About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Asia 2014
published on 3 February 2014
21 pages
3 MB

In 2014 Mayekawa, which has a 40% market share of the industrial refrigeration compressor market, celebrated its 90^th anniversary. Kuniaki Kawamura, Mayekawa Manufacturing's Executive Director, reviewed the company’s long history in manufacturing industrial refrigeration compressors using natural refrigerants. In a product overview, Mr. Kawamura described Mayekewa's variety of technologies using the five natural refrigerants that can reach temperatures of between -100°C and 120°C, including the NewTon package, utilising NH₃/CO₂ in the cold store and fishing sector; and the PascalAir, using air-cycle refrigeration for low-temperature applications ranging in temperature from -50°C to -100°C.

About the speaker(s)

Kuniaki (Nick) Kawamura

 

Kuniaki Kawamura has a degree in Applied Physics from Waseda University, Japan. He has been working for Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd since 1973 for the development of screw compressors, screw expanders and heat pumps. In 2002, Kawamura became the Executive Director of the Japanese company.

Kawamura is the Vice President of  the Japanese Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) and he is the President of Commission D1, IIR. His main areas of interest include the development of NH₃ refrigeration systems with misible oil, as well as the development of CO₂ heat pumps and air cycle for low temperature applications.