When we speak of industry giants and their legacy, often we treat our eyes and spirit with some enthralling and motivating stories of the first generation entrepreneurs. This story is about a Russian immigrant and the proceeds of a pawned wedding ring that laid the foundation of a sustainable cooling solution powerhouse. John Engalitcheff Jr. immigrated to Baltimore from Russia around 1924. The Engalitcheffs sold almost everything they owned to send him to Johns Hopkins University to pursue his degree in engineering. Upon graduation in 1930, John was hired at a local refrigeration company.
By 1938, John had built an AC coil in a garage and pawned his wife Virginia’s wedding ring to establish Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC). That was the beginning of what later could only be described as the genesis of a series of innovations in the refrigeration and cooling industry. John Engalitcheff Jr. went on to develop 47 patents, 23 of them in the field of evaporative cooling devices. In 1996, he was inducted into the ASHRAE Hall of Fame. Today the pioneering spirit of John Engalitcheff Jr. lives on in the innovative products and commitment to excellence of a company that continues to lead the way in the development of truly sustainable cooling solutions.
BAC is the largest manufacturer and market leader in the evaporative cooling industry amongst the various segments being served with many thousands of installations running globally. Owing to its focus on improving market presence and expanding its reach, the company entered the India market and has been present in India since decades.
With the increasing demand for quality refrigeration systems in the market, the company’s priority is to promote high quality HVAC and refrigeration products into the market. Today BAC is a preferred choice for many HVAC and refrigeration users and is truly an inspirational brand to be associated with.
Acting as its extended arm, the channel partners of BAC in India are well trained and spread across the country to support the customers during the sales and after sales requirements. With various tools like online BAC Selection software to select the right products and generate quotations, a BAC Inspect application to assist the customer’s service personnel to inspect on the status of the unit and eventual corrective actions to be taken, the local teams are able to provide accurate and fast service to the different customer parties.
Pioneers Of The Coil On Fill Technology
In its portfolio, BAC has a wide range of products for many different applications and industry segments, giving solutions to the different requirements. It implements thermal performance certification from independent third parties CTI/Eurovent and brings innovative and patented technologies as much as possible in the markets it serves.
As the true leader in the evaporative cooling industry, BAC has been a pioneer in introducing packaged evaporative coolers and condensers with the highest power and water saving technologies in the markets. Further, the organization strives to accommodate the best to tackle challenges faced on evaporative cooling equipment viz. corrosion and scaling. Corrosion is prevented by availability of different materials of
construction and premium coatings, while scaling is minimized and controlled by unique product configuration design.
For industrial cooling and refrigeration, BAC offers evaporative condensers and closed circuit cooling towers. The latest products and technologies offer ‘Coil on Fill’ technology which offers serious advantages over conventional coil only products, in terms of reducing the equipment size & footprint, lowering the risk for coil scaling, optimised power consumption, maximized cooling capacities and maintaining performance over a maximised lifetime of the equipment.
The BAC product models CXVB/E (Evaporative Condensers) and FXV (Closed Circuit Cooling Towers) are most suitable for the Indian market because of the advanced ‘Coil on Fill Technology’ and the advantages it offers. The advantages are listed below:
Minimal Scaling Risk
Condensers work with elevated temperatures that trigger a higher risk for scaling. The BAC Condensers (coil on fill technology) are designed to work with a higher spray water flow in a parallel configuration with the air which allows for optimum coil wetting. This technology stimulates sensitive cooling as much as possible with the largest portion of evaporation happening over the fill, minimizing the scaling risk of the coil! In case of a conventional coil only product, it is a closed box with full evaporation over the coil only; the coil is not visible and accordingly it is difficult to notice any scale formation; the installation risks to suffer from increased compressor pressure lift and will consume more energy. This can go unnoticed till the compressor trips on elevated pressure and without knowing, the customer may have consumed elevated power levels for months and years. However, Scaling Tendency of BAC Coil is more than 80% less in (Coil + Fill) product compared to any conventional Coil only product.
With the increasing demand for quality refrigeration systems in the market, the company’s priority is to promote high quality HVAC and refrigeration products into the market
• Multiple Fans per unit
The fans considered in CXVB / FXV are small fans, easy to install & maintain, with lower noise levels, lower manpower cost and it offers a great deal of redundancy in case of a fan failure. Compared to most solutions available in the industry with 1 larger fan only a fan failure will cause a full 100% loss of condenser capacity. Moreover, a multiple fan drive system offers an easy way to control the airflow and modulate the unit capacity without the need for any additional VFD controls.
• Maintenance friendly
The products have superior ease and safe access to all parts for inspection (even when the unit is in operation) and maintenance of the equipment.
Serving The Indian Subcontinent
Serving the customers in India since early 90’s with hundreds of installations successfully commissioned and running across India, the organization is recognized as a premium, reliable brand for evaporative cooling solutions in the HVAC and industrial refrigeration industry.
The company has built up a solid presence in the major segments (HVAC, Refrigeration, Industrial cooling) and provides cooling solutions to many customers of commercial buildings, Dairy, Pharma, Data Centers, IT, Hotels, and Hospitals etc. BAC also works closely with industry system integrators and chiller/compressors OEMs active in the markets. It has observed steady growth in business over time and is looking forward to continue and reinforce its journey in India.
Covering the wider India region, it encompasses neighboring countries Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and the Maldives and is part of the wider Baltimore Aircoil Middle East, south central Asia and Turkey team based out of Dubai.
Social Responsibility
Believing in the fact that water is not only the core of sustainable cooling but also of sustainable development, the company supports projects that bring clean water to communities. Under its Corporate Social Responsibility, BAC collaborates with the nonprofit organization ‘JUST A DROP’ to realize development projects that provide communities with access to safe, clean water and sanitation. Since 1998, Just a Drop has brought safe water, sanitation, and hygiene projects to over 1.5 million people in 32 countries across the world. BAC is involved in projects in India (Kudo and Shahpura Village), Uganda, Nicaragua and Kenya.
Moving ahead, BAC plans to sustain its continuous efforts into R&D with further introduction of innovative and sustainable products and technologies, to improve cooling and reduce global warming. BAC will launch more new products, with higher energy efficiency, lower power consumption, environmentally friendly and taking into consideration other important criteria such as sound emission, layout /footprint flexibility and plume. The company observes a positive momentum with important potential for growth in the Indian market and looks forward to further participate actively in this market.
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