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With over 50 years of collective experience in the refrigeration industry, G&D’s Chiller expertise goes far beyond the design and implementation of cutting edge glycol chilling systems. Many of the leading breweries, wineries, distilleries, agriculture & food, dairy, and industrial manufacturers here in the USA and around the world, turn to us for innovative Glycol Chillers.
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By studying and understanding the basic principles of refrigeration, you will be able to understand any type of refrigeration system you might encounter. For any mechanical refrigeration system, the principles and essential components are the same no matter how big or small, or how they are packaged together.
Read more...Servicing and maintaining your refrigeration system should only be performed by certified and trained technicians. Anyone working with refrigerants, or around refrigeration systems, should always follow these safety tips:
Read more...Whether you are just starting out, or have outgrown the capacity of your existing chiller system, shopping for a new chiller system is challenging. There are a lot of suppliers offering a wide variety of different types of systems and not all systems are created equal.
Read more...Just to be clear. Ethylene Glycol is toxic and cannot be used period because of potential contact with food product.
Read more...There is a good chance your glycol chiller system is often completely forgotten about, until that dreaded day you arrive to find high fermenter temperatures and your glycol chiller system is not running.
Read more...BTU – British Thermal Unit. In scientific terms, it represents the amount of energy required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. One BTU is the equivalent of the heat given off by a single wooden kitchen match. For your home, it represents the measure of heat given off when fuel is burned for heating or the measure of heat extracted from your home for cooling.
Capacity – The output or producing capability of a piece of cooling or heating equipment. Cooling and heating capacities are normally referred to in BTUs per hour (BTU/h), which represents a heat transfer rate: the amount of heat energy transferred from one place/object/space to another, in one hour.
By studying and understanding the basic principles of refrigeration, you will be able to understand any type of refrigeration system you might encounter. For any mechanical refrigeration system, the principles and essential components are the same no matter how big or small, or how they are packaged together.
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