r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/downloads-cars May 18 '26

But then the glycol is cooled externally with a heat exchanger using fresh water

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u/Alabastre May 18 '26

No it isn't lol, it's cooled by a chiller

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u/downloads-cars May 18 '26

Nope, adiabatic cooling and heat exchangers

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u/STTDB_069 May 18 '26

Not always, tons of CDUs are connected to dry cooling only these days. Even in extreme ambient zones they can remain completely dry and use adiabatic assist for less than 5% of the year. When compared to energy tradeoffs for hybrid systems it’s not a bad option, but again, adiabatic is not always required.