of the defrost cycle, the liquid is opened.
Overflow valve supply solenoid ICS is closed. The fan is kept
running for 120 to 600 seconds depending on After the GPLX fully opens, the liquid supply
Controls the evaporator size in order to pump down the solenoid valve ICS is opened to start the
evaporator of liquid. refrigeration cycle. The fan is started after a delay
Controller
in order to freeze remaining liquid droplets on
Controller The fans are stopped and the GPLX closed. It the surface of the evaporator.
Controller takes 45 to 700 seconds to close the gas powered
Controller solenoid valve GPLX depending on the valve
size, refrigerant and evaporating temperature. A
further delay of 10 to 20 seconds is required for
the liquid in the evaporator to settle down in the
bottom without vapour bubbles. The solenoid
valve ICS is then opened and supplies hot gas
to the evaporator.

Technical data Overflow valve - OFV

Material Body: steel
Refrigerants All common refrigerants, incl. R717
Media temp. range [°C] –50 to 150
Max. working pressure [bar] 40
DN [mm] 20/25
Opening differential pressure range [bar] 2 to 8

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