PROJECT
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
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Door hangers on the sliding doors are heavy duty to minimise maintenance .
The seen blue piping in the space which houses the condensing units is for the floor vacuuming system of the hospital .
Technician access to the condensing units , close to the wall , has been provided .
James Refrigeration enlisted the design input of Gavin Wiffen of Eurocool , suppliers of Bitzer compressors and Jason Meredith , sales manager at SCM Ref Africa , to design special condensing units to fit in the limited available space . The parameters that the pipe runs be as short as possible and secured against vandalism , as set by the hospital engineer , Denton Smith , were some of the considerations that had to be taken into account by the design team .
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Racks in the cold rooms are fitted with wheels .
DESIGNATED COLD ROOMS FOR DIFFERENT PRODUCTS
The catering services and cold rooms are located on the ground floor of the eastern wing of the hospital . 12 new cold rooms , each with its own air-cooled condensing unit , were installed . The rooms varied in size from 3.1 x 2.5m ( blast chillers ) to the bulk vegetable room , 3.5 x 8m and each allocated to a particular product , for instance vegetables in Room 6 ; dairy products in Room 7 ; meat in Room 8 and poultry in Room 9 , to avoid any cross contamination of product and to maintain
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The multi-storey hospital has two wings .
The old plant lasted over 30 years and we are confident with the new plant and improvements made , the hospital can expect a longer plant life and lower life cycle cost .
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Prepared meals are placed in trolleys for transfer to the wards in the multi-storey building . The wards all have facilities for heating the prepared meals .
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Blower coils in blast chillers have a protection guard to create space between trolleys .
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