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Ammonia Week in Review | June 12, 2026

June 12th, 2026

Ammonia Is Quickly Suppressed in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 12 Hospitalised After Ammonia Leak in Ice Plant at Munambam in Kochi – Leak was brought under control promptly by fire and services personnel. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Under Control After Swift Response in Chhapra – An ammonia gas leak at a Chhapra cold storage […]

Refrigeration Cycle: Refrigeration Compressors

June 9th, 2026

The ‘compressor’ is the heartbeat of the vapor-compression refrigeration system. Without it, there is no pressure differential to drive the movement of refrigerant throughout the system, and therefore, no cooling can take place. The vapor exiting the evaporator is piped to the compressor which stands ready to receive the vapor and compress it. The compression […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 5, 2026

June 5th, 2026

Ammonia For The Repeat in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 2 Back-to-Back Anhydrous Ammonia Leaks Put Farmers on Alert – Upon arrival, firefighters determined the tank had not exploded but was instead releasing anhydrous ammonia from a front hose. Crews deployed a drone to monitor the situation from a safe distance and search for potential […]

Refrigeration Cycle: Changing the Boiling Point

June 2nd, 2026

Opening a thermodynamics textbook, it is stated that the purpose of a refrigeration system is to maintain a cold region at a temperature below the temperature of its surroundings. This can be accomplished by employing a vapor compression refrigeration system. To understand how a vapor compression refrigeration system works, let’s start with a familiar substance…“water”. […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 29, 2026

May 29th, 2026

Ammonia Scrambles in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Triggers Evacuation, Hazmat Response at St. Louis Area Foodbank – Police said the area near the bank, along Corporate Woods Drive, is being evacuated. Officers asked the public to avoid the area. […keep reading] Hazardous Ammonia Leak Causes Evacuation in Fairview – The […]