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ACREX - 2013

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Watch the video ACREX - 2013 on YouTube I was in the ACREX-2013 exhibition held at Bombay Exhibition Center on 7th,8th & 9th in Mumbai. Watch the video above to get a feel.

Rules of Thumb in Refrigeration Engineering

The rules of thumb article below is a part in series of lecturers of Prithvi Datta (UK) ] he used at Colleges of HE & FE in United Kingdom with practical experimentation for promoting innovation and modification in R&HVAC Engineering.Thousands of Trainers of Trainees and students of courses from Apprentice Mechanic to Ph.D. had appreciated the series to master skills for Experimental Studies and Techniques. Part 1 During my professional duties as Lecturer in R&AC in a Humberside college of HE&FE we were using R12, 22 or 502 for following use of Rule of Thumbs. I tried to use R410A for the following example using limited data available to me at that moment.Selected R410 for this application with COP of 8.33 is good example. why some refrigerant cannot be used without waste of energy and operational and capital losses. Phase & State of Refrigerant at important specific points within as simple Refrigeration Cycle working in UK with R410A...

5 Wrongs At ACREX-2013

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It is not only HVAC industry that should support energy conservation brigade but the trend in the whole world in any industry is such.There should be a strong movement in this direction.   Go Green - Environment friendly and the buzz word being "Dedicated to Eco Friendly Environment". What rubbish !Ask ACREX-2013 organisers and visit the stalls of the companies you will find the vast difference between what is being propagated on the paper and what is the ground reality.   I was in ACREX-2013 exhibition held at Bombay Exhibition Center on 7th,8th & 9th in Mumbai. I have attached the theme photo of the ACREX-2013 bill board that says "Dedicated to Eco Friendly Environment". The reality is far from the spirit of the theme.   The reasons are below:   1) I visited the stalls of the most big compressor manufacturers for the compressor requirement on "Natural Refrigerant" and couldn't find even a single manufacturer who could suppl...