Syftet med studien är att kartlägga innehållet hos vätskorna i de indirekt energiöverförande kylsystemen och att uppskatta deras potentiella miljöpåverkan vid utsläpp.   På vätskeprover från system 5 till 8, som är tagna i returledningen på köldbärare 1 i respektive system, har det uppmätts hög syrgashalt, konduktivitet och COD (chemical oxygen demand), vilket ger stor risk för nedbrytning och korrosion. Dessa systemvätskor borde avgasas eller bytas ut. Systemvätskan från system 3, 7 och 8 överskrider gränsvärdena för zink och nickel och de skulle ha toxisk/ - mycket toxisk effekt på vattenlevande djur och växter. Koppar, zink och nickel är nitrifikationshämmande vilket innebär att de påverkar det biologiska reningssteget vid avloppsreningsverket negativt ifall vätskan släpps ut till det kommunala avloppsledningsnätet.   Det framgick utifrån den använda värderingsmallen att de sju största miljöaspekterna är relaterade till föroreningsvariablerna: COD (chemical oxygen demand), zink, syrgas, kväve, järn, nickel och pH. Miljöeffekterna uppträder i form av påverkan från metaller och utarmning av naturtyper, biotoper, arter etc. I samband med exponering skulle metallerna ha mycket toxisk effekt på de flesta vattenlevande djur och växter. / The aim of the study is to identify the contents of the fluids in indirect cooling systems and to assess their potential environmental impact of emissions. System fluid that was collected from system 5 to 8 in the return conduit on brine 1 in each system has high oxygen content, conductivity and chemical oxygen demand (COD), which gives great risk of degradation and corrosion. These systems should be degassed or replaced. System fluid from the system 3, 7 and 8 have shown that zinc and nickel concentrations have exceeded the limit values which could have toxic / very toxic effects on aquatic animals and plants. Copper, zinc and nickel inhibits nitrification, which means that they affect the biological treatment stage, out in the wastewater treatment plant negatively. It was revealed by the valuation model that there are seven main important parameters/components namely, COD (chemical oxygen demand), zinc, oxygen, nitrogen, iron, nickel and pH which have shown elevated concentrations in the fluid. Environmental impact is primarily in the form of the influence of metals and degradation of habitat, species etc. In conjunction with the release, metals would have very toxic effect on most aquatic animals and plants.

The real estate company Ihus is facing an expansion of its comfort cooling in Noatun,Uppsala, to provide the buildings in the block with cooling. The buildings in Noatunare mainly used for office premises, where the requirements for an accepted indoorclimate is great. However, it’s uncertain whether Ihus should continue, as currently,producing comfort cooling by themselves using a compressor chiller, or if they shouldconnect themselves to Vattenfall’s district cooling net. The purpose of this report is to examine which technique of cooling is best suited forIhus and their buildings in Noatun. It should also work as a guideline for othercompanies facing the same problem as Ihus. In addition, the result should give an ideaof how cooling by using compressor chillers compares to district cooling in aneconomical perspective, aswell as in an environmental and performance perspective. This report is based mainly on studies of literature covering cooling, approximationsof contractor costs with the help of the calculation tool Wikells Sektionsdata andassays of life cycle costs for different refrigeration alternatives. The result is showing that refrigeration by using compressor chillers seems to be themost advantageous option for the buildings in Noatun. Investments of a newcompressor chiller and associated components to cover the cooling demand in theblock appears to be a better option than district cooling.The costs of district cooling varies greatly depending on its origin and geographicallocation. Because of these great variations, it’s difficult to come to a conclusion onwhat type of comfort cooling is the least expensive in all situations. Every uniquesituation requires an investigation.In order to determine the impact on the environment for each type of comfortcooling a more thoroughly analysis is required. However, district cooling is likely tobe a better option regarding the environmental impact due to a centralizedpreparation of the refrigerants. A centralized preparation allows easier environmentalefficiency work since it’s easier to oversee emissions in one large facility than in manysmaller ones. The performance of different types of comfort cooling has shown to be too difficultto compare in this report. The reason for this is mainly because of limited access ofinformation regarding performance, but also because district cooling and cooling byusing compressor chillers differs greatly technically. Therefore, it’s difficult to conducta fair comparison of their performance.

Denna studie är utförd på uppdrag av DGL AB. Syftet var att utreda varför temperaturen inte sjunker till önskad nivå i två olika kylrum vilka används för nedkylning och förvaring av färdigförpackade livsmedel. Arbetet genomfördes med hjälp av förlustberäkningar samt temperaturmätningar för att kunna identifiera och uppskatta storlek samt procentuella skillnader på olika förlustfaktorer. Praktiska mätningar på plats utgjorde underlag för de resultat som redovisas i arbetet. Kyleffektbehov har beräknats och baserats på företagets maximala produktion av färdig vara per dygn. I resultaten framkom att kylmaskinens effekt var väl dimensionerad men att kylelementens kapacitet i kylrummen var för låg med tanke på mängden förluster. Studien resulterade i förslag på minskning av transmissionsförluster genom isolering av väggar och tak i respektive kylrum samt även isolering av kylvattentanken belägen i kylrum 2. Rengöring av kylelementens flänsar, komplettering eller byte till andra mer effektavgivande kylelement var ytterligare förslag på åtgärder. / This study is conducted on behalf of DGL AB. The purpose was to investigate why the temperature does not drop to the desired level in two different cooling storages whom are used for cooling and storing of prepackaged groceries. The project was carried out with the help of loss calculations and temperature measurements to identify and estimate size as well as percentage differences in different loss factors. The sites measurements outlined the basis for this project. The cooling effect requirement is calculated based on the company's actual maximum production amount per day. The results showed that the effect of the cooling unit is oversized, however the cooling radiators capacity was too low considering the amount of losses. The outcome of the study suggest a decrease in thermal transmission losses through isolation of walls and ceilings in each of the cooling storages as well as isolation of the cooling water tank located in cooling storage 2. Cleaning of the cooling radiators flanges, supplementing or replacing with other cooling radiators that has more power output was additional suggestions to the result.