eJARN News
Swiss Expo
Unlike the rest of Europe, Switzerland stages its specialist expo for the AC&R industry (LKKGA) only every four years. In between times, some manufacturers in the industry take a spot in the much larger construction industry expo Swissbau which is held every two years. In Basel in January this year, Swissbau numbered around 1,150 exhibitors and recorded over 100,000 visitors. But representativ...
Recycling Condensate
Water condensed from air conditioning unit evaporators is an ideal candidate for recycling. Classed as ‘grey water’ for the purposes of hygiene, it can be pumped to storage. Serge Becker of Aspen Pumps in the United Kingdom says that a typical domestic air conditioning unit will generate around 25,000 liters of grey water per year - enough to significantly reduce the cost of buying mains’ water. T...
Progress in AC Unit Technology
Reflecting on developments over the last 15 years or so in the technology of DX systems, Jim Rusling of Mitsubishi Electric in the United Kingdom highlights some of the landmarks: the now widespread use of VRF systems, inverter driven variable speed compressors, modulating electronic or linear expansion valves (instead of fixed capillaries), better heat exchanger designs and inverter driven fans. ...
To Replace or Convert?
Anxiety is growing among R22 systems owners about what to do before the cut-off point is reached by the end of this year when the refrigerant can no longer be used to restore a failed installation. The option to convert an existing plant to an alternative fluid is an attractive one, and as Peter Dinnage of Climalife at IDS Refrigeration in the United Kingdom says, many R22 systems have been conver...
Chilled Ceilings Market
The total value of the chilled ceilings markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland was ?403 million in 2013, according to an analysis by Interconnection Consulting in Vienna. This equates to around 2 million m2 of surface. Germany accounts for nearly 60% of the total. Prospects are good for 2014 with growth expected to be close to 8% in terms of value. By 2015 the market is forecast to reach ?520...
Sudden Boost in AC Market
The air conditioner market in the United Kingdom could experience a sudden spurt in growth towards the end of the current year in what Daikin’s Managing Director Peter Verkempynck calls distress purchases. Users of R22 systems may be faced with the prospect of failures which cannot be rectified by normal servicing since any lost refrigerant could not be replaced in 2015 - and even if a supply coul...
Natural Solutions
A survey by the market research organization Shecco reports an increasing use of hydrocarbons, ammonia and CO2 in refrigeration systems. Ammonia now accounts for 90% of commercial installations in the industrialized countries compared with 40% in developing countries. Half of all new domestic refrigerators use hydrocarbons and CO2 accounts for 3,000 transcritical and nearly 2,000 cascade systems w...
Mango, King of Fruit, Arrives in Mumbai for 2014 Season
Over 400 boxes of Alphonso mangoes arrived at the wholesale market in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, on February 22, a major hub for mango trade that services the large retail market. With this arrival from the ...
Carrier Transicold Helps Grow Refrigerated Transport Industr
Transport refrigeration is an essential part of cold chain across various segments, be it pharmaceuticals or the food industry and Carrier Transicold, since its entry into this segment in India in 199...
Voltas Wins Three Large Project Orders from Middle East
Reasserting its long-established standing as a trusted engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for electro-mechanical projects, Voltas has won three substantial orders from the Middle East, totaling Rs 10 billion (US$ 160 million) in value. The three projects are: - Integrated Health Centre and Worker’s Hospital in Qatar: With a timeline of 24 months, the scope of project ...
