Ammonia Triggers Alarms in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Fire, Ammonia Leak Hit NJ Factory; Two Firefighters Hurt – A large fire and an ammonia leak broke out at a building in Winslow Township Sunday night into the early hours of Monday, the Winslow Township Fire Department said. […keep reading] Comox Valley Sports Centre […]
Anyone that has operated a refrigeration system knows that a significant amount of energy is required to run a compressor. “Heat” and “energy” are measured using the same units, and much of the electrical energy required by the compressor is transformed into heat energy in the refrigerant vapor. Think about it this way. When any […]
Ammonia Vanishes in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Regional HazMat Team Responds to Reported Ammonia Leak at Vicor Facility – Within minutes of arriving, the incident commander requested activation of a regional Tier 1 hazardous materials team after reporting possible ammonia vapors inside the building. […keep reading] 14 Women Hospitalized After Ammonia Gas Leak […]
A savvy refrigeration professional will not only understand the vapor compression cycle, but will also know the “condition” of the refrigerant throughout the system. Let’s start with saturation. Whenever a substance changes from liquid to vapor or vice versa, it is said to be “saturated”. Additionally, a refrigerant is saturated when liquid and vapor coexist. […]
A “pumped overfeed” or “recirc system” is similar to the gravity-flooded system in that it utilizes a vessel that was not part of the DX system. In a pumped overfeed system, however, the vessel, often called a “recirculator”, is not located above the evaporator. In fact, the recirculator may be a long distance from the […]
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