Industrial Refrigeration Services
Industrial Refrigeration is integral to our modern world. From vegetable and meat processing to distribution and storage, Sterling Andrews Engineering is your premier resource for Industrial Refrigeration Engineering Services.
Industrial Refrigeration systems are complex, and require a fundamental understanding of the principles of industrial refrigeration processes and the components of system design. Thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer, as well as pressure drop, psychrometrics, and building pressure control are all integral disciplines to industrial refrigeration system design. These systems are governed by numerous codes and standards, Owner and Engineer requirements, RAGAGEP, and safety considerations for which Owners of such systems are liable. When you are designing, building, or troubleshooting your industrial refrigeration system, you need an Engineer who understands not only how the Refrigeration utility itself behaves and operates, but how the system affects and is affected by the processes with which it interacts.
We offer solutions for all owners of industrial refrigeration systems, including:
System Design
Whether you have a greenfield project, a plant expansion, or simple equipment replacement, you need a partner who understands how changes affect not just system operation, but regulatory aspects such as RAGAGEP, PSM, and new and changing code requirements. Our president, Rob Sterling, is an expert on Industrial Ammonia systems, their operation, and codes and standards affecting them. He is an active member of the IIAR Standards Committee and has a focus on ensuring that Owner's systems are in compliance at project completion. When you have an industrial refrigeration project, large or small, trust Sterling Andrews Engineering to make sure that the project documents are correct, compliant, and contain the information you will need not only for the Contractor to install a system that works the way you expect it to, but also the information you'll need after project completion to comply with requirements like PSM, as well as to prepare for the next project when it comes.
Engineering Studies
Is your plant operating as it should? Do you consistently meet process parameters set out by your quality control department? If so, you are in the minority. Numerous refrigeration plants around the US experience recurring problems with temperature control, system operational instability, level control, hydraulic shock, mechanical integrity, and a host of other problems that are typically caused by a fundamental breakdown either in the system design or in the process by which the system serves the plant. These problems often have root causes both inside and outside the system, requiring a holistic approach to determining these causes and finding ways to correct them. Whatever your problem may be, trust Sterling Andrews Engineering to provide the whole solution, not a quick fix.
Engineering Support
With engineering and maintenance budgets shrinking, it's often the case that experienced, full-time engineering staff is not available to resolve your refrigeration utility issues. Sterling Andrews Engineering can fill these gaps, providing the support you need when you need it, without expanding your full-time staff. In a business environment where engineering managers have more problems than time, we provide a flexible, immediate solution to ensure that your problems get the timely response your customers, both internal and external, expect.
PSM Support
Changes happen all the time in facilities with Industrial Refrigeration systems. Often, there are fewer than adequate resources to perform the tasks required under the PSM standard. At Sterling Andrews Engineering, we specialize in providing support for these types of needs. Before, or even after, your PSM audit turns up an action item, call us to help you with relief calculations, ammonia machine room ventilation system design, material-energy balance calculations, ammonia inventories, and much more. We are committed to achieving your deadlines to keep your business running smoothly.
Call us today!
Industrial Refrigeration systems are complex, and require a fundamental understanding of the principles of industrial refrigeration processes and the components of system design. Thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer, as well as pressure drop, psychrometrics, and building pressure control are all integral disciplines to industrial refrigeration system design. These systems are governed by numerous codes and standards, Owner and Engineer requirements, RAGAGEP, and safety considerations for which Owners of such systems are liable. When you are designing, building, or troubleshooting your industrial refrigeration system, you need an Engineer who understands not only how the Refrigeration utility itself behaves and operates, but how the system affects and is affected by the processes with which it interacts.
We offer solutions for all owners of industrial refrigeration systems, including:
System Design
Whether you have a greenfield project, a plant expansion, or simple equipment replacement, you need a partner who understands how changes affect not just system operation, but regulatory aspects such as RAGAGEP, PSM, and new and changing code requirements. Our president, Rob Sterling, is an expert on Industrial Ammonia systems, their operation, and codes and standards affecting them. He is an active member of the IIAR Standards Committee and has a focus on ensuring that Owner's systems are in compliance at project completion. When you have an industrial refrigeration project, large or small, trust Sterling Andrews Engineering to make sure that the project documents are correct, compliant, and contain the information you will need not only for the Contractor to install a system that works the way you expect it to, but also the information you'll need after project completion to comply with requirements like PSM, as well as to prepare for the next project when it comes.
Engineering Studies
Is your plant operating as it should? Do you consistently meet process parameters set out by your quality control department? If so, you are in the minority. Numerous refrigeration plants around the US experience recurring problems with temperature control, system operational instability, level control, hydraulic shock, mechanical integrity, and a host of other problems that are typically caused by a fundamental breakdown either in the system design or in the process by which the system serves the plant. These problems often have root causes both inside and outside the system, requiring a holistic approach to determining these causes and finding ways to correct them. Whatever your problem may be, trust Sterling Andrews Engineering to provide the whole solution, not a quick fix.
Engineering Support
With engineering and maintenance budgets shrinking, it's often the case that experienced, full-time engineering staff is not available to resolve your refrigeration utility issues. Sterling Andrews Engineering can fill these gaps, providing the support you need when you need it, without expanding your full-time staff. In a business environment where engineering managers have more problems than time, we provide a flexible, immediate solution to ensure that your problems get the timely response your customers, both internal and external, expect.
PSM Support
Changes happen all the time in facilities with Industrial Refrigeration systems. Often, there are fewer than adequate resources to perform the tasks required under the PSM standard. At Sterling Andrews Engineering, we specialize in providing support for these types of needs. Before, or even after, your PSM audit turns up an action item, call us to help you with relief calculations, ammonia machine room ventilation system design, material-energy balance calculations, ammonia inventories, and much more. We are committed to achieving your deadlines to keep your business running smoothly.
Call us today!