Innovative Cooling Systems
Efficiency in the Data Center Cooling sector
Technologically advanced solution for Data Centers. Adiabatic cooling, trim cooling, and heat reuse combined into one modular, natural-refrigerant system — sized to your site's climate, density, and redundancy requirements.
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Modular Thermal Management System
All-In-One Solution (Cooling + Heat Recovery System)
It reduces installation, scalability and maintenance costs. Focused to water and energy savings.
A solution designed to: reduce water and energy consumption, and to enable the reuse of the heat generated by directing it to offices or indoor spaces, or to facilities outside the company.
- Each module ships with its process pumps, sensors, water stainer and controls on board
- Minimized piping, labour and commissioning costs
- Standardized modules give optimized Lead times
Ecodry 4DK
Adiabatic Cooling System (the Evolution of 3DK)
- Up to 15% less energy consumption
- Water saving up to 95%
- Safe operation without glycol down to an ambient temperature of -30 °C (-22 ˚F)
- Remote monitoring
- Improved COP up to 30%
Modular Water Cooled Chillers - 3FX
Super-compact modular chillers, specifically designed to build complete systems with multiple chillers, connecting them in series (Frigel MultiStage) or in parallel.
- Super compact: maximum cooling capacity compared to the footprint.
- Low charge of refrigerant gas: maximum capacity per kg (lb).
- Heat recovery managed as a heat pump. Hot water up to 60 °C (140 ˚F).
- Plug & Play concept - easy to install and expand.
Remote Control Platform - 3PR
A unique central inferface for Cooling system control. Easy visualization of the connected equipment. A dedicated software which manages:
- Thermal Management Systems
- Adiabatic Coolers & Systems
- Self-draining system performance
- Adiabatic and booster system functions
- Industrial Chillers
- Double System control
- Tank levels and filter maintenance requirements
Ecodry 3DK
Adiabatic Cooling System
- Operation guaranteed with minimum water consumption and maintenance even in extreme weather conditions, up to +50 °C (120 ˚F) ambient temperature
- Safe operation without glycol down to an ambient temperature of -40 °C (-40 ˚F)
- High energy savings of the fans in partial load operation
Ecodry LDK Large
The New Era of Adiabatic Coolers
LDK, more powerful than the others. Better cooling performance with increased heat transfer efficiency.
- Water Savings: minimized water footprint up to -95%
- Energy Savings: reduced operating costs up to -40%
- Maintenance Cost Savings: chemicals and water treatment up to -95%.
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Sustainable Data Center Cooling Systems: High-Efficiency Infrastructure Solutions
As compute densities skyrocket driven by High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI workloads, data centers require advanced, reliable, and energy-efficient thermal management strategies. Frigel Data Center Cooling Systems are engineered to address the critical environmental and operational challenges of modern mission-critical facilities, lowering Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) while maximizing uptime.
Critical Aspects of Next-Generation Data Center Cooling
- Advanced Free-Cooling Technology
Free-cooling is the cornerstone of sustainable thermal management. By leveraging low ambient outdoor temperatures to chill fluids without engaging energy-intensive mechanical refrigeration, data centers drastically reduce operating expenses (OPEX). Frigel’s indirect evaporative and dry cooling solutions automatically maximize free-cooling hours year-round, enabling significant energy savings even in warmer climates. - High-Efficiency Adiabatic Cooling
When ambient dry-bulb temperatures rise beyond standard free-cooling limits, adiabatic cooling steps in as a low-water, high-efficiency alternative. By pre-cooling the air entering the heat exchangers using brief, controlled water evaporation, adiabatic systems provide stable cooling output during extreme heatwaves. This technology minimizes water consumption while maintaining peak performance and low operational costs. - Precision Trim Cooling Systems
To ensure absolute continuous operation during thermal spikes, our hybrid solutions integrate precision trim cooling. Rather than running full-capacity mechanical chillers, trim cooling dynamically adds only the precise amount of mechanical refrigeration needed to bridge the gap between free-cooling capabilities and peak heat loads. This hybrid approach significantly reduces annual energy demand and mechanical wear. - Heat Reuse & Circular Thermal Management
Modern sustainability standards demand that waste heat be treated as a valuable resource. Frigel’s cooling architectures facilitate heat recovery and heat reuse initiatives, capturing high-grade reject heat from server racks and re-routing it to district heating networks, onsite facilities, or agricultural applications. This closed-loop thermal strategy supports net-zero carbon goals and improves overall facility efficiency.
Why Choose Frigel for Data Center Cooling?
- Custom Scalability: Modular designs tailored for enterprise, colocation, and edge data center facilities.
- Low Maintenance Design: Built with industrial-grade components to minimize field service calls and maximize MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures).
- Smart Control Integration: Full compatibility with modern DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) platforms via Industry 4.0 communications.
Performance and Sustainability
Free Cooling
Free-cooling is a concept whereby ambient air is used for cooling when the ambient temperature is lower than the data hall air (direct free-cooling) or the chilled water (indirect free-cooling).
In hydronic solutions free-cooling starts when external conditions ensure even a minimum coverage of the thermal load requirements. Thanks to the application of modulating free-cooling to maximize the free external source, the percentage of free-cooling increases proportionally in relation to the temperature difference between the internal and external environments, thus notably reducing the contribution of mechanical cooling and maximizing overall system efficiency.
Free-cooling is even more effective with high water temperatures, ensuring maximized energy savings.
Hybrid Dry Coolers
In Hybrid Dry Coolers, adiabatic cooling is made possible by special adiabatic chamber with special aluminum fins which, thanks to optimum water distribution, lower the air temperature due to water evaporation. This means additional operating hours in Free-Cooling mode.
Given the new ASHRAE ranges permitted, it will undoubtedly be even more advantageous in the future to use Hybrid Dry Coolers in Data Centers in applications at increasingly high temperatures as a back-up for cooling operations with chillers.
Total modularity
1. Easily expandable at any time
The Ecodry System allows the installation of the exact capacity required at each stage of plant development.
2. Gradual implementation
Even in existing plants, installing additional units is very simple thanks to the functional and effective modularity design.
3. Exact quantification of costs by line and product
Each unit can measure and record the specific energy consumption for each product.
4. Total reliability
The extreme simplicity, reliability and redundancy of the components of the adiabatic cooling unit minimizes the possibility of plant shutdown due to failures of the cooling system, ensuring the continuity of production 24 hours a day.
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FAQ on Data Center Cooling Solutions
What process cooling architecture does Frigel provide for high-density Data Center infrastructure?
Frigel delivers an advanced, closed-loop adiabatic cooling platform specifically engineered for mission-critical Data Center thermal management. Centered around the ECODRY series, Frigel replaces legacy evaporative cooling towers with intelligent dry coolers equipped with patented adiabatic pre-cooling chambers and booster spray systems. Operating primarily in dry mode, the system automatically transitions into adiabatic or hybrid booster modes only during extreme ambient temperature spikes. This architecture delivers up to 1.4 MW of adiabatic cooling capacity per unit, ensuring continuous heat dissipation for high-density server racks while drastically reducing operational dependencies.
How do Frigel Data Center cooling systems optimize Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)?
Frigel cooling systems target the running costs that account for up to 95% of a cooling plant's lifetime TCO. By utilizing brushless EC fan motors, V/W coil geometries with low pressure drops, and intelligent 3PR 4.0 / Netgel controls, the system slashes electrical energy consumption by up to 15% and improves Coefficient of Performance (COP) by up to 30% compared to traditional configurations. Furthermore, the system supports glycol-free operation down to -40°C using self-draining gravity configurations, maximizing heat transfer efficiency, cutting pumping power, and yielding immediate TCO reductions for Data Center operators.
How does Frigel eliminate Legionella contamination risks and minimize water usage in Data Center facilities?
Frigel eliminates biological safety risks and optimizes Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) through a closed-loop system design that runs completely dry for the majority of the operating year. By avoiding open water basins and stagnant fluid reservoirs, the system guarantees an anti-Legionella operational profile without continuous chemical treatments or water bleed-off. During high ambient heat, the CoolPad adiabatic chamber nebulizes a precise, demand-managed water mist to precool intake air. This on-demand approach cuts total facility water consumption by up to 95% compared to open evaporative towers while keeping heat exchanger coils free from scaling and fouling.
What structural modularity, redundancy, and footprint advantages do Frigel cooling systems offer Data Center Main Contractors?
Frigel systems feature a native Plug & Play modular design and large pre-engineered manifolds for rapid parallel coupling. To solve space constraints, Frigel units require up to 40% less installation footprint between modules, drawing air from underneath to eliminate airflow recirculation. For high-availability mission-critical operations, the platform integrates individually wired EC fans for electrical redundancy, stand-alone digital controllers per unit, and seamless Modbus BMS integration via the MasterScreen interface. This allows contractors to scale cooling infrastructure incrementally in step with server deployment phases without operational downtime.