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Access to Refrigeration Systems

May 3rd, 2016

It has long been required that access be considered when designing and installing an ammonia refrigeration system. In fact, we wrote about this topic in some detail back in 2013. However, with the recent release of ANSI/IIAR 2-2014, it is appropriate to revisit all of the relevant access requirements contained within this important RAGAGEP document. […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 29, 2016

April 29th, 2016

Ammonia finds its way out of the pipes in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Homes Evacuated After Ammonia Leak at Ice Factory – Residents of a community near Pongthip Thara ice factory in Muang district were briefly evacuated from their homes after ammonia leaked from the plant on Tuesday night, police in this central […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 22, 2016

April 22nd, 2016

Ammonia gets caught upside down in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Broken Pipe Cause of Anhydrous Leak in Worthington – The Worthington Fire Department, with the assistance of three other local departments, responded to the White River Co-Op just before noon Tuesday to assist with a leaking tank in the lot south of […]

Relief Valves Discharging Back into a Refrigeration System

April 19th, 2016

ANSI/IIAR 2-2014 §15.6 outlines the requirements for providing Hydrostatic Overpressure Protection. In situations where thermal hydrostatic expansion of trapped liquid ammonia could occur, hydrostatic protection must be provided. Per ANSI/IIAR 2-2014 §15.6.1, Protection against overpressure due to thermal hydrostatic expansion of trapped liquid ammonia shall be provided for equipment and piping sections that can be […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 15, 2016

April 15th, 2016

Ammonia keeps it brief in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Bluff Ammonia Leak Contained After Fire Damaged Tanks – Forty firefighters, seven fire trucks, and the region’s HazMat Command Unit had been at the scene after a large fire on Saturday night damaged ammonia tanks at the port. […keep reading] 2016 Salinas Valley Ammonia […]