EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
FRIGAIR free-to-attend
seminars confirmed
SAIRAC will be hosting three days of free-to-attend seminars during FRIGAIR in June,
featuring local and international industry experts — so make sure you diarise these
important sessions now!
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OUTLINE IS AS FOLLOWS:
Wednesday, 6 June 2018
Time
Speaker
10:00
Bio Topic Abstract
Marius La Grange, manufacturing manager at Energy Partners
Refrigeration Solutions.
La Grange is responsible for market, product, and process
development. He has a master’s degree in Business Administration
(specialising in executive management), providing insight into
organisational functioning. Review of
application
tools to make
accurate line
sizing of a
refrigeration
system. With most commercial and industrial refrigeration
systems requiring extensive reticulation as part of the
installation, what is required for the design and selection
process of the line sizes in each case. This would primarily
cover the discharge line sizing from a compressor to a
condenser — drain line from the condenser to the liquid
receiver — liquid line to expansion device — suction line
back to the compressor.
The purpose of the session is to assist people involved
with planning and design to gain further insight and
practical application of the basics for doing reticulation
accurately and to save costs with a fully functional
system.
Ackermann started his career in the refrigeration industry as a
University of Cape Town mechanical engineering graduate in 1970.
Until 1986, he was employed by various large refrigeration and air-
conditioning corporations such as Grenco (now GEA), Afrox, Airco
Engineering, Howden Holima, and Centurator.
In 1986, he started his own consulting business in refrigerated
distribution, and in 1987, he published the first issue of The Cold Link
newspaper as its owner/editor. Ackermann has been a member
of the South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
(SAIRAC) since 1975 and has served as president.
As the editor of The Cold Link for 28 years (now Cold Link Africa)
and as president of the Southern African Refrigerated Distribution
Association (SARDA) since its founding in 1991, Ackermann has
networked with all sectors of the economy that use refrigeration by
serving on industry committees, presenting talks, and having close
liaison with international associations (IARW, IIR, IIAR) and assignments
with GIZ. He has close relations with the Department of Environmental
Affairs on the implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MP) and has
undertaken assignments for UNIDO in this regard. The impact of
the Montreal
Protocol on
RAC will last
for decades. The Montreal Protocol (MP), signed in 1987, redefined
the future landscape of HVAC&R installations. Prior
to the MP, the attention given to the environmental
impact of HVAC&R systems was minimal and the
selection of refrigerant for ins