The first law of thermodynamics teaches us that heat can not be created or destroyed, but it can be moved. The refrigeration cycle leverages this law by “moving” heat from an area or object where it is unwanted to somewhere that it will “do no harm”. In a refrigeration cycle, the condenser is the heat exchanger responsible […]
Ammonia Takes A Stroll Downtown in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Riverfront Contained After Overnight Response – Fire apparatus from Station 1, located downtown at 44 W. Riverside, encountered the smell of ammonia outside of the structure housing the ice ribbon’s mechanical room as well as an alarm indicating the same. […keep […]
Bonus Coverage in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Deputies Respond to Anhydrous Ammonia Leak at Payson Plant – The leak took place after a valve was left open, causing the area around the plant to become cloudy. […keep reading] 1 Taken to the Hospital After Anhydrous Ammonia Leak in Rural Logan County – The […]
Question: Are pressure relief valves required to be installed on an evaporative condenser? This is an update to a blog that was originally posted on 9/10/13. You can read the original blog here. Answer: This is a very good question and one that gets asked frequently. Since an evaporative condenser is not a pressure vessel, […]
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