SPX Cooling Tech has launched the Marley OlympusMAX Fluid Cooler, a new fluid cooler platform offered in dry and adiabatic configurations for mission-critical facilities, including data centers, industrial plants, and other high-density cooling applications.
The OlympusMAX line is available as either a dry fluid cooler or with an adiabatic configuration that adds a bolt-on adiabatic module. SPX Cooling Tech says the adiabatic module can be installed at the factory or in the field, and it can also be added after the equipment is already in operation, aiming to give sites a way to shift operating mode as conditions and operating targets change.
For data center engineers, the practical appeal is flexibility without swapping the entire heat-rejection asset: operators can run dry most of the time and add adiabatic support when ambient conditions or capacity targets demand it. But “dry vs. adiabatic” decisions quickly become water-management decisions too, so the details of pad wetting, mineral control, and discharge matter as much as nameplate heat rejection.
SPX Cooling Tech’s adiabatic module uses a patent-pending recirculating adiabatic design intended to reduce blowdown and minimize water discharge compared with once-through or spray-style approaches. The company also points to more uniform water flow across the pad, with claimed benefits including improved saturation efficiency, longer pad life, and reduced mineral accumulation on critical components. The stated goal is more predictable energy and water consumption in performance-sensitive environments.
On the mechanical and controls side, OlympusMAX includes high-efficiency Marley Geareducer gear drives, and SPX Cooling Tech describes “integrated component redundancy,” including mission-critical fan and VFD systems. Unit options range from 120 to 240 horsepower, and the company says the design is built to maximize cooling capacity per square foot.
For installation and service, each unit ships with a factory-assembled electrical access platform, a single-point wiring connection, VFDs and PLC controls pre-installed, and full-size access doors with internal walkways. Those features are aimed at reducing field labor and improving service access, which is often the difference between a straightforward commissioning and a weeks-long coordination problem once the cooler is on a roof or in a yard.
Source: SPX Cooling Tech
