For whom: Engineers and supervisors employed by equipment manufacturers, design firms, refrigerated warehouses, food processors, contractors and chemical firms. The course is intended for designers and builders of new or enlarged plants, supervisors of plant operations, engineers for manufacturers who will learn how their components fit into systems, engineers, and managers either new to the industrial refrigeration field, or veteran engineers and managers seeking a refresher. This workshop is intended for those making decisions concerning the plant or facility.

Course Objectives: To provide the participants with much of the knowledge that they would obtain by longer experience in the industry – often through the agony of costly mistakes; to provide a thorough technical grounding in topics crucial to industrial refrigeration; to benefit from the experience of a group of industry experts; and to learn of the latest research and development pertinent to industrial refrigeration.

Topics to be covered: Refrigerant properties, single-stage, two-stage, and cascade refrigeration cycles; load calculations; construction of refrigerated buildings; liquid recirculation systems; reciprocating and screw compressors; performance and selection of evaporator coils; condensers; energy conservation; vessel sizing; liquid pumps; pipe sizing; safety; and control of both halocarbon and ammonia systems.

A thread that will extend throughout the workshop is the design of an ammonia refrigeration system serving a food distribution center and incorporating selected low-charge technology. Refrigeration equipment and systems used in this facility are typical of a wide variety of applications.

CEUs are available: Participants may receive a Continuing Education Certificate reporting 35 contact hours, which will provide documentation for engineering (or other) Professional Development Hour (PDH) or Continuing Education Unit (CEU) requirements.