PROJECT
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
The entrances to the blast chillers are adjacent to the cooking area .
The long cold room for vegetables has an access door to a low temperature room .
Bumper rails pressed in chequered aluminium cladding above floor level . production efficiency of daily meal quotas . The head of our department , Armanda van Schalkwyk , is thrilled with the new facility and its impact on staff morale ,” was told by supervisor Tarryn Schilder .
Monitoring of the plant operating conditions is linked to the central plant management system and the catering staff are also required to manually check room temperatures twice per 24 hours and record the readings on log sheets .
LIFE CYCLE COSTS REDUCED
Although refrigeration is only one of the technical services under the direction of the engineer , Denton Smith , he used his past experiences to incorporate design features aimed at minimal long-term maintenance .
“ Instead of floor level bumper rails on the outside of the insulated panelling , an outwards channel has been pressed in the aluminium checker plate and the space behind filled with wood . All handles on the insulated doors are of the vertical type with heavy duty sliding door hangers . These are all high maintenance items if not of robust design and properly installed . My involvement with the project was without serious headaches because of a cooperative project team . 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 ,” concluded Denton Smith , during a visit to Groote Schuur Hospital . CLA
The outside wall of the floor has an extractor fan ( seen in far distance ) to remove heat of rejection from the condensing units .
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Supplied by John Ackermann
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The driveway between the two wings provides access to all services . In the background , trolleys are seen being taken to the wards .
Condensing units were installed in the available space between chilled water piping on the floor above the catering service department on the ground floor .
Groote Schuur is also the academic hospital of the University of Cape Town .
Supplied by SCM Ref Africa
Supplied by SCM Ref Africa
Supplied by John Ackermann
Supplied by John Ackermann
Final production phase of the MWT 178 + 3x260 +( 150 + 178CP ) MTDX + UMCE 100 + 3x090 BT-S transcritical unit .
MWT 178 + 3x260 +( 150 + 178CP ) MTDX + UMCE 100 + 3x090 BT-S transcritical unit outside SCM REF AFRICA ’ s factory , about to be wrapped and loaded .
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 taken by the design team .
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