Why Refrigeration Research makes Driers Moisture has always caused problems in refrigeration systems. In 1944, most systems used Sulphur Dioxide, Methyl Chloride, Methylene Chloride or one of the new “Freons”. But, moisture was a problem for all of them. Moisture freezing in the capillary tube or expansion device stopped the flow [...]
The NEWS from 1944 (The year Refrigeration Research Began) Penicillin was discovered accidentally growing in a Petrri dish by a British scientist in 1928. His experiment with anti-bacterial drugs to fight influenza had grown mold while he was away on vacation but as he was about to clean up the [...]
Early Variable Capacity Compressor It was a time of rationing; steel, gasoline even meat. Everything and everyone sacrificed to help in whatever way they could to support the men and women in uniform. Everyone made their best effort since their fathers,mothers,husbands, wives, sons and daughters lives depended on them. In 1944, Refrigeration [...]
These two men, Charles Nash and George Mason left their mark on both the refrigeration industry and the automotive industry. Nash was orphaned at the young age of 6 and sent off to Michigan to serve as an indentured servant until the age of 21. He ran away from [...]
With an imaginative mind and a flair for invention, Carl Munters showed promise at a early age. After finishing school at the Norra Real Upper Secondary School in Stockholm, he chose to follow in his father’s footsteps to pursue a career in engineering, beginning at the Royal Institute of [...]
Perhaps Ralphie was on to something. If the reason your tongue freezes to a cold metal pole in winter due to the high thermal conductivity of steel could be exploited to provide simple refrigeration in cold climates, then we truly could sell refrigeration to the native inhabitants of the [...]
Willis Carrier is known as the Father of Air Conditioning. He also invented the psychrometric chart. It was a result of his research studying the effects of heat and humidity on heat and cooling comfort. Carrier was renowned for his great powers of concentration. The late Ed Bottum of Refrigeration [...]
Although we take it for granted today, in the early days of household refrigerators, many people were uncomfortable with the idea of sleeping under the same roof as a machine operating with a gas under high pressure. There was some concern about possible explosions or toxic gas leaks of [...]
Arthur Savage led a life worthy of an epic adventure novel. He was born in Jamaica, West Indies where his devoutly religious father educated newly freed slaves. When the political structure became unstable, he was sent with his mother to Britain where he received a classical education and missionary [...]
The Copeland “Pollywog” compressor is an example of one of the first semi-hermetic compressors, the forerunner of the Copelametic, the World’s most successful semi-hermetic. The original cut away model of the Pollywog shown in the photo was built by Copeland around 1931. At a trade show, one of these [...]
