4-pipe heat pump with natural refrigerant
At Chillventa 2022, SKADEC recently presented its innovative 4-pipe heat pump with natural refrigerant R290.
The intensive development work for the system, which can heat and cool at the same time, was successfully completed in time for the start of the trade fair. Numerous visitors had the fully reversible heat pump explained to them in detail by the SKADEC trade fair team. They were impressed by the option of defrosting on the hot water plate. The unanimous opinion was that this is a solution that will make life a lot easier for running operations and that one or two of them will soon be offered it.
Like all SKADEC heat pumps, the design of the 4-pipe heat pump is optimised for heating operation. The advantage here is that, in contrast to “reversible chillers”, these systems have a considerably better performance and efficiency in heating mode.
The new, unique heat pump also fulfils the highest requirements in terms of sustainability. Here too, SKADEC has opted to use the refrigerant R290 in order to guarantee customers a future-proof investment. The refrigerant is not affected by current or future F-gas regulations, is found in large quantities in nature and is a cost-effective choice.
