Hydromx® Energy Saving Solution: Advanced heat transfer fluid designed to replace water or water/glycol mixes in heating and cooling systems.
- Proven to Reduce Energy Consumption by 20% to 35%
- NSF CIAS Approved Inhibitor: Total System Protection.
- Minimum 20 Year Product Life: Insurance Backed Warranty
- Continued 20 Year Enhanced Performance & System Protection
Hydromx® transfers heat 37% more effectively than water, even more compared to water glycol mixes. Using Hydromx® significant seasonal efficiency improvements can be obtained in ground source, geothermal and solar thermal applications.
A quote from Dr Christian Bryant at SPECIFIC
“Results from this project have major implications for the ground/air source heat extraction industry throughout the UK and beyond. Moreover, it shows that improvements can be easily made to the co-efficient of performance measures.”
SPECIFIC is a UK National Innovation Centre led by Swansea University; it aims to transform Buildings into Power Stations that will Generate, Store & Release Energy at the point of use. SPECIFIC’s partners are Tata Steel Europe, BASF, NSG Pilkington and Cardiff University and is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government in addition to Innovate UK and EPSRC.
SPECIFIC’s Solar Heat Energy Demonstrator (SHED) is a 35,000 sq ft industrial unit its southwest elevation is over-clad with a specially developed steel Transpired Solar Collector. The plant architecture comprised of a solar collector, solar heated cavity; thermally lagged ductwork; a heat exchanger and a ‘sensible’ heat store. Hydromx® was installed on the primary side of the heat exchanger to replace a water & gycol mix. In summary for a period of operation (January – March 2016); significant improvements were noted in heat transfer and heat exchange efficiency
- Data analysis showed high % efficiency improvements
- The overall increase in Cold Temperature Performance operating envelope of the system was ~10%
This is a significant benefit which is backed up by the operational potential of the system at low exterior temperatures The solar store now operates at much lower outside air temperatures greatly extending its potential viability and thus the amount of heat energy collected.
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