A chiller cooling system may offer an alternative to traditional cooling methods for dissipating heat that builds up during pump testing. The system, developed by UK firm Aqua Cooling, removed as much as 2 MW of waste energy produced during the testing of new and prototype fluid-filled oil-rig pump motors.

Aqua’s cooling system removes as much as 2 MW of waste energy produced during the testing of fluid-filled pump motors. The cooling system was recently tested by energy-sector engineering group Hayward Tyler at its facility in Luton, England. Hayward Tyler designs and manufactures electric motors and pumps for power, voltage and pressure. End-use applications are found in several industries, including subsea systems for the oil and gas industry.

The pump motors using the new cooling system are designed for use on offshore oil-rigs. During operation they use as much as 8 MW of input power, and can generate an extreme amount of heat.

During testing, Hayward Tyler used Aqua Cooling’s equipment to maintain the pumps at a maximum operating temperature of 25C, dissipating heat as it was produced. Hayward Tyler says that the equipment improved its overall test capabilities and simplified the testing of larger motors that it develops for customers.