Ammonia Disturbs Production in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Turkish Poultry Plant Hospitalises 15 Workers – Fifteen workers were taken to hospital after an ammonia gas leak at a poultry slaughtering facility in Sakarya, north-west Turkey, on 28 August 2026. The release happened during routine maintenance. […keep reading] Refrigeration Cycle: Reciprocating Compressors […]
Reciprocating compressors are the most common type of refrigeration compressor. The design of reciprocating compressors since their adoption in the mid-1800s is similar to that of a car engine. In a “recip”, compression is accomplished in the same manner as a bike pump. When the piston is pulled to one end, the cylinder volume increases and […]
Just as the second law of thermodynamics states, there must be a temperature difference for heat exchange to occur, so there must be a pressure difference for fluid flow to occur. Because of friction, as a fluid moves through a pipe, it will lose some pressure, which results in a ΔP. ‘Δ’ (pronounced “Delta”) is […]
The ideal vapor compression cycle assumes that pure refrigerant is being used, such as ammonia. Unfortunately, in the “real world,” noncondensable gases can find their way into a system. A “noncondensable gas” is an undesired foreign gas that is in the system. It travels through the cycle with the refrigerant, but it does not assist […]
Ammonia Evades in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 8 Units Isolate an Industrial Estate in Vilamalla After an Ammonia Leak on the Roof – Firefighters found the escape in a roof valve and the SEM attended to nine people, two hospitalized in mild condition. […keep reading] 2026 RETA-RSES National Conference – We look forward […]
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