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Supplier Knowledge Center

Refrigeration Evaporator Suppliers

Evaporators absorb heat from the refrigerated space or product. For cold storage the dominant type is the ceiling-mounted air cooler; for process cooling and freezing you also see plate freezers, drum freezers and shell-and-tube evaporators. Selection drives coil frost management, defrost strategy and product-side temperature uniformity.

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  • Air coolers (unit coolers) 5–500 kW per unit
  • Plate, drum and immersion freezers for direct product contact
  • DX, flooded, pumped-liquid and CO₂-DX architectures
  • Electric, hot-gas, water and glycol defrost systems
Section 1

Selection criteria

Room temperature, humidity target and air-throw distance.Open TD (temperature difference) — lower TD improves humidity, needs more coil.Open Refrigerant and feed method (DX vs flooded vs pumped).Open Defrost method matched to the temperature band and product sensitivity.Open
Section 2

Engineering considerations

Frost-load management for < -18 °C rooms and high-humidity storage.Open Coil fin pitch: wide for freezing/frost, tight for chill storage.Open Fan efficiency (EC motors) — dominant OPEX inside the room.Open Drain-pan heating and drip-tray drainage in low-temp rooms.Open
Section 3

Commercial considerations

Modular unit count over one large cooler — redundancy and easier maintenance.Open Access for coil cleaning and fan replacement without stock displacement.Open Local spares for fans, motors and expansion devices.Open
Section 4

Common mistakes

Choosing TD by capacity target only — pushes humidity below product spec.Open Under-sizing defrost — frost bridges the coil and capacity collapses.Open Ignoring air-throw at the far end of long rooms — cold spots and stock waste.Open
Section 5

Typical RFQ inputs

Room T, RH, product load, envelope loads, air-throw geometry.Open Refrigerant, feed method, defrost strategy, fin pitch.Open Redundancy and control integration requirements.Open
Section 6

Testing & handover

Capacity test at design TD; airflow verification; frost/defrost sequence check.Open Temperature-mapping the room as part of SAT.Open
Section 7

Next resources

Start a vendor-neutral RFQRoute your project to shortlisted suppliers.Open Generate a project roadmapAuto-build scope, checklist and RFQ.Open Open the Planning CenterEvery planning calculator in one hub.Open Explore project financingPrivate, DFI and PPP routes.Open More in the Supplier Knowledge CenterBrowse the full center.Open
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Start an RFQRoute the project to suitable suppliers.Open Planning CenterEvery planning tool in one hub.Open Projects & Investment HubBrowse every project category.Open Back to Supplier Knowledge CenterAll entries in this center.Open
Project-first

Plan the supplier knowledge center project before choosing suppliers

Complete cold-chain outcomes depend on planning, budget realism, timeline discipline and neutral bid comparison — not on picking equipment first.

Project planning checklist

Cover the fundamentals before you brief suppliers.

  • ·Define capacity, temperature bands and throughput
  • ·Confirm site, power, water and permits
  • ·Choose refrigerant strategy and automation level
  • ·Set redundancy, monitoring and validation targets
  • ·List required certifications (GDP, HACCP, BRC, ISO)
  • ·Agree budget envelope and financing route
Full planning checklist (download)Infrastructure Builder

Budget factors

What actually moves the number on a commercial cold-chain project.

  • ·Refrigeration plant + refrigerant choice
  • ·Panels, envelope, floors, doors and structure
  • ·Racking, MHE and automation level
  • ·Controls, monitoring, alarms and BMS
  • ·Redundancy (N, N+1, 2N) and validation
  • ·Country, logistics, duties and installation labour
Budget planning guideCost benchmarksFinancing routes

Typical project timeline

Rule-of-thumb schedule for a commercial cold-chain project.

  1. FEED, scope, RFQ2–4 months
  2. Bid review, contracting1–2 months
  3. Procurement + long-lead3–6 months
  4. Civils, installation4–10 months
  5. Commissioning, validation1–3 months
Project planning guideMaster Planner

Common mistakes to avoid

Recurring patterns across hundreds of cold-chain briefs.

  • ·Buying equipment before defining the project
  • ·Under-sizing refrigeration load and standby
  • ·Skipping commissioning, validation and training
  • ·Single-source without a neutral bid comparison
  • ·Ignoring refrigerant regulation and phase-out
  • ·Treating financing as an afterthought
Commercial risk guideRefrigerant phase-out guide
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Refrigeration bids are only comparable when refrigerant, duty, evaporating temperature, redundancy and controls are specified. Qualify the design intent, then issue one RFQ.

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