2022 May

Process Cooling Systems: Unfreeze Your Cooling Focus

Broadening the concept of cooling and other systems can grow value for processors.

Steve Jackson, PermaCold Engineering Inc.

June 20, 2022

Those who provide the design, engineering and construction for refrigerated food facilities have begun to broaden their approach to consider the entire interconnected, interdependent cooling system.

Flow Monitoring

Protecting Cooling Towers From Fluid Delivery Pump Failures

By monitoring flow to prevent dry-run conditions, plant engineers can help extend pump life.

Steve Craig

June 16, 2022

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Whatever type of active cooling system is in use at a refinery, they all have several things in common. One of them, however, is essential for safety and throughput.

Dehumidification

Combining Desiccant Dryers and Cooling Coils for Climate Control

Humidity control systems can help optimize industrial process cooling.

Carine Dadzie Condair

June 9, 2022

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Manufacturing processes and environmental control requirements in production plants often lead to the use of dehumidification as part of the overall system to remove excess water contained in products or from the ambient air.

Cooling Towers

Corrosion Problems Drive Shift to Plastic Cooling Towers

When the existing metal cooling towers deteriorated at a chemical plant, a retrofit project using engineered plastic towers provided reliable cooling.

Phillip Dryden Delta Cooling Towers Inc.

June 3, 2022

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For one chemical manufacturer in North Carolina, after decades of replacing their metal towers with the same material, corrosion-resistant engineered-plastic cooling towers provided an alternative.

Filtration

Controlled Hydrodynamic Cavitation with Filtration for Water Treatment

Based on the principles of kinetic energy, hydrodynamic cavitation and chemical equilibrium, a controlled hydrodynamic cavitation (CHC) system consists of a generator unit and filtration.

Gregg Montgomery

May 27, 2022

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Nonchemical water treatment methods can help reduce potable water consumption and can improve the quality of the water released into the groundwater recovery systems.

Process Cooling News

Process Heating & Cooling Show Opens in Chicago in June

Discover innovative ways to improve energy efficiency, increase temperature stability, reduce costs, and reinvent your heating and cooling operations as a more efficient and sustainable business.

May 25, 2022

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Discover innovative ways to improve energy efficiency, increase temperature stability, reduce costs, and reinvent your heating and cooling operations as a more efficient and sustainable business.

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Industrial Chillers

Cooling Capabilities: Chillers System (2022 edition)

Find suppliers of hard-wired, permanent-mounted chiller systems using our Cooling Capabilities on System Chillers

May 1, 2022

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A chiller system is one that must be hard-wired, moved with equipment (rather than human power) and generally has more than 5 tons of cooling capacity.

Commentary | Linda Becker

Planning Your Process Heating & Cooling Show Visit

Linda Becker

May 31, 2022

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Our inaugural event provides the opportunity to see, touch and learn about technologies specifically intended for industrial process heating and cooling. To help you plan your show visit, I wanted to be sure you’ve noticed these key resources.

Industrial News

Coil Technology Expands Dry Operation of Fluid Cooler

May 25, 2022

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SPX Cooling Technologies Inc. incorporated a proprietary Aero-X coil technology into its induced-draft, closed-circuit DT fluid coolers. The Aero-X tube profile maximizes thermal capacity per coil row, says the company.

Industrial News

Compressors Provide Savings for Ice-Rink Operator

April 27, 2022

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When an ice sports facility realized its flagship location was also its least energy efficient, the company opted to replace the facility’s compressors to reduce energy and operating costs.

Industrial News

Goodway Technologies Acquires Industrial Cleaning System Manufacturer

April 13, 2022

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Goodway Technologies acquired Italy’s Doman SRL, a manufacturer of dry industrial steam cleaning systems for industrial applications.

Industrial News

Data Center Technology Intended to Help Reduce Energy Consumption

April 13, 2022

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Mission critical data center operations typically require significant amounts of water and energy for cooling, and hyper-scale server rack power density is expected to double as soon as 2023. Many cloud providers are prioritizing investments that improve their environmental sustainability and making climate pledges specific to decarbonization. For these reasons and others.

Industrial News

Legislation Proposed for Industrial Cooling Towers in Canada

April 13, 2022

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Three years after more than a dozen people fell ill from bacteria buildup in cooling towers in industrial buildings in the city of Moncton, New Brunswick introduced a bill mandating the licensing and maintenance of them, according to a report.

Design/Build News

North America's Largest Avocado Ripening and Processing Facility Wins Design-Build Award

April 27, 2022

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A 274,000 ft² facility that includes cold storage, ripening, processing and packaging space has earned the Design-Build Done Rightaward for its design-build firm.

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Design/Build News

Lineage Logistics Acquires Canadian Cold-Storage Provider

April 27, 2022

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Lineage Logistics LLC signed a definitive agreement to acquire VersaCold Logistics Services, a cold-chain solution provider in Canada. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022.

Design/Build News

Cold-Storage Facility Breaks Ground in Arkansas

April 27, 2022

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Compass Cold Storage held a groundbreaking ceremony for its 2.8 million ft³ cold-storage facility in Mulberry, Ark. Compass Cold Storage is a sister company of Doug’s Produce, a professional trucking business.

Design/Build News

Cold-Storage Facility Planned for North Carolina

April 27, 2022

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RL Cold broke ground on a $100 million cold-storage facility in the Pender Commerce Park in Wilmington, N.C.

Design/Build News

Cold-Storage Facility to Provide Food Chain Hub in Colorado

April 13, 2022

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Lineage Logistics will construct an automated cold-storage facility in Windsor, Colo., on behalf of JBS USA, a global food company.

Process Cooling Podcasts

Podcast: Decarbonization of Process Heating and Cooling via Heat Recovery and Reuse

March 31, 2022

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Drew Turner, the Global Marketing Manager for Danfoss Sector Integration, will speak at the Process Heating & Cooling Show on June 16 about combining process cooling and heating systems via electrification to help facilities achieve decarbonization goals.