This workshop is a virtual offering of the long-running course on industrial refrigeration as practiced in food freezing, refrigeration, and other low-temperature applications. A systematic study is made of the technical background, the practice, and the latest developments in low temperature refrigeration. Started in 1982, this will be the 58th offering of the workshop.
Our objective is to provide participants with much of the knowledge that they would obtain through industry experience, often through the agony of costly mistakes. We also hope that participants will gain a thorough technical grounding in topics crucial to industrial refrigeration; benefit from the experiences of a group of long-time industry professionals; and learn about the latest research and development relevant to industrial refrigeration.
A thread that will extend throughout the two-week course will be the design of an ammonia refrigeration system serving a food processing plant that incorporates selected low-charge technology. Refrigeration equipment and systems used in this hypothetical facility are typical of a wide variety of applications.