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ECONOMIC DESIGN FOR A LARGE MEAT WORKS REFRIGERATION PLANT.

Author(s) : BOWATER F. J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR FIRSTLY CONSIDERS THEVARIOUS TEMPERATURE LEVELS REQUIRED AND THE REFRIGERATION CONCEPTS TO ACHIEVE THEM, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ECONOMY. THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF A LARGE MEAT WORKS ARE THEN DEBATED, WITH A THROUGHPUT OF 675 HEADS OF BEEF PER DAY AND 19,000 SHEEP AND LAMB. THE REFRIGERATION REQUIREMENT WAS 490 KILOWATTS AT 230 K (-43 DEG C) SUCTION TEMPERATURE, 3,490 KILOWATTS AT 241 K (-32 DEG C) AND 1,350 KILOWATTS AT 264 K (-9 DEG C) SUCTION TEMP THIS WAS AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING WORKS AND USE WAS MADE OF EXISTING PLANT TO PROVIDE SUBCOOLED LIQUID TO THE SECOND STAGE. WITH SUITABLE USE OF REJECTED HEAT FROM CONDENSERS TO SERVICE HEAT PUMPS, SAVINGS OF UP TO C 300,000 PER ANNUM CAN BE ACHIEVED. G.R.S.

Details

  • Original title: ECONOMIC DESIGN FOR A LARGE MEAT WORKS REFRIGERATION PLANT.
  • Record ID : 1990-1535
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Source: Source: Refrig. Air Cond.
    vol. 92; n. 1099; 1989.10; 80-84; 6 fig.; 3 tabl.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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