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 HVAC&R Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, spoke at a joint AHRI, ASHRAE, CRAA (China Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Association) technology forum that took place during the 2015 AHR Expo. He said there are both direct and indirect benefits to be gained by taking a closer look at industrial refrigeration facilities, and offered a number of suggestions to help increase their efficiency.