
In commercial and industrial HVAC use, reducing the cost of operation is top priority to building owners and managers. With energy consumption, maintenance costs, and refrigerant compliance all factoring into the bottom line, every component needs to be evaluated on efficiency and return on investment over the long term. Maybe the most impactful retrofit of our era is the installation of microchannel heat exchangers—equipment that achieves tangible cost reductions through increased performance, reduced energy consumption, and fewer maintenance cycles.
Lowered Energy Consumption Through Enhanced Thermal Efficiency
Underpinning cost reduction is microchannel heat exchangers’ higher thermal efficiency. As opposed to copper tube and aluminum fin coils that are often susceptible to uneven distribution of the refrigerant and hot spots, microchannel configurations have flat extruded tubes with multiple internal channels. This design optimizes surface area while promoting more even refrigerant distribution, allowing for faster and more consistent heat transfer.
Consequently, systems with …