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History: beginnings.

Author(s) : LUSCOMBE G.

Type of article: Article, Review

Summary

The paper brings out the importance of Australian contributions in the development of refrigeration systems. Due mainly to the production of mutton and beef in the Antipodes and the necessity to export to Europe, the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw the invention and growth of many systems, from ammonia absorption and sulphuric ether compression to cold air machines and ammonia compressors. It is likely that the sulphuric ether compression systems designed by James Harrison and manufactured for him in Sydney and London were the first commercially successful plants to be produced. The paper describes them and many others, tracing the origins in the USA, Europe and Australia of the working machines which enabled the frozen meat trade to reach its peak. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: History: beginnings.
  • Record ID : 1994-1944
  • Languages: English
  • Source: AIRAH J. - vol. 47 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1993/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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