Kurt Liebendorfer, Evapco

2. Packaged Low Charge Ammonia Systems
Market Adoption Accelerating
Kurt Liebendorfer

3. 1. New Guidelines & Standards
Making Regulations Easier
2. Best Practices Being Published
3. Performance & Reliability Testing
Results Are Available
4. A Diverse Growing Installed Base
Packaged Low Charge Ammonia Technology is moving past the
adoption phase and is becoming a proven technology
in the Industrial Refrigeration Markets.
Growing Infrastructure:

4. Regulations & Guidelines
Below 500 lb
Per Package
Easier
ARM – Low Charge (ARM-LC)
Above 10,000 lb Ammonia

5. Regulations & Guidelines
Below 500 lb
Per Package
Easier
ARM – Low Charge (ARM-LC)
1. Co-located systems – 1 covered process CalARP Applies
2. No co-located systems. – 2 separate processes
CalARP does NOT Apply
1.
2.
Below 500 lb
Per Package

6. Low Charge: 350 lb Evapcold System:
Toxic Endpoint = 827 yards & affects
population of 916 people.
200 PPM Plume = no population
Sample EPA - Offsite Consequence Analysis
Traditional Central Ammonia System: 21,425 lb:
Toxic Endpoint = 4.9 miles & affects population of 208,414
200 PPM Plume = population of 2,295
Example:
340,000 SF
Cold Storage
1,100 TR

7. Pro’s & Cons Tables
BEST PRACTICES
New GCCA/CEBA White Paper

8. 5 Years of
Testing at
Evapco
2 years of
Testing at
CTS
Performance &
Reliability Testing

9. •
Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Wineries
Pharmaceutical &
Bioscience Facilities
Process
Cooling
Diaries
Cold Storage & Distribution
Petrochemical
Ice Rinks
Adoption Is Growing & Applications Are Diverse

10. Growing Installed Base
2018 Data

11. •
Taller & High Rise Cold Storage
buildings are also rapidly growing
due to automated material handling
systems (ASRS) & Packaged Low
Charge Ammonia is a perfect fit
Major Advantages:
➢ Pretested at factory
➢ Easy install - significant
reduction in site work & risk
➢ Easy Startup - each unit in
1 to 2 days
➢ 15% more energy efficient
due to elimination of field
piping