Weight and mass are core refrigeration concepts that are often misunderstood to be different terms that describe the same properties. However, “weight” and “mass” are related, but not identical properties. Mass is the amount of matter in an object and is measured in pounds-mass, ounces, grams, and kilograms. There is also a lesser-known unit of […]
Ammonia Spoils The Thanksgiving Holiday in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Past OSHA Violations Resurface After Ammonia Leak at North Kingstown Business – The ammonia then leaked into the building, according to the North Kingstown fire chief. […keep reading] No One Hurt in Ammonia Leak at Fruit Warehouse in Yakima – North First Avenue was […]
Rate is the quantity of something measured against something else. For refrigeration, the “something else” will always be a unit of time. When length is measured against time, the result is a speed or velocity measurement. Examples include miles per hour and feet per minute. When volume is measured against time, the result is a […]
Ammonia Travels The Midwest in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Anhydrous Ammonia Leak Near Logan County Contained – Cornland residents were given the all clear after being told to shelter in place Thursday morning for a large anhydrous ammonia leak south of town. […keep reading] Several Agencies Help Contain Anhydrous Ammonia Leak in O’Brien […]
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 […]
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