Oil-free compressor technology offers significant benefits in terms of efficiency and performance. Eliminating oil from the system can yield up to 40% improvement in part-load efficiency compared to fixed-speed screw compressors. And, this performance improvement can be sustained over the life of the compressor, since oil-free compressors incur no mechanical wear during operation.
While long-term performance is a key advantage, there are additional benefits of oil-free compressor technology in terms of maintenance. Removing oil from the chiller system results in a simplified chiller design that eliminates frequent maintenance tasks required on traditional oiled chiller systems.