Industrial Refrigeration: How to Increase System Efficiency

Many businesses that rely on industrial refrigeration -- like those in the pharmaceutical or food processing industries -- could benefit drastically from a properly engineered refrigeration system. By taking a closer look at your industrial refrigeration facilities, you can extend equipment life, reduce costs and keep your business energy efficient.

Let's take a closer look:

Direct benefits

• Lower energy costs
• Improved equipment reliability
• Increased equipment lifespan

Indirect benefits

• More refrigeration capacity
• Improved safety
• Room for growth without expanding the electric infrastructure

Challenges

• System differences
• Budgeting time and money for evaluating a new system

Opportunities

• Lowering a system's head pressure
• Raising suction pressure
• Installing variable-frequency drives (VFDs) on trim compressors, condenser fans and air evaporator fans
• Taking advantage of heat recovery
• Improving compressor sequencing and capacity control
• Improving the hot gas dwell period
• Converting liquid injection oil to outside oil cooling
• Reducing parasitic loads

If you think it's time to have your industrial refrigeration evaluated, contact East Coast Refrigeration. Our design team will customize a unique industrial refrigeration system to meet your standards for quality and reliability as well as efficiency.

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