Continuous monitoring of ammonia or refrigerants in refrigeration applications
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The food and beverage industry commonly relies on ammonia refrigeration to provide consumers high quality, edible food and cold drinks. An ammonia leak in a cold storage or freezer room can pose a serious health threat and result in spoiled food and other expensive losses.
Early detection of a refrigerant leak helps prevent dangerous health consequences to occupants, reduces significant loss of expensive refrigerant and decreases energy costs. If a leak does occur, a fixed gas detection system permanently installed near the chiller equipment in an area where a refrigerant leak is most likely to concentrate will ensure people will be alerted and kept safe.
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
- A life safety system with Ammonia gas detectors mounted above the potential leak area; Refrigerants and CO2 are mounted 6 in / 15 cm AFF
- Each chiller requires its own dedicated gas detector to monitor for loss of ammonia or refrigerant by leakage
- Outside the chiller room should be a Controller with a strobe and manual shut off switch to meet code requirements
TARGET GASES
- Ammonia (NH3)
- Refrigerants
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)