Study on Cost of Procuring Chilled Water from District Cooling System (DCS) Against Constructing an In-Building Chiller Plant for an Office Tower

Authors

  • Jaya Prathab T.Arumugam Faculty of Arts and Science, International University of Malaya-Wales, Malaysia
  • Kamran Shavarebi Faculty of Arts and Science, International University of Malaya-Wales, Malaysia

Keywords:

District Cooling System, Water Cooled Chillers, Supply Temperature, Return Temperature, Differential Temperature, Cooling Load, Load Profile

Abstract

A financial feasibility study on the cost of procuring Chilled Water from a District Cooling System (DCS) Plant versus the cost for Constructing, Owning, Maintaining and Operating a Conventional In-Building Electric Water-Cooled Chilled Water Plant was carried out. The Building is a 35 storey office building located in Kuala Lumpur. The Chilled Water Supply from the DCS Plant is envisaged for 24 hours daily for a period of 25 years. The Supply Temperature shall be 6.5 ± 0.5 ºC and the Differential Temperature ?T shall be 7 ºC. Using A simple payback period calculation, it was found that the provision of a In-Building Chilled Water System is more economically favorable than procuring Chilled Water from a DCS Plant.

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Published

2021-05-11

How to Cite

T.Arumugam, J. P. ., & Shavarebi, K. . (2021). Study on Cost of Procuring Chilled Water from District Cooling System (DCS) Against Constructing an In-Building Chiller Plant for an Office Tower. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 58(1), 111–117. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/12585

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Vol. 58 No. 1 (2021)

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