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An ammonia leak in outer space, a semi truck colliding with a train, and some pretty bad parenting all make the cut in the latest edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… International Space Station Has Ammonia Leak in Cooling System – Crew members aboard the International Space Station are awaiting word on how to deal with […]
Another busy week in the world of anhydrous ammonia. Take a closer look in the latest Ammonia Week in Review… Highway 10 Reopened After Ammonia Leak –Saskatchewan RCMP have reopened highway 10, three miles east of Balcarres. They say anhydrous ammonia, a potentially deadly gas was coming from a satellite tank owned by Blair’s Fertilizer […]
In the fresh fruit and vegetable industry in Central California, it is very common for facilities to use bunker-mounted air-cooling evaporators. A typical installation of a bunker-mounted evaporator can been seen in the schematic below: Performing a mechanical integrity inspection of a bunker-mounted evaporator requires many of the same inspection protocols that any air-cooled evaporator […]
From small leaks to a tragic explosion, there is no shortage of news in today’s edition of Ammonia Week in Review… Explosion hits Texas ammonia plant – An explosion struck Adair Grain Inc.’s fertilizer facility in the town of West, Texas, killing an unknown number of people, injuring at least 100 and leveling buildings. Local media said as […]
Four ammonia leaks made the headlines this week. Check out the details in the latest Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak in North Visalia Keeps Residents Inside on Easter Morning – An Easter morning ammonia leak forced some north Visalia residents to stay inside until early afternoon. The leak occurred at 7:46 a.m. at Milk Specialties Global […]