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Ammonia Week in Review | July 24, 2026

July 24th, 2026

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 […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 10, 2026

July 10th, 2026

Ammonia Hits The Road in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Anhydrous Smmonia Leak Prompts Hazmat Response in Stark County – The incident involved an anhydrous ammonia release from an agricultural tank/trailer. […keep reading] Refrigeration Cycle: Gravity Flooded Refrigeration System – A “gravity-fed”, or “flooded” refrigeration system has all of the same components as the direct expansion […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 3, 2026

July 3rd, 2026

Ammonia Gets Caught In A Ditch in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Bucheon Plant Prompts Road Controls in South Korea – Authorities deployed 14 pieces of equipment and 42 firefighters to carry out safety measures at the scene and controlled nearby roads. […keep reading] Paulding County Farmer Dies After Tractor Hits Ditch, […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 26, 2026

June 26th, 2026

Ammonia Tangled in Tragedy in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Prompts Evacuations on Burnell Street – Several neighbouring properties were evacuated Monday morning after an ammonia leak was detected at a commercial building on Burnell Street. […keep reading] No Injuries from Ammonia Leak at B.C. Rink – The city says the order […]

Refrigeration Cycle: Dynamic Displacement Compressors

June 23rd, 2026

A centrifugal compressor operates using the principles of dynamic displacement. Vapor is drawn into the center, or ‘eye’, of a rotating impeller. The vapor exits the impeller and passes through a diffuser, which reduces the vapor velocity. This process converts the kinetic energy of the vapor into pressure energy. The pressurized vapor is collected in a ‘volute’ where it […]