Some workshops simply cannot spare a plant room, so the chiller and tower have to live beside the machine. The VihoX 40 Ton unit answers that constraint: its moulded shell measures roughly 1,650 mm across, yet it still moves a nominal 31.2 m³/h of circulating water. That covers a small PP or PS sheet line, one or two mould circuits, or pilot-scale process cooling without a separate concrete pad.
A single 1.5 kW axial fan lifts 16,800 m³/h of air through the pack. A rotary sprinkler sprays the returning water across PVC heat-exchange fill, and the cooled water drains into an integrated basin whose float valve restores any shortfall by itself. Because glass-reinforced plastic forms the whole casing, damp hall air cannot rust the shell the way a painted steel body would over a few seasons.
Ratings assume 37 °C water entering the tower, 32 °C leaving, a 5 °C cooling range and a 27 °C design wet-bulb temperature. Tell us your local summer wet-bulb and we will re-check the approach.
| Design Point | VihoX 40T Value | Floor-Level Consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal circulating flow | 31.2 m³/h | Enough for a small sheet line or one mould circuit |
| Suggested pump delivery | 32.76 m³/h | Roughly 5% margin to absorb pipe friction |
| Fan motor | 1.5 kW | The lightest electrical load in the whole range |
| Air volume | 16,800 m³/h | Keeps approach tight even on humid summer days |
| Fan diameter | Approx. 890 mm | Low tip speed, so noise stays near conversation level |
| Inlet / outlet ports | DN80 | Standard flanges, no custom pipe spools needed |
| Dry weight | Approx. 130 kg | Two workers can position it before filling |
| Operating weight | Approx. 550 kg | A flat 150 mm slab is sufficient underneath |
| Overall size | Approx. Ø1650 × H1800 mm | Slips through a standard 1800 mm roller door |
| Matched pump | 4 kW clean-water centrifugal | Vertical inline or horizontal, whichever the layout prefers |
Sizing assumes a clean-water centrifugal pump delivering 32.76 m³/h against 20 to 30 m of head, a figure your piping layout should confirm before ordering. Both vertical inline and horizontal pump bodies bolt straight onto the DN80 tower ports. In practice the 40T pairs most often with a 105 single-screw PP/PS sheet line or a compact thermoforming cell.
Yes, provided the line’s heat rejection stays under the tower’s thermal capacity. Send us the extruder motor size and barrel heating power and we will confirm the margin before you commit.
DN80 matching the tower ports is the normal choice. Going smaller throttles the flow and costs you approach temperature.
Losses come mainly from evaporation and drift. The float valve replenishes them continuously, so operators normally never touch it during a shift.
The 890 mm fan turns slowly and the motor draws only 1.5 kW, which keeps airborne noise modest. For stricter limits we can discuss a lower-speed variant.
No. Vertical inline saves footprint, horizontal is easier to service. Either body works with the same DN80 connection set.
In unheated halls, yes. Drain the basin and headers when the line stops for long periods, or keep the circuit circulating above freezing.
Allow roughly 1.5 metres by 2 metres to leave service access on all four sides of the shell and the pump skid.
No. The moulded shell resists corrosion on its own; routine care is limited to clearing the strainer and flushing the basin.
Tell us your line’s barrel power, the number of mould circuits and the available footprint, and our engineers will confirm whether the 40 Ton tower is the right fit or whether you should step up. You can also review our PP/PS/PET sheet extrusion lines and auxiliary equipment to plan a complete cooling package.
Talk to the factory: +86 147 7547 6896 · VihoX, Shenzhen, China
The tower rejects bulk heat while the precision side of the circuit is handled by a 3HP air-cooled chiller. Where the workshop also runs pneumatic equipment, a 10HP PM VSD compressor supplies the air, and most installations at this size serve a vacuum former or one small mould circuit.
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