Johnson Controls (Milwaukee, WI) has launched the FRICK HeatPAC Reciprocating Ammonia Heat Pump, for food and beverage processing facilities. The system helps customers transform wasted thermal energy into a productive resource that can lower operating costs, increase facility efficiency and support decarbonization goals.
HeatPAC recovers waste heat from ammonia refrigeration systems and transforms it into high-temperature hot water for processes like pasteurization, sanitation and space heating. For typical food and beverage applications, HeatPAC can be up to seven times more energy efficient than a natural gas boiler, based on Johnson Controls internal modeling. Its standardized, factory-assembled design also reduces upfront investment and can shorten lead times by weeks compared with engineered-to-order industrial heat pumps.
Food and beverage manufacturers often use energy to remove heat from one part of an operation while generating heat elsewhere. HeatPAC connects these needs, helping customers recover more value from existing infrastructure and reduce reliance on additional energy inputs without disrupting critical production processes.
HeatPAC is the first FRICK product engineered around a Mark 5 Sabroe reciprocating compressor platform and has a heating capacity range of 200 to 2000 kilowatts while providing hot water temperatures ranging from 130° F to 190° F.
The factory-assembled, pre-tested packaged units include:
- A fully welded plate-and-shell condenser with an integrated desuperheater to achieve higher water temperatures in a smaller footprint.
- High efficiency, two-stage oil separation technology designed to maximize heat exchanger performance over the long term and help extend equipment life.
- A crankcase ventilation system that helps protect equipment from damage caused by liquid slugging.
- A standard 4:1 turndown variable frequency drive that provides part-load efficiency allowing for varied use depending on facility needs without compromising performance.
- An ammonia charge as low as 87 pounds.
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