ECONOMY

To provide as comprehensive a range of services to customers as possible and to make continuous improvements and developments in what it does, Halcor has set up a new innovative lab to test the thermal performance of Inner Grooved Tubes (IGTs). The thermal performance testing lab is being installed in Halcor’s plant in Oinofyta Viotia where inter grooved tubes TALOSâ and TALOSâ ACR tubes are produced, according with the international standards as well as the specific needs of customers.

The IGT thermal efficiency laboratory allows Halcor to incorporate test results in an integrated technical support framework for heat exchanger manufacturers, for the optimisation of the exchangers’ design by improving any of the following:

• Better performance
• More capacity
• Reduced use of raw materials
• Compact size of heat exchangers
• Reduced use of coolant.

The purpose of the lab is:

• To measure/ evaluate the different thermal performance rates of different IGT tubes with different geometry of internal groove.
• To provide technical support to manufacturers of heat exchangers (air-conditioning units).
• To research and develop IGT designs for tailor-made applications depending on the specific needs and specifications of each and every customer.

Based on data from the thermal efficiency laboratory for inner grooved tubes, we are able to recommend the optimal inner grooved tube from the range of products available by the Company. The project works may include:

• development of a new inner grooved tube
• evaluation of the inner grooved tube performance in the final product
• study of the discharge performance in the tube
• design of new types of inner grooved tubes for specific applications.

In addition to projects carried out exclusively on the basis of customer requirements, the laboratory work includes:

• the categorisation of the range of tubes: Evaluation of the thermal behavior of each profile based on the application
• developing new profiles to keep pace with market needs.