Laird Technologies has released enhanced MRC series thermoelectric recirculating liquid chiller. The chiller is a self contained device that offers dependable, compact performance by controlling the temperature of a coolant in a liquid circuit. The coolant is recirculated using a brand name pump with high mean time between failures. Heat from the coolant is absorbed by a heat exchanger and dissipated through high-density heat sinks equipped with premium fans. The heat pumping action occurs from custom designed thermoelectric modules in order to achieve long life operation. The unit is regulated with an easy-to-use digital temperature controller and is housed inside an aesthetic sheet metal casing. The unit operates on a universal input voltage of 115 to 230V AC, and is UL certified and RoHS compliant. Products in this series are offered in two configurations: heating - MRC150,DH2,HT,DV and MRC300,DH2,HT,DV and and the non-heating - MRC150,DH2,DV and MRC300,DH2,DV.
Key benefits include compact size, solid-state construction, and environmental friendliness. In cooling capacity requirements below 400W, there is a considerable size and weight advantage over conventional compressor-based systems. There are no CFC refrigerants and hence, the design contains less moving parts, requires less maintenance, and does not harm the environment. This makes the product suitable for integrating into laser or imaging systems that have tight geometric space constraints and weight limit requirements.
The chillers dissipate the heat generated from laser systems by keeping the optics at a stable temperature so they operate at peak performance. They provide optimal temperature stabilisation in applications such as DPSS laser systems for precision cutting in high tech manufacturing processes and semiconductor wafer cutting. They are also applied in medical applications such as CO2 and YAG laser systems for cutting human tissue in cosmetic treatments, and for maintaining the temperature of imaging detector heads used in capturing high resolution images of patients.
