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Danfoss Launches New Scroll Compressor Line for Refrigeration Applications

16 October 2008

Highly efficient, reliable, low noise refrigeration scroll compressor range added to Danfoss line of refrigeration solutions

With its unique scroll design and manufacturing process flexibility, the new Danfoss Refrigeration Compressor Type MLZ offers a highly efficient solution for demanding refrigeration applications.

The new family of refrigeration compressors from Danfoss includes 11 models of medium temperature scroll compressors designed for commercial refrigeration applications. These compressors are purpose-engineered for refrigeration, and offer customers the possibility to specify cooling capacities from 3,800 to 30,000 watts and to select from global voltages and frequencies as well as any of the common refrigerants (404A/134a/507/22).

The Danfoss Refrigeration Compressor Type MLZ range will complement the company’s extensive line of MT/LT hermetic reciprocating compressors, condensing units and package units. The introduction will make Danfoss the company that offers the broadest spectrum of energy-efficient solutions for commercial refrigeration applications.

The range will be available in compressor, condensing unit, and package unit designs. The Danfoss refrigeration scroll compressors are highly versatile and designed for a wide range of commercial refrigeration applications, including:

Cold rooms
Milk cooling tanks
Compressed air dryers
Ice machines
Soft serve ice cream machines
Shake, slush, and frozen beverage makers
Process chillers

Improved efficiencies reduce overall costs

Thanks to its dedicated refrigeration design, the Danfoss scroll compressor promises to deliver a number of powerful advantages. Thanks to its high efficiency motor and hybrid-wrap scroll design it will reduce energy cost in normal operating conditions and deliver high capacity and an optimized pressure ratio for refrigeration applications.

In varying cooling cycles (such as ice machines or during pull down), the Danfoss patented Adaptive Control system ensures that the scrolls will have continuous optimum axial pressure, thus reducing leakage while minimizing friction. A patented overload protection system will reduce the systems’ down time.

In addition, customers can look forward to reduced manufacturing complexity and manufacturing costs. The Danfoss scroll compressor’s multi-refrigerant design, its smaller, lighter design and local/global availability will help reduce installation costs. As an added benefit, reduced noise due to a unique check valve design translates into less cost for low noise applications.

Always the right choice

To meet the combined demands for reduced initial costs and total cost of ownership as well as improved system reliability, Danfoss understands that it is crucial to select the right compression solution for the application. So Danfoss refrigeration experts are there to guide customers in the right direction. In some cases, a refrigeration scroll compressor is the right solution; in others, a hermetic reciprocating compressor may be better.

With the addition of the Danfoss refrigeration scroll compressor, the line of refrigeration solutions supported by local Danfoss sales and application engineers empower customers to choose the optimal compressor technology, capacity, and price point to maximize performance for their exact application and location.

Danfoss sales and application engineers around the world help customers select the right solution to meet energy, regulatory and environmental requirements. This approach, Danfoss believes, will ensure that customers benefit from the best combination of initial cost, total cost of ownership and reliability.

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Continuing a History of Innovation

When engineer Mads Clausen had his first working expansion valve for refrigeration systems ready in 1932, it was called Danfoss: Dan- because it was Danish; and -foss because the sound of the valve reminded him of the sound of a stream of water.

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