Johnson Controls New Standardized Heat Pump to Turn Waste Heat Into Energy Savings

Johnson Controls launched the FRICK HeatPAC Reciprocating Ammonia Heat Pump for food and beverage processing facilities. The system helps customers transform wasted thermal energy into a productive resource that can lower operating costs, increase facility efficiency and support decarbonization goals.

Pre-engineered and fully packaged, HeatPAC units have a standardized, streamlined design that reduces complexity associated with engineered-to-order heat pump systems. The approach can lower upfront investment and shorten lead times.

HeatPAC is the first FRICK product engineered around a Mark 5 Sabroe reciprocating compressor platform and has a heating capacity range of 200 to 2000 kilowatts while providing hot water temperatures ranging from 130 F to 190 F. Additional features include:

• A fully welded plate-and-shell condenser with an integrated desuperheater to achieve higher water temperatures in a smaller footprint
• High efficiency, two-stage oil separation technology designed to maximize heat exchanger performance over the long term and help extend equipment life
• A crankcase ventilation system that helps protect equipment from damage caused by liquid slugging
• A standard 4:1 turndown variable frequency drive that provides part-load efficiency allowing for varied use depending on facility needs without compromising performance
• An ammonia charge as low as 87 pounds.