A webinar hosted by IIAR will explore “Process Safety Information,” which is Section D of OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910.119 process safety management (PSM) regulation.

Ammonia Refrigeration Training Solutions (ARTS) offers a range ammonia safety and training courses. Established in 2021, the company aims to assist in the advancement of ammonia refrigeration systems.

An ammonia refrigeration system design that includes chillers and dehumidification systems is helping to ensure that a practice facility used by an NHL team maintains professional level ice at all times.

The College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is offering several courses on ammonia refrigeration this fall.

The 9th International Conference on CO₂ and Ammonia Refrigeration Technologies, organized by the International Institute of Refrigeration, has transitioned to an online-only event on September 16-17. The event focuses on natural refrigerants and the worldwide trend toward their growing use.

While preparing for $35 million plant expansion between 2017 and 2018, the engineering team at Wako Chemicals U.S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of FujiFilm, realized they needed to increase cooling capacity and provide a level of redundancy. At its facility in Richmond, Va., the producer of antibodies, enzymes, molecular biology, and bio and organic chemicals opted to replace and upgrade the facility’s primary R-22 process cooling chiller system.

Designed to provide continuous, online water quality monitoring of ammonia, Model Q46N uses reaction chemistry that converts ammonia in solution to a stable monochloramine compound equivalent in concentration to the original ammonia level.

Anhydrous ammonia is the most widely used toxic chemical in the United States. In fact, ammonia is expended at a rate 10 times greater than any other regulated chemical. 

In this issue of Process Cooling, our cover story looks at using nondestructive testing to detect leaks, thinning vessel or piping walls, or moisture within (and corrosion beneath) insulation. The damaging effects of corrosion under insulation are particularly perilous in ammonia refrigeration systems.

HCG Associates, a provider of process safety management (PSM) compliance assistance, completed the acquisition of Protexus. Houston-based Protexus is a regional provider of PSM solutions and mechanical integrity services for anhydrous ammonia refrigeration systems, primarily in the South and Midwest.