DK-3i (3,000 BTU/hr) Glovebox Cooling

The DK-3i is an efficient internal air-cooled mechanical refrigeration system designed for cooling an inert gas glovebox atmosphere.

By removing heat produced as part of any internal glovebox processes, the system provides operator comfort and allows control of glovebox temperature, which may be an important process parameter.

The major system components include an evaporator, air-cooled condensing unit, atmosphere circulation blower, and digital temperature controller. The internal (i) configuration is installed on the glovebox ceiling, with the evaporator and the circulation blower inside the glovebox.

The DK-3i is our most popular glovebox cooling platform and has been designed to operate with most VAC inert atmosphere glovebox systems.

Glove box cooling assembly

Compact Efficient Design

The DK-3i is available in both right and left hand flow configurations.

The glovebox cooling system has a heat removal capacity of 3,000 BTU/hr in a nitrogen or helium atmosphere.  In an argon atmosphere, the removal capacity is 1,500 BTU/hr.

The DK-3i is available in two configurations:

  • VAC 100169 is the right hand flow unit (cold atmosphere is exhausted to the right).
  • VAC 100170 is the left hand flow unit (cold atmosphere is exhausted to the left).

The choice of left vs. right hand flow is typically dependent on the location of the heat source(s) in the glovebox and the nature of the processes.

DK-3E(3,000 BTU/hr) Glovebox Cooling

The VAC DK-3E is an external air-cooled mechanical refrigeration system designed for cooling an inert gas glovebox atmosphere.

By removing heat produced as part of any internal glovebox process, the system provides operator comfort and allows control of glovebox temperature, which may be an important process parameter. The DK-3E will also remove the purification system’s circulation blower heat of compression.

The major system components include an evaporator, air-cooled condensing unit, and a digital temperature controller.

 

Compact Efficient Design

The external (E) configuration is typically installed on the floor adjacent to the glovebox, plumbed in series with the inert gas purification system. It may also be provided with a dedicated circulation blower, creating an independent cooling loop. The system has been designed to operate with any VAC inert atmosphere glovebox system.

The system has a heat removal capacity of 3,000 BTU/hr in a nitrogen or helium atmosphere. In an argon atmosphere, the removal capacity is 1,500 BTU/hr.

DK-10i (10,000 BTU/hr) Glovebox Cooling

The VAC DK-10i is an air-cooled internal mechanical refrigeration system designed for cooling an inert gas glovebox atmosphere.

By removing heat produced as part of any internal glovebox processes, the system provides operator comfort and allows control of glovebox temperature, which may be an important process parameter.

The internal unit is installed on top of the glovebox, with the evaporator and the circulation blower inside the glovebox, and the condensing unit placed on the facility floor adjacent to the glovebox.

A DK-10 provides up to 10,000 BTU/hr heat removal capacity in a nitrogen or helium atmosphere, and up to 5,000 BTU/hr removal capacity in an argon atmosphere.

DK-10E(10,000 BTU/hr) Glovebox Cooling

The VAC DK-10E is an air-cooled external mechanical refrigeration system designed for cooling an inert gas glovebox atmosphere.

By removing heat produced as part of any internal glovebox processes, the system provides operator comfort and allows control of glovebox temperature, which may be an important process parameter. The DK-10E will also remove the purification system’s circulation blower heat of compression.

This unit is externally connected using 3” diameter ANSI flanges. The glovebox atmosphere is driven through the DK-10E by a circulation blower.

The external (E) configuration is typically installed on the floor adjacent to the glovebox, plumbed in series with the inert gas purification system. It may also be provided with a dedicated circulation blower, creating an independent cooling loop.

A DK-10 provides up to 10,000 BTU/hr heat removal capacity in a nitrogen or helium atmosphere, and up to 5,000 BTU/hr removal capacity in an argon atmosphere.