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1 Aug 2007

Masterclass: Control, Safety and Protection Devices - Part 20

In the last article we continued our study of control, safety and protection devices used in the vapour compression cycle by covering the low pressure and high pressure cut-out switches. This month we move on to low ambient control.

1 Aug 2007

Energy Saving: Closing the door on energy wastage

WITH approximately 111 million tonnes of the UK’s 659 million tonne carbon footprint being emitted by the food industry and with refrigeration and ac accounting for over 10% of worldwide carbon emissions, sustainable, high-efficiency, low-carbon systems must be produced using material and technologies to safeguard the environment.

1 Aug 2007

Energy Saving: Tesco reclaims heat from refrigerated display cabinets

TESCO in Clapham Common, London, is the latest high street retailer to take advantage of the cooling and heating benefits of Clivet’s Versatemp systems. Building services consulting engineers ACDP specified Versatemp units for the 24,000ft2 store to meet the space constraints of the building.

1 Aug 2007

Editors Comment: Prime time for the heat pump

How do you see the future of the heat pump? It was an unfair question asked of me on my first ever press function when joining this industry way back in the late 70s. Quite frankly, I had no idea what the questioner was on about. I had no idea what a heat pump was. Some sort of domestic central heating circulator perhaps? Either way, I bluffed an enthusiastic answer which was probably completely unconvincing.

1 Aug 2007

Chillers: Free cooling is the order of the day

With energy efficiency the major topic of conversation, chiller manufacturers are tackling the demands for a lower carbon economy head on says Martin Storey, Tricool Engineering’s 0perations director.

1 Aug 2007

Energy Saving: Reaping the benefits of internet-based controls

IntroIN THE world of electronics, where developments come at a giddying pace, there is sometimes a benefit to being “new” to the market.

1 Aug 2007

SHOP TALK

A round-up of supermarket news and gossip

1 Jul 2007

Compressors: Cryotherapy gets the Bock treatment

BOCKs HA compressor is being used in a pain relief treatment which is increasingly being administered in hospitals.

1 Jul 2007

Air Movement: Air terminal devices receive a good grilling

Grilles and diffusers are flexible devices that can be put almost anywhere to maximise airflows. Now the pressure’s on to be more energy efficient they are really coming into their own as Joe Wieckowski, general manager of Colman Moducel explains.

1 Jul 2007

SHOP TALK

A round-up of supermarket news and gossip

1 Jul 2007

Imports: Top tips for importers

David Gough, a VAT and duties consultant at tax consulting firm Chiltern plc, provides some useful tips for first-time importers

1 Jul 2007

Compressors: Small screw drivers

Bitzer UK’s engineering manager Kevin Glass looks at the application and technical aspects of small screw compressors

1 Jul 2007

Compressors: Tackling compressor breakdowns

Nick Alty and John Jackson from J & E Hall devise Halltherm training courses on compressor maintenance. Here they’ve pooled their experience and expertise to deliver advice on how to avoid mechanical breakdowns.

1 Jul 2007

Air Movement: Winning air miles in Frankfurt

IN PREPARATIONN for the arrival of a fleet of the new A380 superjumbo aircraft, Frankfurt International Airport is undergoing massive expansion, and Fläkt Woods has been awarded a £2m contract to supply air handling units on the scheme.

1 Jul 2007

Editors Comment: Is the cure worse than the disease?

MANY will say we do not have the time but shouldn’t we take a step back right now and properly analyse and quantify whether some of the schemes, products and ideas being put forward in our headlong dash to reduce CO2 emissions are doing more harm to the environment than good? Has anyone done the sums?

1 Jul 2007