International. Danfoss confirmed that Danfoss ICF smart valves have set a new standard in industrial refrigeration and are currently celebrating 10 years of the existence of this class of equipment.
Over the past ten years, danfoss' product has been used in more than 50,000 installations worldwide.
"We are proud to see Danfoss' ICF solution celebrate its tenth anniversary stronger than ever. Our goal is to continue moving the market from conventional valve trains to smart, easy-to-install valve stations using new models, sizes, functionalities and materials, providing complete ICF-based solutions to our current range," said Kurt M. Sand, Industrial Refrigeration Product Manager at Danfoss.
In 2016, the large ICF 50, 65 line and the new ICF 20 and 25 stainless steel were added to the program which now comprises 5 different ICF valve housing sizes, covering in total more than 530 individual ICF variants. The full range of ICF is approved for high-pressure systems and is ready for use in growing markets for cascade solutions that combine the benefits of cooling with NH3 and CO2. With only two field welds compared to 13 field welds in comparable valve trains, safety in high-pressure systems is greatly improved with the integrated valve station, where filters, check valves, solenoid valves, manual expansion valves and motorized valves are integrated into a single compact unit.
"ICF provides very tangible benefits to contractors and end users in terms of reduction in installation time, easy maintenance and energy savings due to the low pressure drop at valve stations compared to traditional valve trains," Kurt M. Arena said and stresses that the valve stations come pre-tested from the factory to meet the required safety requirements.
In terms of energy savings, the pressure drop in ICF has been measured by a third-party technological institute up to 86% less than in traditional valve trains. The low pressure drop allows pumps and compressors to obtain significant energy savings during operation.
The latest addition to the ICF product program was the stainless steel ICF 20 and 25.
"Our customers have requested corrosion-resistant valve stations with a long service life even in aggressive environments, to launch new ICF variants in stainless steel, so far we offer two sizes and more," says Kurt M. Arena.
