About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Europe 2015
published on 16 March 2015
24 pages
3 MB

AF Consulting presented a case study about a CO₂ transcritical system in a frozen fish "bouchon" factory made up of 2 continuous freezers with a 350 kW capacity at - 40°C, as well as frozen storage rooms with a 100 kW capacity at -25°C, and working areas for 150 kW at +8/+10°C. Instead of using ammonia as the refrigerant, a CO₂ transcritical alternative was selected in order to comply with French safety standards. The system offers advantages such as good COP considering the local ambient conditions and night running time; lower costs for the distribution piping, full heat recovery, simpler refrigerant management and a good compromise on investment/ running costs.

About the speaker(s)

Paul Rivet

 

Paul Rivet is a specialist on refrigeration in the food industry, retail and ice rinks. After working in the industry as a contractor for many years, today Rivet works as consultant at AF Consulting. His main duties are to support and to advise end users regarding new technologies including the use of natural refrigerants, ice slurry, secondary fluids and energy savings. For 20 years, Rivet has been in charge of industrial refrigeration, cold stores and energy trainings at the French Institute of Industrial Refrigeration in Paris. Today, he is the Vice President of commission D2 of IIR and continues supplying training courses mainly based on CO₂, NH₃ and energy savings.