Those were the words representatives of Turbocor used at a press briefing here during the AHR Expo to introduce the Canadian company’s TT300 compressor. Representatives said the centrifugal compressor’s technology was designed “to achieve the highest compression efficiencies for middle-range chillers and rooftop HVAC applications.”
The unit uses magnetic bearings to bypass the need for oil. In its initial offering, the product is in the 60- to 90-ton range and weighs 265 lbs., said to be about 1/5 the weight of conventional compressors.