metallicork
08-11-2010, 05:28 PM
Hello dear friends,
I'm new to the forums so thanks for having me. I work at a soft drink factory and the carbo coolers here are using ammonia as the primary refrigerant. I was instructed to research the possibility of converting this system to use glycol instead of ammonia..i.e..to run glycol through the carbo cooler instead of the ammonia and use the ammonia to chill the glycol before entering the carbo cooler. So my questions are what should I pay close attention to when considering modifications to the existing equipment, is it a simple matter of using a heat exchanger between the glycol and the ammonia, what are the specifics in terms of glycol use versus ammonia use as a refrigerant.....etc There would be more questions, I'm sure, as te topic goes along....
Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.
I'm new to the forums so thanks for having me. I work at a soft drink factory and the carbo coolers here are using ammonia as the primary refrigerant. I was instructed to research the possibility of converting this system to use glycol instead of ammonia..i.e..to run glycol through the carbo cooler instead of the ammonia and use the ammonia to chill the glycol before entering the carbo cooler. So my questions are what should I pay close attention to when considering modifications to the existing equipment, is it a simple matter of using a heat exchanger between the glycol and the ammonia, what are the specifics in terms of glycol use versus ammonia use as a refrigerant.....etc There would be more questions, I'm sure, as te topic goes along....
Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.