Thermal systems that rely on water as a heat transfer medium e.g., HVAC systems, boilers, heat pumps, and district heating networks often experience inefficient heat transfer due to the physical properties of water and surface irregularities inside pipelines and heat exchangers. These factors reduce effective contact between the circulating fluid and heat transfer surfaces, resulting in energy losses, slower heat exchange, and increased operational energy consumption.
This technology is an energy-saving additive designed for closed-loop water circulation systems to improve heat transfer efficiency. When added to the circulating medium, the additive modifies the surface tension of water, enabling the fluid to better wet internal surfaces and fill microscopic irregularities in pipelines and heat exchange components. This improves the effective contact area between the fluid and heat transfer surfaces, enhancing thermal conduction efficiency. By improving heat transfer performance, the solution enables thermal systems to achieve faster temperature response, improved heat retention, and reduced energy consumption, without requiring major modifications to existing infrastructure. The additive can be integrated into operational systems with minimal disruption and is compatible with common water treatment, cleaning, and descaling agents used in thermal systems.
The technology provider is seeking collaborators in Singapore for pilot deployment and commercial adoption, particularly among large chain hotels, high-load data centres, and industrial facilities requiring strict environmental control (e.g., constant temperature, humidity, and cleanliness manufacturing environments).
This technology is a proprietary additive that is designed to reduce water surface tension and improve fluid-surface contact and heat transfer efficiency in closed-loop water-based heat transfer systems.
Key features of the additive include:
- Liquid phase
- Typical energy savings ~10%–13% (dependent on system type and operating conditions)
- Improves effective heat transfer by increasing fluid–surface contact area within pipelines and heat exchangers
- Enhances system responsiveness (faster heating/cooling) and heat retention
- Can be directly added into existing systems without major retrofitting or equipment replacement
- Compatible with common cleaning agents, descaling agents, and water treatment chemicals
- Non-corrosive under typical operating conditions and does not accelerate material degradation
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