Question: Is ANSI/IIAR 2-2008 Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigerating Systems normative or informative? Answer: Normative. All sections within IIAR 2 should be considered normative unless it is specifically stated that the section is informative. The second paragraph on the first page of the document reads as follows: This standard includes both Normative (required) and Informative […]
Happy Independence Day from Resource Compliance! Here are a few of the ammonia-related stories that are worth reading this week… 200 Evacuated In Tyson Ammonia Leak – About 200 workers were evacuated from a Tyson Foods plant Monday night in Clarksville following an ammonia leak, although no one was injured, according to a Tyson spokesman […keep […]
When performing a mechanical integrity inspection of a ceiling suspended air-cooling evaporator, it is vital that the nuts and washers which are used to attach the unit to it’s support are sufficiently tight. All-to-often we find nuts that have loosened due to vibration or missing washers. A ceiling suspended evaporator is designed to be supported […]
Here are some excerpts from the most important ammonia stories over the past week… An Ammonia Fueled Car From South Korea – South Korean researchers have successfully road-tested a dual fuel passenger car that runs on a mixture of ammonia and gasoline. It is called the AmVeh and was developed by members of the Ammonia Research […]
On June 21, 2013, Hansen issued a product recall on the following pressure relief valve models with serial numbers between 02B11 and 04B13: Hansen H5600A, H5601, H5602, H5600R, H5602R, and H5632R. These pressure relief valves (sold from February 16, 2011 to April 4, 2013) appear to be more susceptible to internal corrosion when exposed to standing water inside […]
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