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Different countries – different trends?
The situation of natural refrigerants
IIAR
So. America
(excluding Brazil)
by
Paul Bishop, IIAR International Committee Chairman
IIAR Latin American Program
IIAR Vision Statement
The International Institute of Ammonia
Refrigeration (IIAR)’s vision is to be
recognized as the world’s leading advocate
for the safe, reliable and efficient use of
ammonia and other natural refrigerants for
industrial applications.
“We want to take the show back home”
• “It is difficult to justify the cost coming to a US conference
presented in English or even translated.”
• VISAs! “This is a real problem this year. The South
Americans can't get them. They were denied! It's easier to go
to Chillventa than the IIAR!”
• “Fire Fighting departments really need knowledge, it does not
exist in Latin America”
IIAR Conferences in South America
• 7 conferences in South America in the past 4 years.
• The majority of participants employed by industrial
refrigeration end-users.
• Average attendance 140 but as high as 240.
2 Day Events
2 Day Events
• Technical presentations presented by IIAR member
companies from Latin America, the United States
and Europe
• Trade Fair Hall - Table top displays
• IIAR contractor and manufacturer members in each
country played an important role in organizing the
events.
The Region (excluding Brazil)
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013 +
The initial event has a theme of:
• “Safety”
• “Efficiency”
• IIAR “Standard’s awareness”
Ammonia Spill?
We first considered a full blown event including an
Ammonia spill and response training;
but no availability of resources at this time,
much more planning and coordination that is needed
for such an event.
Typical Presentations
• Safe operation of systems
• Efficient operation of systems
• Accident prevention
• Various system components
• Humidity and non condensable
• CO2 and cascade systems
• Food freezing and handling
Ecuador
• The initial event theme of “Safety”, “Efficiency” and
IIAR “Standard’s awareness”
• Many plants operating in highly populated areas
• Many plants will be undergoing some modification
to comply with increasing International Trade and
quality standards
• Manufacturers see the need to have IIAR’s
sponsorship to keep the spirit of education and
uniform application of best practices
Ecuador 2009
Ecuador Results 2009
The meeting succeeded beyond the organizers
expectations:
Planned for 50 attendees and got 130.
85% of the attendees were end-users.
All the contractors in Ecuador invited.
Included local organizations such as ATEC which
represents Ecuador’s refrigeration and AC industries
Peru
Ecuador 2nd Time
South American Natural Refrigerants Industrial Refrigeration Industries
• R22 still popular
• Ammonia is the choice of the naturals
• CO2 –not much development yet
CO2
• Awareness
• Concern
• Uses in smaller retail systems
• Part of the answer
• Little if any experience
New friends and alliances
• ATEC which represents Ecuador’s refrigeration and
AC industries
• ACAIRE Colombian association of AC &R
• FAIAR Portugal, Spain, Mexico, the Dominican
Republic, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina,
Panama, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay
• CCR Chilean Chamber of Refrigeration
Chilean Chamber of Refrigeration
• Chile initiative to create national guidelines for the use of ammonia
refrigeration for operations and maintenance, system design, education and
emergency response.
• This effort started as a result of recent incidents in Chile involving ammonia
refrigeration systems which highlighted the need for a greater emphasis on
ammonia safety in the industry.
What can we learn
• Help
• Assistance
• Common interest
• Another piece of the puzzle
• The whole picture
Future Development
There is a need for industrial refrigeration training
globally. The IIAR has initiated training programs in
regions of significant growth including China, India
and Latin America.
Thank you