Question: What is the proper procedure for selecting the pressure relief valve capacity for a positive displacement compressor? Answer: ANSI/IIAR 2-2008 Addendum B §6.1.2.1 addresses this very question. Furthermore, Appendix E (Informative) of that same document gives a detailed example of one acceptable method for determining the proper capacity. A summary of the steps in Appendix […]
Ammonia news and resources make up this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia Leakage From Ice Cube Factory In Rayong Causes Five People To Fall Ill – The workers experienced irritations on the eyes and nose following the gas leakage last night. Fortunately, none of the residents living near the ice production factory have been […]
Question: I’ve heard that the ammonia pipe labeling requirements have changed. Is that true? Answer: Yes and No. It is true that IIAR updated Bulletin No. 114 Identification of Ammonia Refrigeration Piping and System Components in March 2014. The update includes a fundamental change that we will address in this blog. Before doing that, however, it is important that we unpack […]
Aqueous ammonia proves it can be dangerous in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… RIVERSIDE: Worker Accidentally Sprayed With Ammonia – A weekend industrial accident sprayed a Riverside worker with ammonia, say county hazardous materials officials. […keep reading] Broken Valve Causes Warehouse Ammonia Leak – Emergency crews responding to a hazmat situation in Avon, Massachusetts, Thursday night, say an […]
Firefighters are busy with ammonia in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia Leak Under Control at Laack Cold Storage in Green Bay – Officials with the Green Bay Fire Department confirm an ammonia leak is now under control. Officials say the incident happened Friday night at the Laack Cold Storage Facility located at 1111 N. […]
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