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Ammonia Week in Review | August 7, 2015

August 7th, 2015

The Fighting Irish are alarmed by ammonia in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak Discovered at Notre Dame – A short evacuation Friday at Notre Dame’s Compton Ice Arena. […keep reading] Cameroon: Bassa Industrial Zone – Ammonia Gas Leak Creates Panic – The premises of Union Camerounaise de Brasseries (UCB), in the Bassa industrial zone of […]

Provision for Refrigerant Removal

August 4th, 2015

Most people who have worked around the ammonia refrigeration industry for any period of time recognize the importance that strainers play in the proper operation and maintenance of an ammonia refrigeration system. Typically located upstream of control valves, strainers perform the important function of filtering out debris that would otherwise damage control valves and prove […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 31, 2015

July 31st, 2015

Ammonia keeps emergency responders on their toes in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Venting Forces Evacuation – A home for seniors was among the residences evacuated when ammonia vented from an arena in Bruce Mines on Saturday. […keep reading] Six Injured in Ammonia Leak Accident in S. Germany – Ammonia gas leaked from the cooling system […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 24, 2015

July 24th, 2015

Ammonia has no shortage of attention in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Idle Plant in Grant Parish to Reopen as Ammonia Facility – A Lithuania-based company plans to spend $265 million to reopen an idle biofuels refinery in Grant Parish as an ammonia manufacturing plant. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Gossner Foods Sends One Person to […]

ASME Pressure Vessel Modification

July 22nd, 2015

A client recently modified an ASME ammonia pressure vessel that provided me the opportunity to dive into the requirements that must be adhered when performing such activities. Here is a summary of what I learned: 1. IIAR Standards IIAR doesn’t speak directly to the issue of pressure vessel modification, however,  ANSI/IIAR 2-2008 Addendum B §9.2 Procedures/Testing does […]