Controlling Ammonia Leakage in a Soft Drink Plant

hi all
im new here , very glad to be one of you
im working in soft drink plant , and many times we have ammonia leakage, so as a quality wise what have to do to protect the product since the smell of ammonia reach to filling area
also if there is a procedure for that or flowchart i will be gratful

Hello

My first question is why are there so many ammonia leakages? I'm not workining in the soft drink industry but I think you should controle the source of the problem: the leakage itself.

Good luck!

Anne

aggree with Anne.. to solve the problems you have to find out the root case of that. If you find some leakage on yuor piping system, you have to fix it.. i guess you use ammonia as colling agent .. ist right?

rgds

AS Nur

Hello

My first question is why are there so many ammonia leakages? I'm not workining in the soft drink industry but I think you should controle the source of the problem: the leakage itself.

Good luck!

Anne

i agree with you , but if can not control the source since we are in big season ?

aggree with Anne.. to solve the problems you have to find out the root case of that. If you find some leakage on yuor piping system, you have to fix it.. i guess you use ammonia as colling agent .. ist right?

rgds

AS Nur

i also agree with you , but no chance for that
ammonia is a cooling agent in soft drinks industry
what im looking for a procedure or a policy for that since its also an AIB requirement if you familiar with that

Dear All,

Don't know much about the soft drinks industry but I presume we are talking about some kind of chilling unit driven by a compressor using ammonia as a refrigerant ?? This chemical is of course perfect for self-announcing any leak, also highly soluble in water, damaged goods often show significant pH changes in cases of ammonia bursts.

Most engineering rooms using ammonia compressors hv some smell, goes with the trade IMEX. However this should not progress much further unless there are things like rusty pipes, fractures in pipe / joins / seals or similarly at the chilling point itself. Most significant leaks areimmediately self evident by nose-testing / hastily retreating workers . The most frequent correction IMEX is new piping / welding.

Hopefully I haven't completely misunderstood the application.

Rgds / Charles.C

its better to think abt other refrigerants............