PRODUCT NEWS
RDM
A new analytical software tool is now available that helps businesses select and manage the most effi cient refrigeration systems for their premises to save energy and operating costs. Resource Data Management’s newly developed software – Refrigeration Performance Indicator (RPI) – off ers industry-fi rst benefi ts: it provides businesses and designers with data about the effi ciency, carbon footprint, and running costs of their refrigeration systems on a granular level. RPI’s real-time calculations allow businesses to make like- for-like comparisons between individual refrigeration display cases, cold rooms, evaporators, system designs, or sites. For the fi rst time, businesses can compare the effi ciency of various refrigeration system designs like-for-like. They can now choose the system that delivers the smallest carbon footprint and running costs in the context of their sites.
Using RPI, businesses can analyse the impact of factors such as
energy use, heat reclaim, system size, diff erent manufacturers’ equipment, and environmental conditions on their system’s effi ciency. RPI also calculates an electrical coeffi cient of performance (COPe) which further helps the comparison of diff erent systems. With this data, businesses can make the most cost-eff ective and environmentally-friendly decision when choosing a refrigeration system.
Businesses can also use RPI to assess the impact of retrofi ts, seasonal changes, or operational changes on the effi ciency of their refrigeration system. As an industry-fi rst, RPI off ers performance data for individual
refrigeration system components, including individual display cases, coldrooms, and evaporators. Using the situationally adjusted data from RPI, users can identify system components with unusually high energy use which facilitates corrective action and predictive maintenance. This, in turn, keeps maintenance and operational costs low while reducing the carbon footprint and maintaining the system’s effi ciency.
www.resourcedm.com/RPI
Condair
Condair has released a new podcast about how manufacturers and commercial businesses can avoid static issues impacting their productivity by proactively managing their indoor humidity. In this short interview with Business Net Explorer, Dave Marshall-George, sales director at Condair, explains why static build-up occurs at low humidity, the issues it can cause in industrial and commercial situations, and how best to control it through humidifi cation of the indoor environment. Marshall-George commented: “Electrostatic build-up is much more prevalent as indoor relative humidity drops. This means it can be seasonal issue for manufacturers. Indoor humidity is lowest in the winter, so manufacturers can experience increased problems of materials sticking together, being repelled by each other, or even sparks resulting from electrostatic discharge, during the colder months. A very eff ective way of dealing with this is to raise the indoor humidity to around 45%RH.
“Studies have shown that at higher levels of indoor humidity, the static charge caused by activities, such as walking across synthetic carpets, can be reduced by as much as 95-98%. This short podcast explains why and how manufacturers and facility managers can use humidity control as an eff ective anti-static measure.”
The podcast is available all major podcast channels, including Soundcloud, Spotify and Google Podcast by searching for ‘Condair’ and also on the Condair website at
www.condair.co.uk/ podcast.
The Condair Group is the world’s leading specialist in humidity
control and evaporative cooling, with energy effi cient, hygienic and innovative technologies for commercial, industrial and heritage applications. Condair is represented in the UK by Condair, which off ers system design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and spares.
www.condair.co.uk
34 February 2024 •
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