The International Congress of Refrigeration is slated for Aug. 17-22 in Washington. It is held once every four years under the auspices of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR). It was last held in the U.S. in 1971.
Look up the word “busy” in a dictionary and you may see a picture of Ron Vallort, who became chairman of the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) during its annual conference.
In this age of HFCs such as R-134a, the ammonia industry is taking a more aggressive stance. A question posed at the IIAR conference was, is it possible for ammonia to take on R-134a applications? According to two presenters, the answer is yes.
While mechanical expertise is paramount, skill in salesmanship is often critical. That’s why many experts say the HVACR industry should pay as much attention to sales presentations as technical skills. A recent component for in-home presentations is The Electronic Consultant.
When businesses say they are “decommissioning” mechanical refrigeration equipment, that is usually a diplomatic way of saying they are throwing the equipment away. But in Winnipeg, oftentimes decommissioned equipment does not head to that great refrigeration warehouse in the sky. It could well end up in the refrigeration lab at Red River College of Applied Arts, Science, and Technology.
The most talked about new refrigerant is R-410A. Perhaps the least understood is R-410A. The one raising the most caution flags when it comes to higher pressure is R-410A. Thus the Winnipeg Chapter of RSES offered a daylong seminar on the subject.
In Atlanta when I turned on an all-sports radio station, the first words I heard were not from a caller ranting about the Braves, but of Brian Estes, vice president of Estes Heating & Air Conditioning.
The latest towering addition to Honeywell’s 240-acre complex near Baton Rouge, La., is being billed as the “largest production facility of HFC-125 in the world.”
