Ammonia Refrigeration
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Ammonia has cooled industry for over a century, and the case for it keeps getting stronger: no global warming potential, high efficiency, low running cost. What holds it back is toxicity and the competence it demands. Refindustry follows the technology where it works hardest: industrial plants, cold stores, food processing and district cooling, with daily news, case studies and the engineers who r
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Chillventa 2026 Preview: Key Technologies Ahead of the October Show
Exhibitors arriving in Nuremberg on 13 to 15 October are no longer arguing about whether to move to natural refrigerants. They are showing how fast the move can be made, and at what cost. That single change of question runs through nearly every release we have received ahead of Chillventa 2026, the largest edition of
Making Safety Visible: Kushal Aurangabadkar on the LOOP-BAR Framework for Ammonia Refrigeration
By Sergei Mukminov, Editor-in-Chief, Refindustry.com Industrial ammonia refrigeration facilities accumulate safety documentation over years: P&IDs, standard operating procedures, alarm lists, emergency plans and maintenance records. The problem is not that the information doesn't exist — it's that it lives in separate systems and rarely reaches the people making decisions on the plant floor. Kushal Aurangabadkar, an
Case Study – Effect of Louvers or diffusers on air flow distribution and cooling time on a meat log during Chill cycle
By Kushal Aurangabadkar An experimental analysis was conducted on a cooler space measuring 3.66 m × 6.096 m (12.0 ft × 20.0 ft), equipped with an ammonia refrigeration coil, five 30 cm (12 in.) fans, and five diffusers. The study measured airflow patterns, cooling rates, and heat transfer efficiency in meat storage by testing two configurations:
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The 10th IIR Conference took place in Macedonia
Key message of the President of the Organizing Committee: F-exit This 10th IIR conference "Ammonia and CO2 Refrigeration technologies'' was organized by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Skopje in cooperation with the International Institute of Refrigeration. This event was organized successfully attended by 153 participants from 35 countries worldwide; presented 40 scientific and technical
Kelvion Launches Dedicated Air Cooler Ranges For Natural Refrigerants
Natural refrigerants have zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) and negligible global warming potential (GWP) compared to fluorinated refrigerants. Further, they enable cost-efficient operation due to inexpensive refrigerant production and long-term availability. This extension of industrial air coolers builds on Kelvion’s track record in refrigeration know-how and is designed for the demands of natural refrigerants in
Multi-Billion Dollar Clean Ammonia Manufacturing Investment Advancing in Southern WV
A multibillion-dollar pure ammonia plant is under construction in Mingo County, West Virginia, with construction expected in 2024, Adams Fork Energy, LLC, CNX Resources Corp and other partners announced. The Adams Fork Energy Ammonia Treatment Project, jointly developed by Adams Fork Energy, LLC and the Sioux Flandro Santee, is expected to have an initial annual
Frascold is exhibiting solutions for sustainable technology at ISH
Frascold will at the ISH trade fair taking place from March 13 to 17 in Frankfurt, continuing the company’s efforts to raise awareness about energy efficiency, climate change and decarbonisation. Two sectors will be directly involved: the industrial sector focusing on the selection of the correct natural refrigerant to create sustainable applications, and the air
Enex Technologies has acquired EOS Refrigeration Equipment S.L.
Enex Technologies announced the acquisition of EOS Refrigeration Equipment S.L. (“EOS”). Based near Barcelona (Spain) and founded in 2012, EOS is a European technology leader in inox (stainless steel)/aluminum ventilated units (evaporators, condensers, evaporative condensers, dry coolers, adiabatic coolers, cooling towers, etc), and ammonia chillers with an overall focus on ammonia as a natural refrigerant.
Pfannenberg at IIAR Natural Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Expo 2023
Pfannenberg will highlight their combined visual-audible signaling products at the upcoming IIAR Natural Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Expo March 12-15, 2023 at the Long Beach Convention Center. As of 2021, IFC refrigeration systems that use ammonia refrigerant, along with the buildings where they are used, must comply with IIAR-2 for system design and installation, IIAR-6
IOR’s New Guidance Note on Draining Oil on Ammonia Plants
This guidance note provides guidance on the different methods used to manage oil in ammonia refrigeration systems. It supersedes guidance note GN17 which has been withdrawn. In this guidance note the term “oil” is used to cover a range of lubricants including mineral oil, synthetic oil, processed mineral oil (for example, hydrocracked oil) and other
Who Patented the First Automatic Refrigerator: Marshall, 1899
The two patents paired pressure and temperature sensing with motor, refrigerant and cooling-water controls for cabinets and larger systems.