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Industrial Refrigeration Plant Operating &
Aftercare - What’s The Cost ?
Andy Smith – Star Manchester
Total Cost Of Ownership
Capital
Aftercare
Operating
Aftercare Comparison
Type A
B
Reliability
Efficiency
Operating
Cost
Aftercare Comparison
Running
Costs / Month
(£,000)
Annual Running Cost Comparison
70
60
£10k savings
per month
Type A
50
Type B
40
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
Aftercare - Traditional Maintenance
•Site Labour Intensive.
•Invasive.
•Fixed/Manufacturers led schedules.
Aftercare – Condition Based Maintenance
CBM
Oil Analysis - System History
Oil Analysis – High Insoluble's
Oil Analysis - High Insoluble's
Faulty Coalescer
New Coalescer
Ammonia Refrigerant Quality Checks – (ARQ)
4 systems had water below 1%
1 system had Ammonium Carbonate
4 systems had water from 1.5 to 24%
Refrigeration Capacity – Power Consumption
Ref Cap
Energy
Water %
Water Contamination
Surge Drum A 10 to 12%
Surge Drum B 20 to 24%
Water Removed
Surge Drum A 118 litres
Surge Drum B 512 Litres
What The End User Found
Cost
Liquid Δt
Cold Store
Temperature
Energy
Star Refrigeration – From Humble Beginnings to the Natural Choice
Pioneering Natural Refrigeration Technology since 1970
More than 300 staff in 11
locations across the UK
and a number of agents
in Europe and Asia
Has expanded from an
industrial refrigeration
company to a multifaceted engineering
group
Pioneering development
of sustainable solutions
& natural refrigeration
technology
The largest and most
successful independent
cooling and heating
contractor in the UK
Star Refrigeration – From Humble Beginnings to the Natural Choice