Ammonia Vanishes in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Anhydrous Tank Accident Leads to Precautionary Evacuation in Rural Bond County – Residents within three miles of the location were urged to evacuate safely. Authorities were shutting down the area for an unknown amount of time and were also knocking on doors. […keep reading] Phaphamau Ammonia Leak Case: […]
Any refrigeration professional must understand the most common unit used in refrigeration, the “ton of refrigeration”. To properly explain what a “ton” is in a refrigeration context, studying refrigeration history is helpful. When the refrigeration vapor compression cycle was first invented, the most common application of a refrigeration system was making blocks of ice. Once […]
Ammonia Vanishes in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Firefighters Respond to Possible Ammonia Leak, No Injuries – L.A. County firefighters responded to a call about a possible ammonia leak at a building on Avenue Stanford in the Valencia Industrial Center Thursday evening, but were unable to determine whether there was a leak. […keep reading] […]
When a substance changes state from a liquid to a vapor, the process occurs at a constant temperature. When this occurs in a refrigeration system, it is said that the refrigerant is “saturated”. For water, experiments have proven that saturation, or boiling, occurs at 212ºF at 14.7 psia, which is atmospheric pressure. However, if someone were […]
Season Finale in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Detected at Frank Southern Ice Arena Ending the Season Early – The contractors are still investigating but have pinpointed the leak to a gasket that blew in the boiler room, according to Bloomington Parks and Recreation Director Tim Street. […keep reading] Fundamentals of Refrigeration: Saturation, […]
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