
Should Grocers Fear Ammonia?
No, say the people involved in four of the five ammonia/CO2 systems installed at U.S. supermarkets.
No, say the people involved in four of the five ammonia/CO2 systems installed at U.S. supermarkets.
Two case studies from Canada show the differences between packaged and central systems.
Second installation is completed at Canadian cold-storage facility.
A pork processing plant in Minnesota, US has implemented three energy saving measures to its ammonia refrigeration system that cut annual electricity use by 4.35 million kWh. Measures included the addition of two evaporative condensers, new condenser controls and the installation of a dedicated bank of condensers to cool the compressor oil through natural convection rather than with a mechanical pump.