YMPC

MINI-PARAFLOW
ABSORPTION
CHILLER/HEATER
COOLING CAPACITIES
106 kW to 352 kW
HEATING CAPACITY
86 kW to 286 kW

The York Mini-Paraflow Absorption

Chiller/Heater (YMPC-F/EX) is designed
to provide both chilled or hot water for
medium and small buildings.
Both cooling and heating operations are
performed through the evaporator. During
heating operations only the solution pump
of the unit is operated.

AVAILABLE MODELS AND CAPACITIES

Model YMPC-F

TABLE 1

3 EX

4 EX

5 EX

6 EX

7 EX

8 EX

Nominal Cooling Capacity

kW

106

141

176

211

246

281

352

Nominal Heating Capacity

kW

86

114

143

172

200

229

286

FEATURES

10 EX

BENEFITS

Manufactured to ISO 9001/EN 29001.

High standard of quality control.

Clean refrigerant - WATER.

Environmentally friendly.

CONTENTS

Advanced control system.

Ease of operation and excellent part load

performance.

Specification

Gas or oil operation.

Flexibility of operation.

Operation

Automatic Purge System.

No periodic purging by the operator.

Remote control, display and alarm contacts.

Ease of control and monitoring.

Operating Limitations
Cooling Capacities

SPECIFICATION

Performance Data
Physical Data
Dimensions and Layout Details
Maintenance Space and Location
Details
Recommended System Details
Connection Details

The YORK YMPC high efficiency two-stage absorption refrigeration cycle uses
water as the refrigerant and lithium bromide as the absorbent. It is the strong affinity
that these two substances have for each other that makes the cycle work. The entire
process occurs in hermetic vessels in a near complete vacuum.
Environmental Considerations
Traditional electrically driven chillers generally use halogenated refrigerants, which
can cause ozone depletion and have a high global warming potential. The
YMPC-F/EX range use the most environmentally clean refrigerant - WATER.
YMPC-F/EX units can be operated by either natural gas or fuel oil.
The YMPC-FE/EX using natural gas emits only 80 mg/kWh (40 ppm) of nitrogen
oxide.
When using fuel oil the YMPC-FB/EX emits 200 mg/kWh (100 ppm) of nitrogen
oxide.
Advanced Control System
The Mini-Paraflow has excellent part load performance as a result of the refrigerant
storage load proportional control (RS proportional control), which is incorporated to
provide stable control and reduced energy consumption. Absorption systems have
a unique heat storage capability created by concentration difference.
York's unique RS proportional control manages the cooling capacity and utilises the
storage capability to its highest extent. The control cycles the burner, but keeps the
solution and refrigerant pumps in continuous operation to transfer the residual heat
of the generators into useful cooling capacity. This results in the saving of large
amounts of energy that would normally be wasted by the cycling of the unit.

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Operation
No special operator qualifications are required to operate the
unit. The unit operates in vacuum conditions and is not subject to
boiler regulations.

Automatic Purge Device

One fully automatic purge device - activating force is city water
of sufficient low temperature or chilled water - excessive purging
is displayed if purging is activated too often.

Unique Automatic Purge System

When accumulated non-condensable gases reach a preset
level a sensor automatically activates a water ejector type
purging system, this negates the need for time consuming
periodic purging of the unit by the operator.

Operating Charge
One complete charge with refrigerant water and lithium bromide
solution including addition of the environment friendly inhibitor
lithium molybdate to protect the steel and copper surfaces
against corrosion.

Testing
All units have a full functional test during manufacture.

Location Requirements
Units can either be located in a plant room or outside, at ground
level or on a roof, in areas not susceptible to freezing conditions.

General
The YORK Mini-Paraflow Absorption Chiller-Heater is a
compact design unit which is completely factory packaged,
charged and under vacuum.
The casing consists of a framework and inserted panels, all
manufactured from galvanised sheet metal with weather proof
painting. Inside the panels all components are arranged on a
common base frame. Surfaces of the unit are protected by a light
grey finish coat of high solid enamel machinery paint.
The vessels and components are, as far as necessary,
manufactured and approved according to valid codes.
Absorber/Evaporator/Second Stage Generator/Condenser
All heat exchangers are of a tube-and-shell construction with
copper tubes and welded water boxes. Water box connections
are male thread stubs.
First Stage Generator
The first stage generator has a specially designed flame
chamber and special heat exchanger tubes.
Burners
Gas fired units
One gas burner, of forced draft design, with CE approval,
controlled proportionally between 30% and 100%, a gas train
with dual solenoid valve, pressure switch, gas pressure
controller, gas filter and manual shut-off valve. All components
are EN approved.
Oil fired units
One oil burner, with CE approval, fuelled by oil no. 2, with an
internal oil pump and two shut-off valves. The step control with
oil is 0-50-100 %.
Pumps
One solution pump, of hermetic design (canned motor) cooled
and lubricated by filtered fluid.
One refrigerant pump, of hermetic design (canned motor) cooled
and lubricated by filtered fluid.
Control Panel
A CE approved power and control panel is located within the
casing of the unit. The panel has a marked terminal strip for
single point connection, contactors with thermal overloads for
solution and refrigerant pumps, a 400/230 V control transformer
for the control and microprocessor boards. The panel monitors
the operating conditions with resistance sensors (Pt 100) and
digitally displays failure codes on the built-in 3-digit display.

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The unit casing is rigid and has weather resistant panels. It is

equipped with sliding access doors to reduce the operating and
maintenance space. Multiple units can be installed 50 mm apart.
Liquid Connections
Two connections are provided for the leaving and return
chilled/hot water circuits. Two connections are also required for
the leaving and return cooling water.
Fuel Requirements
A gas or oil supply to the burner is required. The gas train is
incorporated in the unit.
Power Requirements
A 400 Volt, 3 phase 50 Hz electrical supply plus earth is
required.
Foundation Details
The foundations should be constructed from closed concrete
with a minimum height of 100 mm. The foundation must exceed
the width of the casing by at least 100 mm on the burner side and
200 mm on the pipe connection side. The foundation should be
levelled with a maximum horizontal deviation of 2 mm per 1,000
mm.
Foundation bolts are not required due to the design of the unit.
Low Ambient Protection (Optional)
For units located outside optional protection for heating
applications down to ambient temperatures of -10C is available.
This protection requires the electrical power supply and gas or
oil supply to be available always.
If the temperature inside the casing drops below + 5C the
refrigerant piping within the unit is electrically heated, when the
solution temperature drops below approximately 0C the burner
will operate for a short time. The equipment consists of a 200 W
tape heater around the refrigerant pump, refrigerant spray pipe
and ejector.
The customer chilled/hot water and cooling water piping must
also be protected against freezing. Power failure, lack of the
heat source or unit failure will invalidate this protection.

OPERATION

Leaving Chilled/
Hot Water

Leaving Cooling Water

Condenser

Second Stage Generator

Absorber
First Stage Generator
Evaporator

Solution Heat Exchanger

Entering Chilled/
Hot Water

Entering Cooling Water

Chilling Cycle
The YMPC two-stage absorption chilling cycle is continuous;
however, for the sake of clarity and simplicity, it is divided into six
steps:

5 Evaporator
Refrigerant liquid from the condenser passes through a
metering valve and flows down to the refrigerant pump, where it
is pumped to the top of the evaporator. Here the liquid is
sprayed, as a fine mist, over the evaporator tubes.

1. Solution Pump/Heat Exchanger

A dilute solution of lithium bromide and water descends from the
absorber to the solution pump. This flow of dilute solution is split
into two streams and pumped through the heat exchanger to the
first stage generator and to the second stage generator.

Due to the extreme vacuum (6 mm Hg) in the evaporator, some

of the refrigerant liquid vaporises, creating the refrigerant effect.
(This vacuum is created by hydroscopic action - the strong
affinity lithium bromide has for water - in the absorber which is
located next to the evaporator).

The YMPC exclusive two-way split of solution flow virtually

eliminates the possibility of crystallisation (solidification) by
allowing the unit to operate at much lower solution concentration
and temperatures than series flow systems.

The refrigerant effect cools the system return chilled water in the
evaporator tubes. The refrigerant liquid/vapour absorbs the heat
of the returning chilled water, cooling it from 12C to 7C. The
chilled water is then supplied back to the system.

2. First Stage Generator

A heat source heats diluted lithium bromide coming from the
solution pump/heat exchanger. This produces hot refrigerant
vapour which is sent to the second stage generator, leaving a
concentrated solution that is returned to the heat exchanger.

6. Absorber
As the refrigerant liquid/vapour descends to the absorber, from
the evaporator, a concentrated solution coming from the heat
exchanger is sprayed into the flow of descending refrigerant.
The hydroscopic action between lithium bromide and water-and
the related changes in concentration and temperature-result in
the creation of an extreme vacuum in the evaporator. The
dissolving of the lithium bromide in the water gives off heat,
which is removed by condenser water entering from the cooling
tower at 29C and leaving for the Condenser at 33.3C. The
resultant diluted lithium bromide solution collects in the bottom
of the absorber, where it flows down to the solution pump.

3. Second Stage Generator

The energy source for the production of refrigerant vapour in the
second stage generator is the hot refrigerant vapour produced
by the first stage generator.
This is the heart of the YORK high efficiency two-stage
absorption effect. The refrigerant vapour produced in the first
stage generator is increased by 40% - at no additional expense
of fuel. The result is much higher efficiency than in conventional
systems.
The additional refrigerant vapour is produced when diluted
solution from the heat exchanger is heated by refrigerant vapour
from the first stage generator. The additional concentrated
solution that results is returned to the heat exchanger. The
refrigerant vapour from the first stage generator condenses into
liquid giving up its heat, and continues to the condenser.
4. Condenser
Refrigerant from two sources - (1) liquid resulting from the
condensing of vapour produced in the first stage generator and
(2) vapour produced by the second stage generator - enters the
condenser. The vapour from the second stage generator
condenses at the surface of the condenser tubes in which the
cooling water is heated to 36C. The cooling water flows to the
cooling tower, to be cooled, and returns to the absorber. Both
parts of liquefied refrigerant flow down to the evaporator.

The chilling cycle is now complete and begins again at Step 1.

Heating Cycle
1. First-Stage Generator
An energy source heats diluted lithium bromide solution in the
first stage generator. This produces hot refrigerant vapour which
moves through the second stage generator and condenser to
the evaporator.
2. Evaporator
The hot refrigerant vapour travels through the evaporator where
it gives up heat to the system hot water, and changes state from
vapour to liquid as heat is removed. The refrigerant liquid
collects in the bottom of the evaporator.
3. Refrigerant Ejector
The refrigerant ejector removes the refrigerant liquid from the
evaporator and pumps it into the absorber.
4. Solution Pump
The solution pump moves the solution from the absorber
through the heat exchanger into the first stage generator and the
process begins again.
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OPERATING LIMITATIONS

TABLE 2
Ambient Temperature

Cooling Operation
Heating Operation

Relative Humidity
Chilled Water

Supply
Return
Return
Supply
Nominal
Permissible, but chilled water supply temperature not constant

Heating Water
Tower Water Entering

Gas Pressure
Operation hours per year to achieve standard life cycle*

C
C
% r.h.
C
C
C
C
C
C
mbar
hours

Minimum Maximum
+5
+38
-15
+38
10 to 90
7
12
10
18
40
60
24
32
15
32
20 (std)
300
1500 to 2000

* For longer operating hours per year the capacity of the unit should be selected 20 % higher than the required capacity.

FLOW LIMITATIONS

TABLE 3
Model
YMPC-F

3 EX
4 EX
5 EX
6 EX
7 EX
8 EX
10 EX

Minimum
F. R. P. D.
l/s
kPa
3.25
29
4.67
29
5.50
29
5.58
28
7.67
31
10.50
32
13.42
32

Chilled/Hot Water
Nominal
Maximum
F. R. P. D. F. R. P. D.
l/s
kPa
l/s
kPa
4.58
58
6.17
105
6.11
51
8.83
107
7.64
56
10.50 106
9.16
76
10.58 102
10.69
62
14.58 115
12.22
44
18.33
99
15.27
42
23.33
98

Minimum
F. R. P. D.
l/s
kPa
5.33
33
8.33
33
8.67
33
12.83
32
12.17
32
14.00
32
16.50
32

Cooling Water
Nominal
F. R. P. D.
l/s
kPa
7.62
69
10.15
49
12.70
71
15.23
46
17.77
69
20.32
69
25.38
76

Maximum
F. R. P. D.
l/s
kPa
9.83
115
15.67 117
16.33 117
24.17 116
23.00 115
25.00 104
30.67 112

F. R. = Flow Rate P. D. = Pressure Drop

NOMINAL COOLING CAPACITY VARIATION ON

CHILLED WATER

PART LOAD PERFORMANCE GRAPH

120

100

115

80

Spec Heat Input [%]

Cooling Capacity [%]

Tower Water Entry 32C

110

105

100

10

11

Chilled Water Supply Temperature [C]

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Tower Water Entry 24C

40
Average Curve
20

95

Tower Water Entry 27C

60

12

20

40

60

Cooling Capacity [%]

80

100

PHYSICAL DATA
Model YMPC-F
Nominal Cooling Capacity
Nominal Heating Capacity
Chilled Water
Return
Temperature
Supply
min. Chilled Water Supply
Chilled/
Hot Water
Return
Hot
Temperature
Supply
Water
Nominal Flow
Permissible Flow Tolerance
Fouling Factor
Pressure Drop
Design Working Pressure
Heat Rejection
Cooling Water
Entering
Temperature
Leaving
min. Tower Water Inlet
Cooling
Nominal Flow
Water
Permissible Flow Tolerance
Fouling Factor
Pressure Drop
Design Working Pressure
Possible Fuels
Fuel
Consumption Cooling
Consumption Heating
Supply
Electrical
Power Input
w. Natural Gas
Cool/Heat
w. Fuel Oil
Cool/Heat
Capacity Control
Natural Gas
Fuel Oil
Burner
Design
Ignition
Flame Sensor
Chilled/Hot Water
Connection
Cooling Water
Size
Drain from Purge
Natural Gas
No. 2 Oil
Exhaust Gas
Sound Pressure Level at 1 m Distance
Casing Length
Dimensions
Length Including Exhaust
Width
Height
Lifting
Weights
Operation
Emergency

kW
kW

3 EX
106
86

C
C
C
C
C
l/s

4.58

mK/kW
kPa

58

kPa
kW
C
C

191
29 (32)
35 (38)

C
l/s

7.62

mK/kW
kPa

69

kPa
kW LHV
kW LHV

kW Input
kW Input
%
%

DN (mm)
DN (mm)
DN (mm)
DN (mm)
DN
DN (mm)
dB(A)
mm
mm
mm
mm
kg
kg
kg

93 (98)
96

4 EX
141
114

TABLE 4
5 EX
176
143

6 EX
7 EX
8 EX
10 EX
211
246
281
352
172
200
229
286
12.5
7.0
7.0
55.5
60.0
6.11
7.64
9.16
10.69
12.22
15.27
+ 20%
0.044
51
56
76
62
44
42
780
255
319
383
446
510
637
29 (32)
29 (32)
29 (32)
29 (32)
29 (32)
29 (32)
35 (38)
35 (38)
35 (38)
35 (38)
35 (38)
35 (38)
15.0
10.15
12.70
15.23
17.77
20.32
25.38
- 0 / + 20 %
0.044
49
71
46
69
69
76
490
Natural Gas, Fuel Oil
124 (131) 156 (164) 187 (196) 217 (228) 248 (260) 311 (327)
127
160
192
223
255
320
400 V / 3 / 50 Hz

1.87/0.92 2.27/1.32 2.47/1.52 2.47/1.52 2.73/1.78 3.71/2.76 4.03/3.08

2.07/1.12 2.47/1.52 2.47/1.52 2.79/1.84 3.05/2.10 4.03/3.08 4.03/3.08
Proportional 30 100 %
0/50/100
Forced Draft Burner
Direct Spark
Photo Resistor (Natural Gas), Ionisation Rod (No. 2 Oil)
50
65
65
65
80
80
100
65
80
80
80
100
100
125

40
50
50
50
50
50
50

150
150
150
150
200
200
200
64
64
64
67
71
72
76
1990
1990
1990
2160
2450
2450
2450
2340
2340
2340
2580
2870
2870
2970
1450
1450
1450
1530
1550
1550
1680
1960
1960
1960
2030
2030
2030
2030
2430
2720
2830
3140
3720
3850
4500
2550
2920
3020
3340
3940
4080
4790
3720
4880
4980
5300
6250
6720
7590

Notes
1. Fouling factor 0.044 m2K/kW for chilled/hot water and cooling water.
2. Maximum working pressure chilled/hot water 780 kPa (8 bar g).
3. Maximum working pressure cooling water 490 kPa (5 bar g).
4. Natural gas consumption calculated on the basis of low heating valve (LHV) 37,260 kJ/m3. Other lower heating valves will
change the consumption proportionally.
5. Oil no. 2 (Heizl EL) consumption calculated on the basis of low heating valve (LHV) 42,700 kJ/kg (11.86 kWh.kg),
(specific gravity 0.835) or 36,000 kJ/liter (10 kWh/litre).
6. Operation can be continued even if the cooling water inlet temperature lowers to 15C. If the cooling water inlet temperature
lowers below 15C during cooling operation in the cooling season, adjust it by turning on and off the cooling tower fan or
with a three-way valve.
7. The emergency weight is the maximum weight which results when an externally induced rupture of a heat exchanger
tube causes the content of a connected water circuit to completely fill the unit.

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DIMENSIONS AND LAYOUT DETAILS

Exhaust Gas Outlet
Width

Casing Length

Cooling Water Outlet

Chilled/Hot Water Outlet
Cooling Water Inlet
Chilled/Hot Water Inlet
H

Length including Exhaust

Fuel Inlet

MAINTENANCE SPACE AND LOCATION DETAILS

Foundation Details

Piping Connection Side

(side of the exhaust gas pipe)
Burner side
At side
Between multiple units YMPC-F/EX

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mm
1000
1200
500
50

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM DETAILS

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CONNECTION DETAILS
Control and Power Diagram

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