An ammonia tank explodes killing 1 and injuring 14 others in Spain. Read more from this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… One Dead, 14 Injured in Spanish Ammonia Tank Explosion – One worker was killed on May 31 when a 20,000 litre ammonia tank exploded at a factory near the city of Tarragona in north eastern […]
One often overlooked aspect of relief valve installation is valve orientation. Many refrigeration professionals are not familiar with the 2017 ASME B&PV Code Section VIII Appendix M-11 recommendation that “Spring-loaded safety and safety relief valves normally should be installed in the upright position with the spindle vertical. Where space or piping configuration preclude such an […]
While it is well known that good engineering practice requires that relief valves be replaced every five years, industry literature does not clearly state when the five-year timer starts its countdown. Is it when the valve is manufactured? Taken out of the box? Installed? Exposed to ammonia? Due to the lack of clarification on this […]
Last week, at the Bakersfield Central Valley Chemical Safety Day, Peter Thomas, P.E. and President of Resource Compliance gave a presentation on IIAR’s suite of standards. Click here to view the slides from his presentation.
The International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) recently published Low Charge Ammonia Refrigeration Management (ARM-LC) Guidelines, to provide guidance to owners, contractors, and manufacturers of ammonia refrigeration systems with a total inventory of less than 500 lbs of ammonia. Peter Thomas, P.E. played an instrumental role in developing these guidelines that will serve our industry […]
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