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How Air and Dirt Separators Improve Chilled-Water Performance

Chilled-water systems depend on stable water flow, clean heat-transfer surfaces, accurate control-valve operation, and reliable pump performance. Even when the pumps, chillers, air-handling units, and control systems are correctly selected, trapped air and circulating debris can gradually reduce system performance.


Air inside a hydronic circuit can cause noise, corrosion, unstable flow, pump cavitation, poor heat transfer, and difficulty balancing the system. Dirt, scale, welding debris, corrosion products, and magnetite can block strainers, damage control valves, foul heat exchangers, and increase pumping energy. (How Air and Dirt Separators Improve Chilled-Water Performance)


Air and dirt separators are therefore not simply optional accessories. When properly selected and installed, they help maintain the hydraulic and thermal performance of the entire chilled-water system.

Air and Dirt Separators Improve Chilled-Water Performance

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