Dr Andy Pearson will present his
latest papers on industrial refrigeration systems for process
plants, traditional cold storage facilities and high bay automated
warehouses at the 16th IIR - Gustav Lorentzen Conference 2024.
LONDON, Aug. 9, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr Andy
Pearson, past-president of the Institute of Refrigeration
and past-chairman of the British Standards Institute Committee on
Refrigeration Safety is set to present his highly anticipated
papers at the 16th IIR- Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural
Refrigerants.
"Dr Andy
Pearson, will discuss developments in low charge ammonia
refrigeration for food processing and traditional and high bay
automated temperature controlled storage facilities."
Taking place from 11th - 14th August
2024 at the University of
Maryland, Group Managing Director of Star Refrigeration, Dr
Andy Pearson, will discuss
developments in low charge ammonia refrigeration for food
processing and traditional and high bay automated temperature
controlled storage facilities.
The biannual Gustav Lorentzen Conference serves as a global
platform for industry experts and researchers to discuss the latest
advancements and research in the use of natural working fluids for
refrigeration, heating, air conditioning and heat engine
applications. The conference covers various themes including
thermophysical properties, transport phenomena, components,
systems, system safety, controls, and life cycle analysis.
Dr Pearson's first presentation entitled, 'Developments in low
charge ammonia refrigeration for food processing and storage', will
provide an overview of the work conducted by Star Refrigeration
over the last ten years to improve the efficiency, reliability and
total cost of ownership of cold store and process refrigeration
plants.
He will also discuss the challenges associated with the adoption
of a low charge ammonia philosophy, compared to traditional system
configurations. Using real case studies, he will explore potential
improvements and risk mitigation strategies, while also outlining
key factors for successful implementation.
Dr Pearson said, "Benefits of a low charge ammonia design
include plant automation, operational flexibility and fixed asset
regeneration, enabling a more sustainable approach to the provision
of industrial refrigeration to be adopted. These benefits are
closely aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the
United Nations and can contribute to corporate social
responsibility (CSR) objectives."
In 2023 the United Nations published its second progress report
on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, which set out a series
of 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), noting that progress is
inadequate to fulfil the 2030 Agenda and, in many of the 169
measures of sustainable development, the world is regressing.
In response to this, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres called for the private sector
to engage with governments to "reorient their economies towards
low-carbon, resilient patterns of growth" and wrote "Unless we act
now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might
have been".
Focusing on this issue, Dr Pearson's study further examines ways
in which stakeholders in the cold chain can contribute to that
effort, as companies are under increasing pressure to apply the SGG
goals as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility agenda.
Dr Pearson said, "After conducting Star Refrigeration's own
assessment of how our actions can support the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), I then focused on linking these
priorities to the deployment of low-charge ammonia packages from a
client or end-user perspective. This strategy aligns low charge
innovations with the practical and strategic needs of cold store
and food processing businesses, supporting their efforts for
improved sustainability."
Additionally, in a second presentation at the conference, Dr
Pearson will present his paper entitled 'Performance assessment of
low charge ammonia refrigeration in a high bay automated
warehouse'. The study offers unprecedented insights into the
efficiency and sustainability of a modern, state-of-the-art
automated warehouse with an internal volume of 300,000 m3, which
has been operational since April
2022.
The facility operates unmanned using a computer controlled
'deposit and retrieve' system. Dr Pearson's presentation will delve
into the energy performance and temperature stability data
collected over a 12 month period from January to December 2023.
Attendees can expect a detailed overview of the plant's unique
arrangement, highlighting the differences between this installation
and conventional low charge systems for cold storage. The
presentation will also draw comparisons with traditional central
plant pumped circulation systems of the type that would
traditionally have been used for an automated high bay.
Dr Pearson's analysis of key risk indicators and total cost of
ownership will be of particular interest to end-users. This
analysis will provide a clear picture of the system's overall
performance and financial implications.
Looking to the future, Dr Pearson will conclude his presentation
with essential design guidance for upcoming installations, paving
the way for more efficient and sustainable cold storage solutions
in the temperature controlled storage sector.
The Gustav Lorentzen Conference has been held in various
locations around the world since its inception in 1994, including
Hanover, Aarhus, Oslo,
Purdue, Guangzhou, Glasgow, Trondheim, Copenhagen, Sydney, Delft, Hangzhou, Edinburgh, Valencia, Kyoto and Trondheim. It has grown to become an
essential meeting place for over 350 experts, featuring around 120
presentations and keynote speeches from leading figures in science
and government.
For more information and to register, visit
https://ceee.umd.edu/gl2024
Media Contact
Anna Flanagan, Star Refrigeration
Ltd, 01416387916, annaflanagan@star-ref.co.uk,
www.star-ref.co.uk
Twitter
View original content to download
multimedia:https://www.prweb.com/releases/developments-in-low-charge-ammonia-refrigeration-for-food-processing-and-cold-storage-302218735.html
SOURCE Star Refrigeration Ltd