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AQUAFORCE® 30XA

AQUAFORCE® 30XA
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AQUAFORCE® 30XA

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Overview: The AquaForce 30XA chillers by Carrier Corporation are designed to meet efficiency demands with premium air-cooled chiller packages. They feature rotary screw compression, R-134a HFC refrigerant, and a quiet AeroAcoustic™ fan system, suitable for contractors, consulting engineers, and building owners.
Key Features and Benefits:
  • Efficiency: Offers superior performance with an Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) up to 10.9 and an Integrated Part Load Value (IPLV) up to 15.5.
  • Quiet Operation: AeroAcoustic™ fan system ensures low noise levels, ideal for sound-sensitive environments.
  • Reliability: Maintenance-free compressors and auto-adaptive controls minimize wear.
  • Environmentally Friendly: Utilizes non-toxic R-134a refrigerant.
  • Easy Installation: Single chassis design facilitates straightforward installation.
  • Advanced Controls: ComfortLink controls offer user-friendly interfaces in multiple languages.
Technical Specifications:
  • Capacity: 80 to 500 nominal tons (265 to 1615 nominal kW).
  • Operating Range: Year-round operation from -20°F (-29°C) to 125°F (52°C).
  • Hydronics Package: Optional package includes pumps, strainers, flow regulators, and freeze protection.
Design and Construction:
  • Novation® Heat Exchanger: Features microchannel condenser coils reducing refrigerant charge by up to 30%.
  • Structural Integrity: Constructed with industrial-quality cold-rolled steel and zinc-dipped galvanized frame for corrosion resistance.
Control Options:
  • User Interfaces: Available with Touch Pilot™ display and Navigator™ module.
  • Communication: Compatible with Carrier Comfort Network® (CCN) and offers BACnet communication options.
Unit Mounting Weights: Lists mounting weights for various unit sizes, detailing distribution across different sections.
Factory-Installed Options: Includes condenser coil and fan options, controls/communication options, and more.
Field-Installed Accessories: Includes remote enhanced display, remote cooler kit, and energy management modules.
Specifications and Guidelines:
  • Leaving Water Temperature (LWT): Requires loop freeze protection if below 40°F (4.4°C).
  • Entering Water Temperature (EWT): Should not exceed 70°F (21.1°C) for extended operation.
  • Cooler Flow Rate: Delta-T must be between 5 and 20°F (2.8 and 11.1°C).
  • Water Quality: Poor quality increases fouling factor, reducing capacity and efficiency.
Operational Guidelines:
  • Ambient Temperature: Maximum allowable is 125°F (52°C).
  • Cooling Capacity: Avoid oversizing chillers by more than 15% at design conditions.
  • Coil Corrosion: Considerations for coastal, industrial, and urban applications.
Selection Procedure: Use the Packaged Chiller Builder Selection Program or follow manual procedures to determine unit size and operating conditions.
Pump Selection: Proper water system design is critical to avoid issues like low water flow and excessive cycling of compressors.
Performance Data: Includes detailed tables and curves for cooler pressure drop and pump performance.
Electrical Specifications: Lists electrical parameters for different unit sizes and voltages, including Full Load Amps (FLA), Locked Rotor Amps (LRA), and Rated Load Amps (RLA).
Control System: Managed by the ComfortLink microprocessor, which adjusts the chiller's capacity by varying the number of compressors in operation.
Safety Features: Includes low-pressure and high-pressure cutouts, compressor anti-cycling, and loss of flow protection.
Additional Features: Optional features like temperature reset options and ice duty functionality for energy management.
Standards and Recommendations: Minimum clearances around chillers must be maintained for airflow, service, and local code requirements.
Flow and Load Management: The chiller can operate down to approximately 42% load while maintaining a constant 10-degree fluid temperature difference.
Fluid Loop Volume: For temperature stability, the fluid volume must be at least 3 gallons per nominal ton for air conditioning.
Freeze Protection: Standard freeze protection is available for all 30XA air-cooled chillers.
Antifreeze Recommendations: For leaving fluid temperatures below 40°F, an inhibited antifreeze solution is necessary.
High and Low Ambient Temperature Operation: Standard 30XA chillers can operate up to 125°F.
Multiple Chillers: Chillers can be installed in parallel or series for increased capacity or redundancy.
Condenser Coils: Various types of condenser coils are available for different environmental conditions.
Hydronic System Selection: Guidelines for selecting pump flow, pressure loss, and expansion tank requirements.
Energy Management: Discusses practices like demand limiting and temperature reset to reduce operating costs.
Remote Control and Start-up: Details remote on-off control options and the necessity of powering the chiller's control circuit 24 hours before start-up.
Outdoor Air-Cooled Liquid Chiller Specifications: Provides specifications for Carrier Model 30XA, including system description and equipment details.
Controls, Safeties, and Diagnostics: Lists control components and functions, including microprocessor controls and diagnostics.
Isolation Options: Various configurations for isolation options based on cooler type and installation region.
Suction Line Insulation: Required for applications with leaving fluid temperatures below 30°F.
Service Options: Includes a remote service port for Navigator™ connection and a factory-installed convenience outlet.
High Ambient Temperature: High-speed condenser fan motors are required for certain chillers operating in high ambient temperatures.
Security and Hail Protection: Units can be equipped with security grilles and hail guards for protection.
Sound Attenuation: A low sound package includes sheet metal enclosures with sound-absorbing panels for compressors.
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AQUAFORCE® 30XA-1

Product Data AQUAFORCE® 30XA080-500 Air-Cooled Liquid Chillers 80 to 500 Nominal Tons (265 to 1615 Nominal kW) ® AquaForce chillers were designed from the ground up to meet the efficiency demands of today and the future by providing premium aircooled chiller packages for contractors, consulting engineers and building owners. • Rotary screw compression • R-134a HFC refrigerant • Quiet AeroAcoustic™ fan system • Novation® heat exchanger technology with microchannel coil • Easy to use ComfortLink controls • Optional integrated hydronic pump package, available with variable frequency drive (VFD) Features/Benefits AquaForce 30XA chillers provide best full load and part load performance in a single chassis from 80 to 500 tons Premium performance a30-4024 Well exceeds ASHRAE 90.1 Standards. Aqua series chillers are Carrier’s most efficient air-cooled models. The AquaForce chiller is one of the most affordable air-cooled chillers to operate and maintain. The AquaForce chiller offers full load EER (Energy Efficiency Ratio) up to 10.9 and IPLV (Integrated Part Load Value) up to 15.5 with Novation heat exchanger technology. Highefficiency rotary screw compressors with infinitely variable slide valves allow the chillers to exactly match actual load conditions, delivering exceptional part load performance. The AquaForce chillers deliver superior efficiency through the entire operating range to keep costs and demand charges down. This exceptional performance has a significant impact on energy savings and cost of ownership. Form 30XA-12PD

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AQUAFORCE® 30XA-2

Features/Benefits (cont) AquaForce® chillers’ quiet operation make them ideal for sound sensitive applications Great performance is delivered in a low sound unit that will be quiet enough for any application including hospitals, schools and other sites located in residential neighborhoods. The AquaForce chiller’s AeroAcoustic™ fan is almost twice as quiet per cfm as the competition. In part load operation, such as cooler weather or night time duty, fewer fans operate. This results in even quieter operation. Built in reliability AquaForce chillers were developed under one of the most exacting...

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AQUAFORCE® 30XA-3

Novation® heat exchanger technology The Novation heat exchanger design with microchannel (MCHX) condenser coil is a robust, cost effective alternative to traditional coil design. These coils are offered coated or uncoated to match coil protection to site conditions. The Carrier Electronic Catalog (E-Cat) can be used to determine whether or not corrosion protection is recommended for particular applications in coastal/marine environments. Following the input of the requested data, the E-Cat program output will advise the appropriate coil to be used. Other factors described in "Selection Guide:...

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AQUAFORCE® 30XA-4

Model number nomenclature A 30XA – AquaForce® Air-Cooled Chiller 30XA –Design Series Air-Cooled Chiller AquaForce® Unit Sizes* Condenser Coil/Ambient/Low Sound Options Voltage – Aluminum Fin/Copper Tube, High Ambient Temperature 0 – Copper Fin/Copper Tube, High Ambient Temperature 6 – 460-3-60 1 – 575-3-60 1 – Aluminum Pre-Coat Fin/Copper Tube, High Ambient Temperature 7 – 200-3-60 2 – 380-3-60 2 – Aluminum E-Coat Fin/Copper Tube, High Ambient Temperature 4 – 230-3-60 3 – Copper E-Coat Fin/Copper Tube, High Ambient Temperature 4 – Novation® Heat Exchanger (MCHX), High Ambient Temperature CondenserMCHX...

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AQUAFORCE® 30XA-5

SEE PREVIOUS PAGE FOR REMAINDER OF MODEL NUMBER NOMENCLATURE Refrigeration Circuit Options - – None 0 – Suction Line Insulation 1 – Isolation Valves 2 – Low Ambient Head Pressure Control 3 – Suction Line Insulation, Isolation Valves 4 – Suction Line Insulation, Low Ambient Head Pressure Control 5 – Isolation Valves, Low Ambient Head Pressure Control 6 – Suction Line Insulation, Isolation Valves, Head Pressure Control 7 – Minimum Load Control 8 – Suction Line Insulation, Minimum Load Control 9 – Isolation Valves, Minimum Load Control B – Low Ambient Head Pressure Control Operation, Minimum Load...

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AQUAFORCE® 30XA-6

CAPACITY Tons FULL LOAD COOLER FLOW RATE COOLER PRESSURE DROP FULL LOAD COOLER PRESSURE DROP LEGEND Aluminum Coefficient of Performance Copper Energy Efficiency Ratio Integrated Part Load Value Microchannel Heat Exchanger *Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (U.S.A.). NOTES: 1. Rated in accordance with AHRI Standard 550/590 at standard rating conditions. 2. Standard rating conditions are as follows: Cooler Conditions: Leaving water temperature: 44 F (6.7 C) Flow rate: 2.4 gpm/ton (0.043 l/s per kW) Fouling Factor: 0.00010 hr x sq ft °F/Btu (0.000018 m2 x °C/W) Condenser Conditions:...

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AQUAFORCE® 30XA-7

Physical data 30XA080-122 — ENGLISH UNIT 30XA OPERATING WEIGHT (lb)* Al-Cu Condenser Coils Cu-Cu Condenser Coils MCHX Condenser Coils REFRIGERANT TYPE Refrigerant Charge (lb) Ckt A/Ckt B/Ckt C Refrigerant Charge (lb) Ckt A/Ckt B/Ckt C (MCHX) COMPRESSORS Quantity Speed (rpm) (Qty) Compressor Model Number Ckt A (Qty) Compressor Model Number Ckt B (Qty) Compressor Model Number Ckt C Oil Charge (gal), Ckt A/Ckt B/Ckt C Minimum Capacity Step (%) Standard Optional COOLER Net Fluid Volume (gal.) Maximum Refrigerant Pressure (psig) Maximum Water-Side Pressure without Pumps (psig) Maximum Water-Side Pressure...

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AQUAFORCE® 30XA-8

Physical data (cont) 30XA222-302 — ENGLISH UNIT 30XA OPERATING WEIGHT (lb)* Al-Cu Condenser Coils Cu-Cu Condenser Coils MCHX Condenser Coils REFRIGERANT TYPE Refrigerant Charge (lb) Ckt A/Ckt B/Ckt C Refrigerant Charge (lb) Ckt A/Ckt B/Ckt C (MCHX) COMPRESSORS Quantity Speed (rpm) (Qty) Compressor Model Number Ckt A (Qty) Compressor Model Number Ckt B (Qty) Compressor Model Number Ckt C Oil Charge (gal), Ckt A/Ckt B/Ckt C Minimum Capacity Step (%) Standard Optional COOLER Net Fluid Volume (gal.) Maximum Refrigerant Pressure (psig) Maximum Water-Side Pressure without Pumps (psig) Maximum Water-Side...

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