Commercial Pipe Installation Licensed and Skilled in High-Pressure Piping Ammonia refrigeration piping has been the foundation of Cool Air Mechanical, Inc. Since it opened. We excel at ammonia design and have installed many different refrigeration systems. We have built refrigeration systems for food processing plants, ice rinks, bakeries, commercial offices, and schools — just to name a few.

Along with ammonia piping, we also excel at freon refrigeration. Our craftsmen are also skilled in hydronic, steam, and gas piping. From hooking up boilers to huge cooling towers, we have the engineering background and installation crew to do any type of piping work. Whether it's welded, threaded or victaulic piping, we can install it quickly and with the finest craftsmanship. We have welders that perform state-of-the-art welds on high pressure piping and construction pipe fitters that can make any threaded or flanged install job look easy! Whether you need a whole-system installation or a minor repair, we have the team, materials, and resources to get the job done.

Commercial Pipe Installation Licensed and Skilled in High-Pressure Piping. Ammonia refrigeration piping has been the foundation of Cool Air Mechanical, Inc. Since it opened. We excel at ammonia design and have installed many different refrigeration systems.

Insulating Ammonia Refrigeration Systems can save a tremendous amount of Energy Dollars! Please use extreme caution when working on or around an Ammonia system. Ammonia is both and in its concentrated form.

It is classified as an in the United States. Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, or NH₃. Because of Ammonia’s vaporization properties, it is frequently used as a refrigerant. NH3 boils at −33.34 °C (−28.012 °F) at a pressure of one, Ammonia was commonly used before Freons ( ) became popular.

The operating temperature of these ammonia systems varies between -50°F and 50°F. Refrigeration implies removing heat from a low-temperature reservoir and transferring it to a higher temperature reservoir. Ice on refrigerant suction piping To remove heat from air or water at the application requires a significant amount of energy.

That energy can be in the form of steam or electricity. Regardless, heat gain in the piping system wastes thousands of dollars per year.

Many times visiting hospitals, refineries, chemical plants or large refrigeration facilities we see components in a piping system that look like a huge block of ice! What causes the ice? As the ambient air flows across the cold component the specific volume of the air decreases. As the specific volume of air decreases humidity (moisture) in the air as a gas must now change phase to a liquid. The “water” on the refrigerant piping system is now subjected to temperatures below 32°F, ice forms, and forms and forms and forms until we have a huge block of ice! Ice on ammonia piping How can this waste be significantly reduced?

Proper insulation installation. New insulations have replaced most fiberglass installations. Aerogel insulation is the most thermally efficient solid insulation available.

One product, Cryogel-Z manufactured by Aspen Aerogels, is our first choice for any cold application. A very important characteristic of a good insulation system for cold applications is the “Vapor Barrier.” It resists the ingress of water vapor toward a cold operating system. Cryogel-Z has an integral vapor barrier. For every layer of Cryogel-Z insulation a vapor barrier is present.

Valves, piping that must be inspected for CUI (Corrosion Under Insulation) and other components must be insulated properly. Insulation thickness, insulation type and other factors need to be considered. The experts at Thermax Jackets and let them determine the appropriate insulation system for you!