Industrial refrigeration customers — those in businesses that use hundreds of thousands of pounds of refrigerant, such as food or pharmaceutical processing facilities — can benefit dramatically from the expertise and advice of a knowledgeable refrigeration contractor. These larger refrigeration systems present tremendous opportunities for energy-efficiency improvements that can lead to significant operational savings.
Daniel Dettmers, a research engineer with the Industrial Refrigeration Consortium and the HVACR Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, spoke at a joint Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI); ASHRAE; and China Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Association (CRAA) technology forum during the 2015 AHR Expo, noting both direct and indirect benefits are to be gained by taking a closer look at industrial refrigeration facilities. During his presentation, he offered a number of suggestions to help increase their efficiency.