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It’s a question we hear frequently in the industrial refrigeration community: Does my closed-loop anhydrous ammonia system require an annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) report? The confusion is understandable. The federal regulation, specifically 40 CFR §372.25, states that a facility must file a TRI report if it “otherwise uses” more than 10,000 pounds of a listed […]
Volume is the amount of space that something occupies and is calculated by multiplying the area of an object by its height. Since it is a cubic measurement, the units used to measure volume are often cubed. Examples include inches cubed, feet cubed, and meters cubed. Other common volume units are gallons and liters, which […]
Ammonia Causes Disorder in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Dozens Are Hospitalized After Ammonia Leak in Oklahoma – Mr. Orefice said that at least 30 people had been hospitalized because of the leak, including four who had life-threatening injuries and were flown to hospitals in Oklahoma City. […keep reading] Fundamentals of Refrigeration: Area – […]
Well done, Chad, on obtaining your Process Safety Management Professional (PSMP) Certificate through the University of Wisconsin-Madison!
The area is the number of square units that can fit within a two-dimensional, or flat, space. To find the area of a two-dimensional square or rectangular surface, one must first measure the length of each side. Once those measurements are obtained, the formula A=LxW will calculate the area of the surface. Example: If a […]