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Strategies for adaptation by augmenting system capacity.

Number: 1135

Author(s) : PEARSON A.

Summary

The effect of climate change on cold storage facilities will be evident in several different ways, including increased heat load on the plant, reduced capacity of the refrigeration system, impaired efficiency, higher energy costs and increased business risk resulting from all of the above. If the plant is already old and in a poor state of repair the additional stresses on operation could be substantial. Modifying older plant to account for these factors can increase the risk of premature failure. The business risk can be mitigated by adding refrigerating capacity modules to the facility without making any changes to the existing system and without sinking significant additional capital into an aged plant. This paper presents the factors to be considered when contemplating this type of problem and provides a case study of a beneficial project which enabled a cold store operator to spread the capital requirement over several years while gaining the benefits of improved reliability and reduced energy costs.

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  • Original title: Strategies for adaptation by augmenting system capacity.
  • Record ID : 30034184
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: 1st IIR International Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures
  • Publication date: 2025/08
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.adaptation.2024.1135

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