Enclosures with added cool

London -- Rittal has come up with two new technologies -- Condensate Management System (CMS) and RiNano – which are designed to enhance the performance of its enclosure cooling units range.

The CMS is designed to eliminate traditional systems – typically employing pipe and plastics bottles – for removing moisture from inside an enclosure. These systems can leave dangerous puddles of water around the plant floor, said Jonathan Brindley, Rittal product marketing manager, at a 4 May press event in London

Installed just below the cooling units, CMS features a heating element, which is triggered when the condensate collection limit is reached. The water is then evaporated back into the external atmosphere via the new routing tube, according to Brindley.

According to Brindley, CMS is self-regulated, via a PTC element, and uses only the required amount of power. The management system, he added, is also micro-controlled and monitored allowing faults to be quickly rectified.

RiNano is a thin coating comprised on ceramic nanoparticles on the condenser coil. The ultra-thin glass-like coating prevents accumulation of dust and oily deposits, which can reduce cooling system performance by 30 – 50% over a prolonged period of use.