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What signage is required for an ammonia refrigeration machinery room? This question is often made to be more complicated than necessary. This blog post will clarify the three (3) categories of signage required for machinery rooms, as well as give examples for best practices. Machinery Room Door According to Chapter 6 of ANSI/IIAR 2-2014 [1], […]
Low-charge ammonia innovations keep rolling in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Frick Continues Rollout of Low-Charge Central System – Frick Industrial Refrigeration has continued the rollout of its low-charge ammonia central system (LCCS) at a second location, a cold-storage facility in Canada, said Joseph Pillis. Frick “tweaked the system” to better accommodate low ambient […]
A small town’s economy suffers due to an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of: • Ammonia Week in Review • Figure Skaters, Hockey Players Sidelined with Gander Arena Closure – “It’s a huge event for restaurants, hoteliers, all local businesses, and I’m sure restaurants have ordered excess inventory to supply all the people, which is not happening […]
Astronauts stop an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. Ammonia Leak Occurs on the International Space Station – The flight control system noticed a small leakage of ammonia and was able to identify where it is located. Astronauts will address a leak, as well as other tasks, during extravehicular activities scheduled for […]
Low-charge ammonia systems are all the rage in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…. Vilter Unveils First Low-Charge Packed System at IIAR – The plug-and-play Modular Rooftop Unit (MRU) is one of a slew of low-charge ammonia systems featured at the IIAR Conference – a sign of the mounting interest in this technology in the industrial sector. […]