Question: Are pressure relief valves required to be installed on an evaporative condenser? This is an update to a blog that was originally posted on 9/10/13. You can read the original blog here. Answer: This is a very good question and one that gets asked frequently. Since an evaporative condenser is not a pressure vessel, […]
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Ammonia Doesn’t Play Friendly in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Gas Leak in Aligarh Meat Factory Causes Panic, Eight Workers Faint – Local residents accused the factory management of negligence, suggesting that inadequate safety measures in handling the hazardous ammonia gas contributed to the incident. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Leaves One Fire Fighter with Mild […]
Ammonia Empties The Bread Basket in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Second Ammonia Leak Keeps Weyburn Rinks Closed Until after Christmas – Consultants are working to identify the cause and possible solutions but the newly installed ice has to be removed again. […keep reading] Emergency Incident at Wellingborough GXO Warehouse after Ammonia Leak as […]
Summary In July 2017, the termination of a relief valve to the atmosphere resulted in a release of approximately 1,500 lbs of ammonia, and four personnel injuries. Proper operating procedures were not followed during a seasonal startup of the ammonia system. Several mistakes were made which resulted in the high pressure receiver overpressurizing, and the […]
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