COLD STORES


Benefits of air curtains


Mike Verney, area sales manager at JS Air Curtains, looks at the benefi ts of using air curtains in cold stores.


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ith the continuous need for cold store businesses to cut costs while maintaining productivity, a correctly selected air curtain can help a cold store operator to achieve this and more.


Energy saving


Air curtains can greatly reduce the energy loss of a cold store by keeping the chilled air in and warm air out with the door open and in use. Temperature recordings can show an increase of between 4°C and 10°C every time a cold store door is opened. This can be improved to 1°C with an air curtain, which results in reducing heat loss by up to 90%. An air curtain can be mounted horizontally across the top of a doorway or vertically to the side of the entrance and should be positioned


42 May 2018


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